Maritim Berlin

... the fathers of communism has a street named after him with eastern bloc style buildings lining it as if it was a street long monument. It is hard to believe that Berlin, a city that has seen so much history was once also tainted by communism. <br><br>After the very long walk, I headed in search of more historical buildings. Of course, allied bombing raids destroyed many of these, but the ones that remain leave you in awe. You can see the age of these buildings in ...

... of the camp you could think of. It was huge. We learned a lot about their daily life, the war, the types of people, everything. They also showed a number of displays about the medical experiments done to the prisoners. Absolutely horrible stuff. Bekah and I walked around completely fascinated until 5:00 when some of the lights went out and they were going to close. By that time we had been at the Dachau camp for 5 and a half hours and still could have kept ...

... where tourists can go up to the top to see all of Berlin (best of all it is free if you are willing to stand in line for an hour that is). Also recommend the east side gallery - the largest open air gallery for graffiti sprayers on the largest stretch of the wall that is left. Gendarmenmarkt is one of the most beautiful squares in Europe - a must for every tourist. If you are a history buff (like me and the city which is a history lesson in itself ...

... to be dragged. Here's the best part....when I arrived in Berlin I could see through the glass wall that Paul was there and waiting for me.  BUT, my bag didn't arrive with me.  I have now been wearing the same clothes for over 24 hrs.  Yum!  I have yet to hear from the airline about my bag.  Oh, well.  It's a good excuse for me to buy clothes tomorrow. We had beautiful fall weather today.  The trees are just starting to turn color.  The food is ...

... Deathstrip, Checkpoint Charlie or the former gate between the East and West Berlin, the controversial Memorial to the murdered Jew as well as a well timed stop to a famous beer garden in the Tiergarten Park. The following day we rented the same bikes for the day and set off to do a little exploring on our own. We got lost many times but still managed to get to all the sights we wanted to see and got drenched a few times as the great weather we had the day before had ...

... the hotel before heading out again to discover the Underground. Berlin has a great Underground train system (it goes above ground to) which connect everything in the city. Once in the inner city we were greeted by a very Christmassy site. A fake snow slide and lots of little Xmas huts. We worked out where we needed to get to to see the Blue Man Group and then went to a nearby shopping centre and had ...

A 35 minute flight from Copenhagen to Berlin was hardly worth it after waiting in the airport for 2 hours and another 2 hours by the time we actually got to the hostel. It was Tuesday and the weather wasn't looking the best and we had no idea where we were going. We set off on foot and ended taking quite a while by the time we reached central Berlin. Luckily, at the Brandonbourg Gate, we stumbled upon a ...

... hub (one of the biggest in Europe) before WW2 and was thouroughly dealt during the war via bombing. Postwar it was in the middle of a section of the wall and thus nothing was built there. Today the buildings that are there are amazing. Deutsch Bahn built their headquaters there in one of the coolest ultra-modern buildings in the city, and right next to that is an even cooler - even more modern Sony Center which has a great big covered indoor area surrounded by all sorts of stores ...

... the bus to head downtown in search of a bar or club. After a lot of wandering, we ended up at some weird, creepy bar. It was in what used to be a shopping mall before WW2. From the outside, you could see where the wall had been blown away, the edges were all jagged. They just popped in railings and voila, balconies were born. Most of us weren't feeling the vibe so we left and wandered some more ...

... out.. even thought i wasnät feeling the greatest.. hell.. when woul di be in berlin on a fridaz night again?? I ended up at an irish bar (go figure) cuz i reallz didnt want to go balls to the wall. Met some friendlz english girls and an irish chic... good crack (crack = partz or good times... a slang used bz the irish). anzwazs, now im going to trz to contact the german guz i met in austria to see if he wants to go drinking!