Berlin!
Hello all.
I am in Berlin, sitting in the bar/restaurant of our hostel (that is the only place where we get good internet) drinking Eistee mit Pfirsichgeschmack, which is essentially iced tea with peach flavoring. Mmmm, good stuff.
We arrived here this afternoon and hung out in the comfy couches, waiting for check-in time. This is something we've become accustomed to, especially since we tend to have to check out from other places in the morning then arrive too early to check in at another place, so it was no big deal. Then we made our way through the maze of stairs, hallways and rooms to find out 10-person room in which all of the girls from our group are staying for the next 9 nights! I think it is going to be an epic end to a 10-week trip with all of us being together like that.
We got settled then went out to find food. I must say that if anything, this trip has made us all quite confident and independent so that going out to find food (or whatever else we need) with a few people in a city where we don't even speak the language very well is absolutely no problem. We are much more "free" of our inhibitions and fears.
Anyway, we got Kepabs, a staple in our diet as we've traveled through Europe. They have seasoned meat, and other fixings (what you get depends on the place), stuffed into a pita. We ate those, then decided to go the Cupcake Berlin, a place that our friends from Barcelona told us about. We got on the metro, got to the stop, then as we approached the exit, we see people crowded around and hear this sound that is like rain pounding on the ground above us. As we got to the opening, we looked outside and could barely see across the street it was pouring so hard! It was beautiful, but foiled our cupcake plans and we decided to go back.
However, at one of the the metro stops, I did get married...
It's facebook official and everything! The ceremony was carried out by an "Ordained Skylar" and there were rings and everything. Apparently Berlin is to be our honeymoon! Epic.
;)
Since then, I have just been to the grocery store near by and have been chilling in our hostel, so I haven't seen much of Berlin, but I'm really excited for the next week. Let me tell you all that we have planned:
Sunday: Culture festival, then Wagner opera (can't remember the name and I'm too lazy to go up to the room and figure it out, haha Abby)
Monday: Berlin Zoo!!
Tuesday: Museums
Wednesday: More museums, monuments, etc, then Sleeping Beauty Ballet
Thursday: Final Exam, probably more museums, then The Producers musical
Friday: I think we were planning on going back to Weinheim to see President Obama, but I guess he's not going to be making any public appearances so that may end up being a free day, which will be nice.
Saturday: Park?
Sunday: Final Berlin farewell
Monday: Flight home...
And that's it. It's going to be a full week, but I'm ready for it. Gotta soak it all up, espeically when we are in such a cool city! Until later, friends.
I am in Berlin, sitting in the bar/restaurant of our hostel (that is the only place where we get good internet) drinking Eistee mit Pfirsichgeschmack, which is essentially iced tea with peach flavoring. Mmmm, good stuff.
We arrived here this afternoon and hung out in the comfy couches, waiting for check-in time. This is something we've become accustomed to, especially since we tend to have to check out from other places in the morning then arrive too early to check in at another place, so it was no big deal. Then we made our way through the maze of stairs, hallways and rooms to find out 10-person room in which all of the girls from our group are staying for the next 9 nights! I think it is going to be an epic end to a 10-week trip with all of us being together like that.
We got settled then went out to find food. I must say that if anything, this trip has made us all quite confident and independent so that going out to find food (or whatever else we need) with a few people in a city where we don't even speak the language very well is absolutely no problem. We are much more "free" of our inhibitions and fears.
Anyway, we got Kepabs, a staple in our diet as we've traveled through Europe. They have seasoned meat, and other fixings (what you get depends on the place), stuffed into a pita. We ate those, then decided to go the Cupcake Berlin, a place that our friends from Barcelona told us about. We got on the metro, got to the stop, then as we approached the exit, we see people crowded around and hear this sound that is like rain pounding on the ground above us. As we got to the opening, we looked outside and could barely see across the street it was pouring so hard! It was beautiful, but foiled our cupcake plans and we decided to go back.
However, at one of the the metro stops, I did get married...
It's facebook official and everything! The ceremony was carried out by an "Ordained Skylar" and there were rings and everything. Apparently Berlin is to be our honeymoon! Epic.
;)
Since then, I have just been to the grocery store near by and have been chilling in our hostel, so I haven't seen much of Berlin, but I'm really excited for the next week. Let me tell you all that we have planned:
Sunday: Culture festival, then Wagner opera (can't remember the name and I'm too lazy to go up to the room and figure it out, haha Abby)
Monday: Berlin Zoo!!
Tuesday: Museums
Wednesday: More museums, monuments, etc, then Sleeping Beauty Ballet
Thursday: Final Exam, probably more museums, then The Producers musical
Friday: I think we were planning on going back to Weinheim to see President Obama, but I guess he's not going to be making any public appearances so that may end up being a free day, which will be nice.
Saturday: Park?
Sunday: Final Berlin farewell
Monday: Flight home...
And that's it. It's going to be a full week, but I'm ready for it. Gotta soak it all up, espeically when we are in such a cool city! Until later, friends.