"After Dark #1"

This site is dedicated to showing some of our "off hours" excursions during the first test run at BESSY.

While we spend most of our time at the test facility (honest !!), the time I find away from it I like to fill by 1) eating, 2) sight seeing, and 3) sleeping .... in that order ... and so do a few others. Much of our time is spent covering one of three shifts of around the clock testing, so eating and sightseeing are very often done solo.

Hotel. We typically stay at the Steglitz International hotel in Berlin.  Click "here" to go to it's internet site. 

Dining.

When alone, or for lunch, I prefer the side walk snack bars (the term in German is Imbiss) which serve a variety of sausage type foods, french fries and drinks. When we can get more people out together, such as before or after the 24 hour test runs, we usually like to sample a variety of restaurants.

• Hoppegarten. One of our favorite "pubs" within easy walking distance from the hotel.
• Imbiss 01. This one is just around the corner from BESSY.
• Imbiss 02. This one is near the hotel (waiting for another fine meal).
• Kartoffelburg. The "potato castle" has excellent regional food as advertised by our BESSY friend, Guido Brandt.
• Moldau. A bohemian restaurant near the hotel. The photo's were taken of our group the night before the weeks 'round the clock testing was to begin ....
• Moldau 01. The calibration crew.
• Moldau 02. Robert and Carmen.
• Moldau 03. Robert.
• Moldau 04. "Are you sure this is a typical German dessert?"

Sights. While there are many sights to see in and around Berlin, the following are just a few that I was able to photograph (what does that mean?).

Warnemuende, Germany. A coastal city on the East Sea near Rostock, Germany. The waterfront offers many small gift shops and restaurants, open markets, boating/fishing expeditions, and ferry service to neighboring sea towns and countries. The trip from Berlin was about 2 1/2 hours, but worth it for the Autobahn experience (I pushed the VW Passat to 180 km/h but had to pull over for faster traffic such as the 911 screaming up behind me).

• Waterfront 01.
• Waterfront 02.
• Waterfront 03.
• Waterfront 04.

• Rheinsburger Schloss 01, Tim and Robert
• Rheinsburger Schloss 02, Brad
• Rheinsburger Schloss 03, The back end view of one of the wing towers
• Deutsches Haus Cafe 01, Do you think they'll let us wash dishes?
• Deutsches Haus Cafe 02, The cafe from outside.

Templin. A little farther north and east of Rheinsburg, we passed through the town of Templin. The town had the cobblestone streets we've come to expect in the small villages outside Berlin. The apparently old section of town was surrounded by a wall. It was a bit late in the day for further exploration ... but, perhaps next time.

• Templin 01. The square, or center of the village ... Robert and Tim.
• Templin 02. A view down the alley that runs between the wall and the homes.
• Templin 03. Brad (the one with glasses).
• Templin 04. One of the many timber frame houses typical throughout the town.

• Wall 01, "Politik ... "
• Wall 02, " ... no more walls ... "
• Wall 03, money machine
• Wall 04, the masses
• Wall 05, the Trabant
• Wall 06, up and over
• Wall 07, "Save our Earth"
• Wall 08, "Total Democracy"
• Wall 09, "The Kiss"
• Wall 10, peering thru
• Wall 11, " Many small people .... can alter the face of the world"
• Wall 12, "Gorbi" driving
• Wall 13, The blockheads
• Wall 14, View looking down the street towards the west
• Wall 15, Closer view of the Trabant painting

This page last updated April 07, 2000