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Berlin in Scenes

Berlin, Germany.  Me,  James (brother),  Costas (brother’s friend).  Saturday 24th to Tuesday 27th February 2018.   1.  The Young Singers On the B128 bus from Berlin Tegel Airport to central Berlin.   A small boy is singing a German song with his sister at the back of the bus.   They walk past us and sit with their grandmother.   The boy is wearing a hoody and coat and looks like a miniature adult from behind.   I want to sing The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round.   Might be sent back to the airport if someone hears.  Decide against it.   2.  The Strong Woman DDR Museum.   What life was like in the former East Germany.   Metal sculpture of Ami Paaz, a fish factory worker and activist.   Broad, pitted, battle-hardened.   One hand in an overcoat pocket.   Strong stance.   Friendly, but definitely not to be crossed.   By Wolfgang Eckardt, 1971.   3.  The Burger Burgermeister, Kreuzberg.   Formerly a toilet.  Now making millions.   Berliners in woolly ha