Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)'s photos with the keyword: Spree

Advertisement for a boat show in Muritz, which is a little north of Berlin. As always, I'm surprised at the mix of English and German.

First time I'd noticed a traffic signal specifically for the bike lane. From what I had experienced, cyclists in Berlin were like everywhere else, with very many regularly ignoring traffic signs.

A tour boat entering the Landwehrkanal off the Spree. The Landwehrkanal is the canal that is relatively near my hotel in earlier pictures.

"Urban living at Osthafen [east harbor]"..... If I'm interpreting correctly the website (named on the sign), a 2 room apartment of 58,6 square meters (631 sq ft) starts at 249K Euros ($280K). Considering the location and design, far less expensive than would be the case in a comparable U.S. urban area.

Oberbaumbrucke and the U-1 u-bahn line.

On the right, what looked to be some sort of boat made to look like a raft, on the left (see larger version of picture), an interesting structure that looks to be housing designed to resemble an uncompleted highway bridge.

Sunken tour boat, with Oberbaumbrucke in the background.

Pedal boat at the base of Molecule Man.

Molecule Man, a 30 meter (100 foot) high statue in the Spree River by an American artist. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecule_Man_(sculpture)

An interesting older personal boat, with Molecule Man in the background (see later pictures)

Proof that Osthafen was, in fact, once a harbour -- a crane of the sort that would have been used to unload barges and ships.

Interesting architecture just east of Oberbaumbrucke on the Spree in Osthafen (east harbour).

Interesting architecture just east of Oberbaumbrucke on the Spree in Osthafen (east harbour).

Oberbaumbrucke, opened in 1896 as a bridge for pedestrians, vehicles, and what was then the new u-bahn line that ran across the top. The towers are purely symbolic, but it was built to resemble a gateway to Berlin. 'Oberbaumbrucke' is literally 'upper tree bridge', the name is used because very long ago this was the site of a tree barrier across the river that limited access to Berlin. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberbaum_Bridge

Jannowitzbrücke Station with the TV tower in the background, an S-bahn train entering the station (the rightmost train), and two regional trains on the outermost tracks that bypass the station.

The Jannowitzbrücke Station, a viaduct and S-bahn/U-bahn station on the Spree river next to Jannowitzbrücke (Jannowitz Bridge). The viaduct first opened in 1882 and has gone through many iterations, the station/viaduct visible here is a complete rebuild that occurred between 1927 and 1932. The station/viaduct was largely unharmed by WWII, but while the Wall existed it was a ghost station that West Berlin trains passed through without stopping. The three buildings over the station are the headquarters of Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), which is the public company that operates the transit system. The initials BVG date back to a previous name of the company, but have been kept because they're popular with the public. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Jannowitzbrücke_station www.bvg.de/en/Company/Profile