T-giving in Berlin - from the road
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Apr 06, 2003
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Berlin,
Germany
Monday, November 29, 2004
We hope you all had a nice T-giving weekend. We
borrowed the idea from Justin and Erin of hosting a
pre-T-giving pot-luck again last Sun. for some friends
(we had 30 people over, about half of which were non-
American). Turkeys aren't quite as accessible here -
we spent over $100 for our 13 lbs!!! Crazy!!!
As T-giving doesn't mean much here, we left on Thurs.
for Berlin by train. We spent the long weekend
walking all over town - visiting the Reichstag
(Parliament), the New Synagogue (built in 1859 before
being rebuilt following WWII damage in 1990), the
Jewish Museum, a 4-hour walking tour of practically
every site in East and West Berlin, and the Checkpoint
Charlie and Wall Museum.
It was a very nice visit to Berlin and reminded me
just how huge this city is. In 4 days of touring, we
barely saw anything - we'd probably have to spend a
week in Berlin if we wanted to see the insides of some
of the museums. But the overwhelming thought that I
had after learning about Berlin's history over the
last 4 days was 'who fucked Berliners more - Hitler or
the Communists?' I'd have to say it was a tie!
Anyways, hope all is well with everyone and that you
enjoyed your holidays!
-Stephen
