Festival of Lights

This weekend we had the pleasure of showing off Berlin to our dear friends, Maya and Marc, who came over from Brussels, Belgium.  Their visit coincided with the Berlin Festival of Lights so we bundled up and walked through downtown Berlin where over seventy buildings and monuments were lit up in different colored lights.  We made our way through Potsdamer Platz which had numerous sites including a giant sculpted head where everyday German faces were morphing into one another.  Then it was on to the Reichstag and Brandenburg Gate to see the light show there.  It was a crisp, clear night and perfect for viewing the festival, but thirst and cold got the better of us and we made for a neighborhood bar to catch up in more comfort.