Berlin

We flew from Dublin to Berlin. We were immediately struck by the different feel of eastern Europe. Berlin is once again, another big city. Good parks, cool buildings, interesting culture etc. We felt quite exhausted and ended up plopping down in the downtown park and napping for several hours until we felt rested and ready to explore.

We then visited the Holocaust memorial. This is where Hitler killed himself and the whole memorial is a very impressive and emotional tribute to those who suffered. The memorial consists of thousands of cement blocks that create little passage ways. There's also a museum underground which displays a very reverent exhibit of photos, letters and stories from the holocaust

Later, at the Sony Center, Izzy found herself trying all types headphones.

She ended up decided on a nice white pair.

We then headed down to what used to be the Berlin Wall. There's a certain part called the the East Side Gallery where artists have covered it with street art. We walked along it for an afternoon, the art was absolutely fantastic. We ended up laying in the grass in what used to be Eastern Germany and napping for another hour.

 

 Curry wurst is a big deal in Berlin. The tourist shops sell the Wurst in a bun like an American hot dog, but we hear the more traditional way to eat it is bread separate and Wurst chopped up with curry on top. Johnny loved it, Izzy called it "curry worst." 

Another surprise was that the vegetarian Chinese food is actually quite good in Berlin.

Did we mention Izzy got really sweet headphones?

Stay Tuned In,

I&J