Berlin was quite an experience! To my surprise the hostel we stayed in turned out to be really nice. The room I stayed in had three sets of bunk beds and two bathrooms – way nicer than a college dorm. They also provided breakfast for in the morning, which was nice. Unfortunately the weather in Berlin was even colder/wetter than Frankfurt. Coming from Minnesota I am pretty used to a cold climate, but not all year! One thing that stood out to me while in Berlin was the outrageous amount of drinking. Whether it was 7:00 am, 3:00 pm, or midnight, everywhere you looked someone was carrying around a bottle of alcohol – I don’t know how they do it!
Some of the trips highlights included:
- A tour of the German parliament
- Trying the famous Berliner Vice (A punch flavored type of beer)
- Going on a walking tour of the city
- Seeing the remains of the Berlin wall
- Visiting the Berliner Dom
- Walking over one of Hitler’s bunkers (we couldn’t go inside because it is not open to the public)
- Visiting the former Nazi Air force headquarters (the building is now used as a tax office)
- Going to the disco
- Learning the history behind what was once East and West Germany and how the two sides were reunited
- Visiting Checkpoint Charlie
- Walking through Berlin’s Jewish Memorial site
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the third week, which means we will now be attending classes at Goethe University. German class will be the same, but the history class is replaced with European Central Banking. Goethe is a little bit further than FH (it requires a train and subway ride), so I better get to bed!
Guten Nacht
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