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Day 8- Berlin
6 years ago
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Hi guys. I made it to Berlin, safe and sound. I really like it so far! Here's what happened yesterday.
So it turns out, after I get to Berlin HBF (Haubtbanhoff) that this weekend is the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall. Really big deal there! The president of Poland was visiting, and thus a number of roads were cut off. It took nearly 20 minutes for my poor taxi driver to clear the station! But once we were on our way, all was made well.
My airBNB is located in the former East Berlin. Its in a neighborhood called Fredrichshain. I could rapidly tell the difference between East and West Berlin as soon as we crossed over. The apartments in the former East Berlin are very tall and imposing, but not very pretty to look at. Well, that's not quite true- a lot of have been repainted and refurbished in the years since 1989. But I'm saying, you could definitely see a difference.
I checked in with my hosts. They are a most charming couple around my age! I will have to thank them for helping me, especially when it came to checking in. Most of East Berlin, and especially Fredrichshain has been colonized by hippies- you can see vegetarian restaurants and yoga places all over. I definitely think that's a big improvement over communism! Later, in the evening, I went looking for this church, but alas, never found it. My phone was no help either. So, I went to eat dinner at this Indian restaurant instead.
I spoke to my Mom and Dad over google hangouts. They're doing really well! They've visited this old French town that used to make silk back in the 17th century. Its really picturesque!
And that's just yesterday! I'd tell you what I plan on doing for today, but I'm not quite finished. That will be tonight!
So it turns out, after I get to Berlin HBF (Haubtbanhoff) that this weekend is the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall. Really big deal there! The president of Poland was visiting, and thus a number of roads were cut off. It took nearly 20 minutes for my poor taxi driver to clear the station! But once we were on our way, all was made well.
My airBNB is located in the former East Berlin. Its in a neighborhood called Fredrichshain. I could rapidly tell the difference between East and West Berlin as soon as we crossed over. The apartments in the former East Berlin are very tall and imposing, but not very pretty to look at. Well, that's not quite true- a lot of have been repainted and refurbished in the years since 1989. But I'm saying, you could definitely see a difference.
I checked in with my hosts. They are a most charming couple around my age! I will have to thank them for helping me, especially when it came to checking in. Most of East Berlin, and especially Fredrichshain has been colonized by hippies- you can see vegetarian restaurants and yoga places all over. I definitely think that's a big improvement over communism! Later, in the evening, I went looking for this church, but alas, never found it. My phone was no help either. So, I went to eat dinner at this Indian restaurant instead.
I spoke to my Mom and Dad over google hangouts. They're doing really well! They've visited this old French town that used to make silk back in the 17th century. Its really picturesque!
And that's just yesterday! I'd tell you what I plan on doing for today, but I'm not quite finished. That will be tonight!
