As we arrived in Berlin, our third stop of the trip, the first thing we saw in the train station was a Dunkin Donuts, and I could not have been happier. I felt like a kid in a candy store walking in and got myself a hot chocolate and Boston cream doughnut. Safe to say I was in heaven. We checked into the hostel late Wednesday night and got some much needed sleep.
Thursday we started off at the Berlin Zoo. It was a perfect fall morning, sunny but still a bit chilly. It was nice to walk around outside and not have worry about following a map or dodging cars and bicycles. From the zoo, we met our tour guide for a free walking tour of Berlin. We started at the Berlin Cathedral, the largest Protestant church in Germany, and then walked to Humbolt University where the likes of Otto von Bismarck, Albert Einstein, and the Brothers Grimm have studied and worked. Next on the stop was Checkpoint Charlie, the American crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War. We finished up seeing the Berlin Wall, the Jewish Holocaust Memorial, and the former site of Hitler's bunker where he committed suicide (now turned into a parking lot). The tour finished up at Pariser Platz at the base of the Brandenburg Gate where Napoleon marched his army through after his victory over the Prussians in 1806.
Thursday we started off at the Berlin Zoo. It was a perfect fall morning, sunny but still a bit chilly. It was nice to walk around outside and not have worry about following a map or dodging cars and bicycles. From the zoo, we met our tour guide for a free walking tour of Berlin. We started at the Berlin Cathedral, the largest Protestant church in Germany, and then walked to Humbolt University where the likes of Otto von Bismarck, Albert Einstein, and the Brothers Grimm have studied and worked. Next on the stop was Checkpoint Charlie, the American crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War. We finished up seeing the Berlin Wall, the Jewish Holocaust Memorial, and the former site of Hitler's bunker where he committed suicide (now turned into a parking lot). The tour finished up at Pariser Platz at the base of the Brandenburg Gate where Napoleon marched his army through after his victory over the Prussians in 1806.
 Berlin Cathedral  Jewish Holocaust Memorial |  In front of the Berlin Wall  Brandenburg Gate |
After the tour ended, we went out to dinner then found a movie theater playing movies in English and saw Paranormal Activity 4. Not exactly immersing ourselves in the German culture, but we couldn't pass up a taste of home.
Friday morning we had a few hours to kill before our train to Prague, so we went to the famous East Side Gallery of the Berlin Wall. The East Side Gallery is about a mile long section of the wall near the center of Berlin. Over 100 paintings by artists from around the world cover the wall, making it the largest open air gallery in the world. Some of the art was really abstract, but all of the works sent the same message of peace and unity. After a few hours at the wall, we picked up our bags, got some more Dunkin Donuts at the train station, and took off for Prague.
Friday morning we had a few hours to kill before our train to Prague, so we went to the famous East Side Gallery of the Berlin Wall. The East Side Gallery is about a mile long section of the wall near the center of Berlin. Over 100 paintings by artists from around the world cover the wall, making it the largest open air gallery in the world. Some of the art was really abstract, but all of the works sent the same message of peace and unity. After a few hours at the wall, we picked up our bags, got some more Dunkin Donuts at the train station, and took off for Prague.
East Side Gallery
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