Berlin

The overnight train here to Berlin wasn't that bad. In fact it was fun! 6 of us with all our bags and more bags crammed into a tiny room where we can only lie down in our beds! I did get some sleep though and we woke to a breakfast of tea and bread with butter and jam.

Found our hostel, staying at the Wombat's - a very clean place (we stayed in a Wombat's in Vienna with class). It is a fun place and worked out nicely that we all have a room together.

With only being in Berlin for two days it is so hard to fit everything in that there is to do. I didn't know a whole lot before coming here, which has proved to be amazingly rewarding based on past experiences, and now I just don't want to leave!

We went on a free walking tour of the city right away which took a good portion of the day, after seeing a ton of awesome sights and learning about the city, we ate dinner at the restaurant where we are staying, which has really good and decent priced food! I had a cheeseburger last night and a chicken sandwich tonight with some delicious rosemary fresh chips and sourcream and chive dipping sauce.

Seeing the Berlin wall, Hitler's bunker, the Holocaust memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, and the sights and sounds of the city has been so intriguing! I have learned so much from being here for such a short period of time.

Today, all six of us went to the zoo along with one other person we met from Australia who is staying at the same hostel as us. He was able to tell us a little bit more information about kangaroos than we knew when we saw them there! It was funny! Highlights from the Berlin Zoo include: the huge hippopotamus exhibit and the baby hippos, watching the feeding of the sea lions and getting splashed with fish water, a baby elephant, kangaroos, and the ice cream bar that Mandy and I both got! So much fun, well worth the visit there!

I have gotten a few postcards here that will be perfect to frame and hang as artwork when I get back home. And get this, I even got a postcard picture of myself while being here! There was this cool machine that for 5 euros you get 3 postcards, so Michelle, Liz, and I took a picture together and turned it into a postcard and there are even Berlin landmarks all around it, it is really neat!

I hate to leave tommorrow, but am excited for what Prague has in store to see!