Berlin: Left to See and Do...

Here's my list of final week activities:

- KaDeWe -- that very large department store I drove past in the car. We keep hearing about the cafeteria on the 6th floor with every food product imaginable (comparisons to Harrod's food department, if you've been to London), and their toy department -- which features Imaginarium toys. Yay!

- Prenzlauer Berg -- that trendy area I also drove thru. It's the "Brooklyn of Berlin" for all the artsy-fartsy hipsters who live there and the families that are now populating it.

- Neue Synagoge -- we have a view of the dome from our apartment, but that's it. It's called "spectacular" in my tour book. It's also in a trendy neighborhood.

- Berlin Zoo -- I'd like to return to the zoo to have more playtime on their playground. There's an aquarium there that we didn't see the first time, either. The kids like fish.

- The Pergamon -- this is hailed as the most fabulous of Berlin museums, so working up the courage to take the kids inside. This isn't an art gallery -- it's full of antiquities from ancient worlds -- including an enormous gate once belonging to Babylon. So, it's gotta be more interesting to them. 

I also have a small list of shopping to do for holiday gifts. Mostly, flat or easily packed. Although, there's a certain castle I want for the girls that might qualify as an extra carryon.