We visited Munich, Berlin and ended up in Heidelberg, where Michael was born, on the U.S. Army base there. We were able to obtain his official birth certificate from the city Hall of Records with the help of a kind young lady who persuaded a colleague to help us out.

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Above: The town of Heidelberg, tucked in the mountains and on the Neckar River. Right: Inside the glass dome if the Reichstag in Berlin. There is a spiral walkway to the top of he dome and you can walk outside on the roof at the base of the dome.
 
Left: Michael halfway through some refreshment at a beer garden in Munich. There seemed to be a beer garden every 10 feet or so. Above: the Brandenberg Gate, wrapped for refurbishing.
 
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