Jess and I decided to have our own adventure this day and we explored Berlin on our own. First stop the grocery for some breakfast snacks. There we found AWESOME HUGE pastries for less than a euro. Great way to start the day.
Our first stop was the San Juni 17 Flea Market. It was the greatest place on earth! Every booth had something great to look at. I could have spent hundreds of dollars and a whole day there. I got a lot of beads and pendants and things to make jewelry with. I also got the most amazing blazer. It is navy blue with golden apples all over it. It fits lovely and was a must buy.
After the flea market we walked through the TierGarten. A huge garden with large paths and giant trees. As we walked through and along the edge of the garden we saw multiple monuments. We were walking towards the Bradenburg Gate. One of the sites we saw was the Reistag. It was neat and it would have been great to go inside and see the dome but the line was too long. At the Brandenburg Gate we stopped and had lunch at a little stand. We had the famous Berlin currywurst. A sausage cut up smothered in ketchup and sprinkled in TONS of curry powder. It was pretty good but quite an interesting flavor.
A few blocks away was the Holocaust Memorial. Which is like a maze, covering a whole city block. We walked through a little and then went to the museum underneath the monument. It was a really interesting museum, talking a lot about the people that were affected by the Holocaust and how it affected their lives. It was a very sobering museum but I learned a lot.
Next stop was Check Point Charlie. Not much to see but a little guard stand. Seemed more like a tourist ploy. We had the most amazing 3euro pizza for a snack. It was the best thing we could have found at that moment.
Next historical site/museum: The Jewish Museum. And yes we went inside. It was a very interesting museum and very very modern. My favorite parts were the specially designed room for meditating and such. When we got to the top where the actual history of Judaism was, I was less enthused. It didn’t help that I was getting very tired. But t was a good museum and we were glad we went there.
On the way home we stumbled across a Mexican restaurant. The best thing we could have ever found. I have delicious avocado soup and we split fajitas. We also had the BEST mango margaritas on the planet. It was a lovely way to end our adventurous day.
That night we went out with almost the whole group to Club Fritz. It was walking distance from the hostel and huge. They played good music and we all had a good time.
Pictures to come when I'm not paying for internet... :)
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