Still overcast and drizzling when I walked up Brocken strasse to the
Spree River,where there was a choice of cruises,one on a glamerous
cruiser for 1 1/2 hours cost E32 but on the other side of the river was a
cruise
for 3 hours forE22 taking in the Spree river and the Landwehr canal
There were many interesting building of architectural merit along the way,but there were also many low bridges,constructed of steel,concrete and bricks,these require the captain to sound an alarm so passengers
were low enough not to get injured.
On the cruise I met Brian a Kiwi with his son.daughter in law and grandchildren,who were all enjoying themselves
Canoeist who were paddling along the canal after the water levels stabalised
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Landwehr Canal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Landwehr Canal near Lützowplatz
View along the Landwehr Canal to the Köthener Brücke and the bridge for U2
Lower lock and Stadtbahn bridge
Pictured in 1928, near to the site of the 1945 breach
The
Landwehr Canal, or
Landwehrkanal in
German, is a 10.7-kilometre (6.6 mi) long
canal parallel to the
Spree river in
Berlin,
Germany, built between 1845 and 1850 according to plans by
Peter Joseph Lenné. It connects the upper part of the Spree at the
Osthafen (Eastern Harbour) in
Friedrichshain with its lower part in
Charlottenburg, flowing through
Kreuzberg and
Tiergarten.
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Lenné designed a canal with sloped walls, an average width of 20 m (66 ft) at the surface and
locks
near both ends to control the water depth. In the course of two
enlargements (1883–1890 and 1936–1941), it reached a breadth of 22 m
(72 ft) and a depth of 2 m (6.6 ft). Today the waterway is mainly used
by tourist
for 3 hours cost E22.
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