Spring Break: Berlin

Our hostel

Where Germany's Government is- Lucy and I went in the dome at the top!

Me in East and West Berlin!

Chocolate Brandenburg Gate

Pretzels!!

Our tour guide!

The Berlin Wall

Ground above where Hitler's Bunker is

Me at Checkpoint Charlie

After arriving in Berlin, we made the most of our first day even though we were exhausted. It was absolutely freezing outside, so we tried to keep it in doors the first day. Our first stop was to one of the largest Botanical Gardens in the world and it was huge! If you have ever been to Phipps conservatory, imagine a place that is 3x the size. Towards the end of our visit, we stopped by the North American forest and it felt just like home- trees with no leaves and snow on the ground!

After visiting the gardens, I stopped by a street stand to have my first legit bratwurst! It was soooo good! After finishing that up, we headed over to the museum of Checkpoint Charlie, which tells the story of of escapees from East Berlin, while the wall was up. It was a huge museum and gave a lot of accounts of different stories. After the museum visit, we headed to Brauhaus Mitte- an amazing German restaurant. The only problem was that no one spoke spoke English to well and I ended up ordering a full, cold fish. It was very interesting...

The next day, we woke up early to go on a free 3 hour walking tour! Our tour guide was really interesting and made the tour fun and informational. She took us to the Brandenburg Gate, The Reichstag, Hitler's Bunker, the Holocaust Memorial, Book Burning Memorial, Potsdamer Platz, SS Headquarters, the Berlin Wall, TV tower, Gendarmenmarkt, Museum Island, Pariser Plats, and much more!

After the tour, we headed to the German History museum and the Holocaust memorial museum. It was interesting to see the German's point of view on everything from the World Wars and the Berlin Wall. It was very informational and I am glad we made our last stop Berlin.

Berlin's favorite bears! Kind of like Pittsburgh's Dinosaurs

Me in the North American part of the Botanical Gardens

Lucy and I in front of the Brandenburg Gate

Good German Beer

My whole fish dinner

The TV Tower