Rainy Rainy Days

Well, we have attracted buckets of rain. Nonstop buckets. It has made it a challenge, but we decided to head out anyway (I'm so glad that I decided to not do my hair in the morning, because it was constantly wet!) and visit the Pergamonmuseum.

A beautiful fountain on the way.

This isn't it (hee hee), but is on the way to it. Berlin has a museum island which has... museums! Brilliant :)

The walk to it... we cross this little bridge and then you are to it's front steps.

Wet, wet and more wet waiting in line.

I think this may be one of the most impressive museums I've been to in terms of recreating altars/friezes- holy cow. This is the Pergamon altar- thought to have been built in the 2nd century BC in Asia Minor (Roman). It is enormous, and incredibly beautiful- they believe the friezes were painted.

A recreation of the right side of the altar.

Greek ruins with very impressive columns- they were enormous.

I loved how they manage this museum- everyone gets a set of headphones, in your own language, and off you go. Maddie and Emi got a kick out of this.

A beautiful mosiac found in a private residence (!) for their dining room. Would like that!!

This is the Market Gate from Miletus erected in 120 AD and is enormous (52 ft). Archeologists believe it to be a gate that opened onto a southern market in Roman town.

This is the Ishar Gate and was the eigth gate to the inner city of Babylon (constructed around 575 BC by King Nebuchadnezzzar II). It was dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar and it is gorgeous- it was made with blue glazed tiles and has alternatin grows of dragons and lions. They believe deities were paraded through the gate and down the processional way each year during the New Year's celebration.

A little babylonian.

For the rest of the day... it was cold and rainy. The girls weren't so happy :( But, we got some lunch and then headed home to our warm home. YAY!!