Twelve of us spent a weekend in Berlin, Germany- aka- The Fatherland. Wow, what an adventure! We left early Friday morning to experience and explore the nightlife capital of the world. After landing, we managed to find our way on the train/subway system to the main area of town and grab some lunch at a German restaurant. Knuckle of pork, meatballs, sauerkraut, currywurst, and Weiner schnitzel is a snippet of the delicious delicacies we enjoyed.
Using a Germany guidebook, we ventured out into this large historic city! We saw Museum Island (a bunch of museums all in one area), saw the Parliament building, delighted in a nice walk through the park, saw a ton of monuments, and went to the Checkpoint Charlie Museum to learn all about the Berlin Wall. I wouldn’t doubt if we walked 10 miles with our backpacks.
After grabbing a bite to eat, we all played “the name game” for a while in the hostel before heading out to experience the nightlife. Can’t say it was world-class…we may have been in the wrong part of town. Definitely represented the “East Side” that night. We still had fun!
Saturday was a blast!! We took a Fat Tire Bike Tour! The tour guide was Irish/British and really funny. We made some new friends from Texas and hung out with them rest of the day. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and got to see the Jewish Memorial, the place Hitler died (under a parking lot now), and even got to see where Michael Jackson hung his child off the balcony. We also visited this museum (sorry I can’t remember name- it's German)… but it was basically about the Jewish people, concentration camps and political scandals. We ate dinner at this hole in the wall Turkish place. The chicken kabobs were a hit. We explored more that night and just enjoyed taking everything in.
Using a Germany guidebook, we ventured out into this large historic city! We saw Museum Island (a bunch of museums all in one area), saw the Parliament building, delighted in a nice walk through the park, saw a ton of monuments, and went to the Checkpoint Charlie Museum to learn all about the Berlin Wall. I wouldn’t doubt if we walked 10 miles with our backpacks.
After grabbing a bite to eat, we all played “the name game” for a while in the hostel before heading out to experience the nightlife. Can’t say it was world-class…we may have been in the wrong part of town. Definitely represented the “East Side” that night. We still had fun!
Saturday was a blast!! We took a Fat Tire Bike Tour! The tour guide was Irish/British and really funny. We made some new friends from Texas and hung out with them rest of the day. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and got to see the Jewish Memorial, the place Hitler died (under a parking lot now), and even got to see where Michael Jackson hung his child off the balcony. We also visited this museum (sorry I can’t remember name- it's German)… but it was basically about the Jewish people, concentration camps and political scandals. We ate dinner at this hole in the wall Turkish place. The chicken kabobs were a hit. We explored more that night and just enjoyed taking everything in.
Interesting facts:
-Berlin is poor. In fact, they are 800 billion Euros in debt and their industries tourism and government. The rest of Germany keeps them afloat.
-All the buildings are fairly new (as everything was bombed in the war). However, all the statues are very old. Hitler had a fondness for all statues, so before the bombing began, he had all the statues sunk under ponds outside of Berlin so that they wouldn’t be destroyed. They were later salvaged and put back onto the rebuilt buildings.
-You can tell a difference between the East and West (building wise). It’s eerie. It’s insane how all this history happened so recently.
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