nummish (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} nummish) wrote,@ 2007-01-03 20:27:00 |
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More from Berlin
After a day of recovery consisting of only sleep, food and a marathon session of "Pimp My Ride" on MTV Europe, I was almost fully recovered. The next day was spent wandering around Berlin, checking out the sites and buildings. We went to the Guggenheim there, and to be honest, I didn't really like it at all. We saw the Brandenburg gates, various other impressive buildings, the condos that were built over hitler's bunker, a 1001 Horsepower car, the remnants of the wall.. but I think by far the most impressive place there was the Holocaust Memorial. It's a series of stone blocks, all different sizes, on very uneven ground. As you approach it, it looks like a sea of blocks roughly 2 feet tall, but as you walk between them, the ground quickly drops and you realize that some of these blocks are massive. We arrived there at dusk and emerged when it was completely dark. It's hard to do it justice by writing about it, truly something to see if you ever go.
That night we went to Victoria Bar, a very chill lounge were we just relaxed for our last night in Berlin. They also were the first bar during my entire trip to actually have Captain Morgan, so I did my part to catch up on lost drinking time. On the ride home, we passed some lighted street and I asked if it was Checkpoint Charlie, to which the cab driver indicated it was. He then took a left turn and stopped the cab.. in front of our hotel. Apparently, we had been staying about 3 blocks from the Checkpoint the entire time. Who knew?
We went to the Checkpoint today during the day to see what was there and buy some touristy crap. We then went to the Olympic stadium and off to the airport. We're all back in Basel now. Tomorrow we're heading to Interlaken for the day, off to see the glaciers.
I've pretty much stopped taking pictures since Greg and Ryan arrived, since they have better cameras and know how to use them a lot better.
Greg's Pictures
Ryan's Pictures
enjoy.
After a day of recovery consisting of only sleep, food and a marathon session of "Pimp My Ride" on MTV Europe, I was almost fully recovered. The next day was spent wandering around Berlin, checking out the sites and buildings. We went to the Guggenheim there, and to be honest, I didn't really like it at all. We saw the Brandenburg gates, various other impressive buildings, the condos that were built over hitler's bunker, a 1001 Horsepower car, the remnants of the wall.. but I think by far the most impressive place there was the Holocaust Memorial. It's a series of stone blocks, all different sizes, on very uneven ground. As you approach it, it looks like a sea of blocks roughly 2 feet tall, but as you walk between them, the ground quickly drops and you realize that some of these blocks are massive. We arrived there at dusk and emerged when it was completely dark. It's hard to do it justice by writing about it, truly something to see if you ever go.
That night we went to Victoria Bar, a very chill lounge were we just relaxed for our last night in Berlin. They also were the first bar during my entire trip to actually have Captain Morgan, so I did my part to catch up on lost drinking time. On the ride home, we passed some lighted street and I asked if it was Checkpoint Charlie, to which the cab driver indicated it was. He then took a left turn and stopped the cab.. in front of our hotel. Apparently, we had been staying about 3 blocks from the Checkpoint the entire time. Who knew?
We went to the Checkpoint today during the day to see what was there and buy some touristy crap. We then went to the Olympic stadium and off to the airport. We're all back in Basel now. Tomorrow we're heading to Interlaken for the day, off to see the glaciers.
I've pretty much stopped taking pictures since Greg and Ryan arrived, since they have better cameras and know how to use them a lot better.
Greg's Pictures
Ryan's Pictures
enjoy.
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