Berlin & the Bundestag - Day 3!

Yesterday, we had an absolutely fantastic action-packed schedule!

We started off early with Question Time with Herr Zeller, a German MEP (Member of European Parliament). We posed our questions regarding the YMCA movement, young people & EU, amongst other subjects; leading to discussions of the topics above before he had to rush off to Brussels!We also had to dash... since we had an appointment with Maria Rotter, a personal assistant at the Bundenburg - Berlin's governmental offices. Maria gave us a wonderfully informative insight into the inner workings of the German & European parliament.

Andre & Kim outside the Reichstag

From here we were escorted through a futuristic underground tunnel, which presented Germany's history as you passed through. It connected us to the Reichstag, Germany's parliament building. Here we took to the the roof terrace, where not only could we peruse Berlin's beautiful skyline but we peer down through a glass dome seated on top of the Reichstag & watch a parliamentary session take place before our eyes. We then nipped back to YMCA Germany's HQ for a thought provoking workshop exploring how volunteering can shape our society.

Andre & Kim on the Reichstag viewing terrace

To finish the day off, we went for a tasty meal at YMCA restaurant & a walk along the riverbank with my Icelandic & Irish companions to view Berlin's Festival of Lights.....

I shall now leave you with this finally thought from Herr Zeller:-
"Politics is not just bureaucracy - it is life, it shapes the world we live...."

(& please excuse any typos - I've done it on my phone on the Bahnhof!!)