Hallo Berlin

So last weekend a few of us girls headed to Berlin, a city that I've been wanting to see for a long time now. It was the four of us again, Kirsten, Kelsey, Emily, me, and also Sladjana this time. We got there Thursday night and just hung out in our hostel room at The Three Little Pigs.

Emily loves modeling for pictures :)

The hostel was gigantic because it used to be a convent. And since there were five of us, we had to get a six person room. We ended up sharing it with Craig, an Australian. He was pretty cool, but he was barely ever there. What I've learned from all my travels is how chill and relaxed Australians are. They all go on month long backpacking trips throughout the world, and it's totally normal for them. They work for a few months, make a few thousand dollars, and then spend it all traveling. Pretty much sounds like my dream life.

Anyway, the next morning we woke up and headed to Checkpoint Charlie, where we took some pictures, and even got our passports stamped. The stamp guy was a little stamp happy and even stamped some of our arms.

Emily, Kirsten, Sladjana, and Me

After Checkpoint Charlie, we walked around a little bit, saw our first glimpse of the wall, and then headed over to see the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the information center underneath.

Kirsten

After the Memorial, we walked a few blocks to the Brandenburger Tor (Gate). There were some sweet street dancers there.

I also met my new boyfriend along the way. 

Kirsten and Me

We saw the German capital building next, along with the Siegessäule.

Capital Building 

Typical Berlin Crosswalk Sign 

Sladjana and Emily 

Siegessäule

When we got back to the hostel, we made a delicious dinner, saw a beautiful rainbow, took a nap, and then went out to meet up with Kelsey's German exchange partner from high school. At the Kneipe we met a couple more Australians, who have been traveling for a few months now, and they just finished with the southern half of the states. Once again, the Australians really know what's up.

The next morning, we woke up, ate some Nougat Bits (the most delicious cereal ever) and then took the Metro to the East Side Gallery, which is the part of the Wall that was painted in 1990 as an international memorial for freedom.

Kelsey 

Emily, Me, Kelsey, and Sladjana

Emily, Kirsten, Kelsey, and Sladjana 

Next we went to the Jewish Museum of Berlin, and afterwards we headed back to the hostel to eat and nap of course :)

Garden of Exile 

Fallen Leaves in the Memory Void, dedicated to those who've lost their lives innocently due to war and violence. 

Memory Void

Wish Tree

Aerial view of the Museum

We went to see the sunset at the Brandenburger Tor after our nap, and then we pretty much just hung out the rest of the night.

The next morning Sladjana and Kirsten were already gone, but Kelsey, Emily, and I decided to walk around and see Berlin a little more before leaving. We saw the Fernsehturm (TV tower), a few fountains, and the Berliner Dom (church).

TV Tower 

Berliner Dom

This was in the Metro Station 

Berlin was a pretty cool city. The cities here aren't really like American cities because they're majorly lacking skyscrapers, but we sure can't beat their history.