The TV Tower in Alexanderplatz

The fountain at the base of the TV Tower in Berlin

The Berlin Cathedral with the TV Tower on the right

In front of the Berlin Cathedral close to the Museum Island

A mosaic right above the entrance to the Berlin Cathedral

The Altes Museum right next to the Berlin Cathedral

A view of the dome and towers of the Berlin Cathedral as we walked towards Nikolai Quarter

Another view of the Berlin Cathedral on the Museum Mile

There were a number of bridges the crossed the small river next to the Museum Mile.  One bridge even had statues of what seemed like Greek gods and goddesses on top of pedestal.  It reminded me of the centuries old Charles Bridge in Prague which likewise had statues albeit religious ones.

The Shinkel Museum

I thought this museum was a church.

Bronze doors of the Shinkel Museum

A rear view of the Shinkel Museum.  This was actually the part of the the museum we saw first from the grounds of the Berlin Cathedral.  We thought it was another church.

Resting at this statue which looks like a mix of bear and lion after having left the museum island

As we crossed another bridge to get to Nikolai Quarter, this was what we saw.

Jungfernbrucke

One of the bridges going into and out of the museum island

In Nikolai Quarter about to purchase postcards from the souvenir shop on the left

A statue of a bear in Nikolai Quarter

Talking of bears, Marc and I did see a lot of bears throughout Berlin on our very first full day in Germany's capital.  Here are some of them.

We saw these in Ku'Damm.  They seem to imitate the figures on top of the Brandenburg Gate

Not too far away, we also saw this.

Another one in Ku'Damm

This particular bear was located in a quiet commercial and residential area while we went around in circles looking for the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church before we found out it was totally covered in scaffolding.