Friday, September 7, 2012

East German living. A day out at the DDR Museum

Ruby and I decided to have a Mummy and Ruby Day out and visited the DDR Museum... 
 On the way, we stopped at the Berlin Space Needle for a photo. The Fernsehturm (English: television tower) is a television tower in the city centre of Berlin,Germany. Constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the former German Democratic Republic administration who intended it as a symbol of Berlin, which it remains today,as it is easily visible throughout the central and some suburban districts of Berlin. With its height of 368 meters, it is the tallest structure in Germany
The top is like a big disco ball.
 The DDR museum was surprisingly awesome for toddlers.
Its exhibition shows the daily life in East Germany (known in German as the Deutsche Demokratische Republik or DDR) in a direct "hands-on" way.  Walking through, I actually learned SO much more about what it was like to live in this society.. socially and culturally.
Here's Ruby in a sample DDR living room.
 She immediately found the 'hello'.. and played with the dial. How retro!
 Ruby types a letter to some friends.
 Experimenting with some spy equipment.
 Playing with some DDR toys.
Super fun!