Day 11: Federal
press office, the Renewable Energy Agency, Cathedral Dome
The Federal Press Office was
not what I expected it to be. The guy who gave the presentation talked our ears
off but like every other tour guide we’ve had he was very efficient. The
concept of the press office is actually a really great thing. They have people
working around the clock deciphering news and categorizing it for the
government to use and for journalists to have an outlet for information.
He tried explaining the
concept of a public servant but I think I was still a little confused on the difference
between a public servant and a government employee. The one thing that he made
really clear though was that as a public servant the job security was really
high, but the pay was not as high. In comparison, a government employee had
pretty good pay but very low job security. It was a rather rare concept.
Between the renewable energy
agency and the federal press office Lydia and I ventured out to the Dome of the
Cathedral that is next to Museum Island. The inside of the church is gorgeous
and enormous. Truthfully the best part though was the view from the top of the
dome out into the city. The two hundred plus stairs to get there was not so easy
especially since the higher you got, the narrower the stairs got, but that view
at the top was more than worth it.
The renewable energy agency
was really interesting. I really liked some of the promotional material that
they showed us. I mean they even had a tour book of attractions across Germany that
were associated with certain types of renewable energy. I never would’ve thought
that they could be made points of interest. One of their volunteers that sat in
with us was from Washington D.C. and has now been living in Berlin for the past
two years. I think that sounds like something I would definitely want to do, just
pick up and move across the pond.
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