June 5, 2013
Today we took the subway out to Charlottenburg Palace. The palace was built in 1699 by Sophie Charlotte, the wife of King Friedrich I. We didn't go into the palace itself but spent time in the gardens and wooded park. It was a nice way to pass a couple of hours, although I haven't seen yet a palace garden and park that can compare to Schonbrunn in Vienna for me.
We hopped back on the subway and went to find KaDeWe, supposedly the largest department store in Europe (or Germany?). Anyway, the place is huge. This one store is as large as some shopping malls I've been to. We spent most of our time on the 6th floor, which has a huge assortment or food items from Germany and all over the world. They also have fresh foods that you eat there in little bar-like areas. We looked at a couple of things on the other floors but had serious sticker-shock from the prices. We went back to the hotel and just relaxed for the rest of the afternoon and had dinner at the hotel.
Later in the evening, we all went out for gelato and took a few last pictures, then headed back to our room to pack. We managed to acquire a large number of souvenirs on this trip, so it's a good thing we arrived with one completely empty carry-on and another empty bag to boot.
Tomorrow we make the long flight back home again- after we head out for some breakfast and one last pretzel stop!
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