Sony Center

The Sony Center is in what is called Potsdamer Platz. This area of Berlin was bombed in WWII. For awhile afterward, it was a flat wasteland. A void in the city that represented trauma. When the idea for the Sony Center came along, there was a lot of pushback. Making a traumatic area into a commercial area, of course there was controversy. This is one of those places that without knowing any history, one could go to and make it out to be a similar area to any other city. This tent is built over a ruin. Not that the history is supposed to ruin the atmosphere for someone, but in knowing, I feel that I am much more aware and appreciative of the space.

Pea Partying in the Sony Center

This is a buddy bear. Buddy bears started in 2002. They were originally a temporary exhibit in Berlin that have become a very famous traveling exhibit. There are around 140 fiberglass bears aligned in a circle representing different countries. Each designed and painted by an artist from their given country. The idea behind the exhibit is to promote living together in peace and harmony. Although the exhibit is no longer in Berlin, there are random buddy bears all around the city. I thought this one was really funny. It is a plastic buddy bear that is supposed to be a donut. It was in Dunkin Donuts. Fast friends Pea and Buddy.

High on life!

Pete & Abbey