{"id":13046,"date":"2015-12-31T06:55:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T13:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drfumblefinger.com\/wrdprs\/?p=13046"},"modified":"2016-01-12T15:49:42","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T22:49:42","slug":"pic-of-the-week-january-1-2015-drive-volkswagen-group-forum-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/drfumblefinger.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/pic-of-the-week-january-1-2015-drive-volkswagen-group-forum-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"“Pic of the Week”, January 1, 2015: DRIVE. Volkswagen Group Forum, Berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite some bad publicity recently, the Volkswagen company owns some very impressive car labels.\u00a0 There’s much, much more to the company in the 21st century than the famous “beetle” — the people’s car — that drove its success in the 20th century.<\/p>\n

When visiting Berlin a few months back, my brother and I walked down “Unter den Linden”, one of the city’s famous streets.\u00a0 The street is a wide boulevard known for its lovely linden trees.\u00a0 Apparently Hitler wanted to use the street for Nazi parades so he cut down all the linden trees and put up Nazi flags in their place.\u00a0 The people protested and, in one of the few compromises Der Fuhrer ever made, replanted the trees.\u00a0 They are now mature and beautiful<\/p>\n

On this street there’s a lot of upscale shops, including a large main floor space run by the Volkswagen company, known as “Drive<\/strong><\/span><\/a>“.\u00a0 Here there are rotating exhibits of their varying car brands, beautifully displayed.\u00a0 You’ll find…..<\/p>\n

Porsche…..<\/p>\n

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Porsche, VW Forum<\/p><\/div>\n

Bentley……<\/p>\n

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Bentley, VW Forum<\/p><\/div>\n

Lamborghini……<\/p>\n

\"Lamborghini,<\/a>

Lamborghini, VW Forum<\/p><\/div>\n

There are a variety of experimental and prototypical vehicles also on display, quite fascinating.\u00a0 It’s free and if you love beautifully crafted machines is well worth your time.\u00a0 There’s a quality restaurant adjoining the property and when you’re done exploring the VW Forum, you’ve all the wonders of Berlin to explore.<\/p>\n

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