Can one be at once wilted and crispy?

One must. I am.

Heatwave + exposure to glaring sun all day - AC = wilting caused by sweating 23 litres + scorched skin.

Still, I saw many amazing things today by hopping on and off a hop-on/hop-off bus. They're handy that way. As my Berlin 2010 photo album (link on the right-hand column) will attest, there were:

• Stunning views of the Fernsehturm Tower (aka a golf ball on a knitting needle) in former East Berlin's famous Alexanderplatz

• Views of the impressive renovated Reichstadt and its clear cuppola that has a winding viewing ramp


• The surprising Sony Centre in Postdamerplatz, with its covered atrium that looks like the outline of Mount Fuji from the outside, and just plain funky on the inside

• A few remaining sections of the Wall, and Checkpoint Charlie



• The imposing Bradenburg Gate



• The remarkable Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe



• and much, much more!