- textiles
- papermaking & printing
- Zuse: creator of first programmable computer
- and of course the old cars!
Lunch near the Brandenburg Gate (bratwurst from a kiosk) then we went to the Bundestag:
- the views from the glass dome were stunning
- the audio descriptions were very well put together: enough to feel that we knew what we were looking at, but not so much that it was overwhelming.
Dinner at a Thai restaurant, followed by the orchestral concert:
- Daniel Barenboim as soloist and conductor
- Mozart piano concerto
- Bruckner symphony
- all in an elegant concert hall (understated grandeur)
We sat behind the orchestra in the choir seats, which were sold as the cheap seats but we thought they were great!
- we could see the conductor's face (including when he told the french horn player off)
- we were right above the tuba for the symphony - I loved the bass notes!
- I could even see some of the music sheets
We also visited the Mini showroom (after seeing a Bugatti Veyron yesterday among the selection of cars in the VW showroom), and clocked up a few more miles on foot...
