Berlin walks

Helen met me at work today, we were ready to start a weekend of festivals and events with a walk around the historic Berlin center. She had loved Hackescher Markt when here two years ago, and wanted to see more of it. Since she's interested in german history of 20th century, especially the Nazi time, she had been to museums and exhibitions on this dark and sad period of our history the last days.
Walking around Spandauer Vorstadt, the same streets where 80 years ago our fellow germans were persecuted and killed, was very special. We visited a small museum at Rosenthaler Straße, in the rooms where during the Nazi time jews had been working and some even hidden. You may wander through the rooms where they were saved for some time, look at their faces in photographs, read their letters, and postcards, know about their lifes. It's very moving.
Afterwards, the hustle and bustle of Hackesche Höfe was nothing we felt like experiencing, we passed through to Sophienstraße and the old quarters.
Our walk was stopped by a downfall of heavy rain forcing us to rush home and get changed. Off with lovely, but soaking wet dresses and sandals, on with sensible shoes and warm comfortable clothes for the rest of the day.
First to Steffen Osvath and his vernissage at Brunnenstraße - great to meet him again, and to see his new works of art. (He obviously enjoyed being in Berlin,too, as you see in the pic.) Crossing this fast changing area north of posh Mitte, we found "Umsonstladen" (everything for free) and "Weinerei" (wine for free).
Then on to Bergmanstraße and its jazz festival, and some more rain. In the end, we gave up and went back home. Tomorrow we'll try again. Street festivals are supposed to not be rained upon! So good luck to CSD parade!
P.S. If you ever come to Berlin, put your best walking shoes on and start experiencing this ever changing capital - f.e. following the streets of the citywalk Berlin!