Because of the short trip, there was not much time for site seeing. Even though I had my cell phone camera, I really did not take many photos. The few I did take were not very good.
There is a photo at the bottom that is not very good that I took with my cell phone, but the
story behind it is interesting so I will include it anyway. In 1936 A large stone building was built to
house transformers for the growing electrical needs of the Third Reich. Here is an old photo from the internet. Notice the Reichsadler (Realm eagle - Symbol of Hitler's empire) on the end of the
building.
Today, this building is a Burger King located about a
half block from the Hilton Hotel where I stayed. This photo is also from the internet.
You can see where the Reichsadler used to be on the end
of the building. It is now a regular Burger
King, complete with children’s play area.
This is a great monument to remembering the past but moving into the
future.
This is the photo I took with my cell phone in the taxi
as we were leaving.
I also saw lots of McDonalds and Subway restaurants in addition to the traditional German restaurants.




2 comments:
Wow, that is really interesting. That is a pretty fancy building for a Burger King. I love learning a little bit of history along the way. I'm sorry they had to remove the Reichsadler image because it was kind of artistic--but I understand that Germany has no desire to honor Hitler in any way. Thanks for this interesting blog.
That's kinda funny they turned it into a burger king. It really does look like a pretty building in the top picture.
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