Berlin/Hamburg 2013

The Trip of a Lifetime

After visiting Germany, and Europe for the matter, for the first time in my life, I have to say it was an experience. The definition of an adventure to say the least. It all started in Berlin where we meet our host Henrick. Great guy who showed us around and gave some great instruction on places to hit up. From there my two roommates, Drew Farley and Josh Frieler, and I started partaking in the food and drinks of Berlin! The food was great. It focused a lot on the meat which was great because I'm no vegetarian. We had schnitzel to pan fried fish and everything in between. Our first events where the Story of Berlin museum where I got to see my first bunker. It was quite a sight even though it never had been used. We then ventured to the Ka De Vee. The Germans definitely got it right with this supermarket! It was huge with everything ranging from cloths, food, electronics, and even a $33,000 bottle of whiskey. The next day we went to the Mauer or the Wall as we say it. It was a great tour by our guide and soon to be friend Stefano. We then seen the beautiful Potsdam Castles which is something that I did not expect at all. I mean who thinks of castles when they think of Germany? They were incredible however, and that turned into being one of my favorite parts of the trip. We had some lunch in Potsdam and got back to Berlin to get in bed since the next day we were getting up to go to Hamburg. Hamburg was an amazing port city that gave a good change of pace to Berlin. There we had some fresh fish, stayed in a youth hostel, and toured the city. We even got to go in a tunnel that crossed the channel. My roommates and I had an adventure to put it lightly. We returned to Berlin shortly after where we explored more of the city, seen some famous buildings, we to an incredible chocolate store, and ended up in Checkpoint Charlie. Kind of touristy but still fun. That night I actually met up with a friend of mine who lives in German and she and two of her girlfriends took myself, Farley, and Josh out to a club/bar to enjoy the nightlife. It was great running into a old friend of all places Europe. The next day was a bit gloomy where we visited Sachsenhausen, a concentration camp near Berlin. It was definitely an experience that I think everyone should have but fun not at all the word to describe it. Sobering describes it well. After that, it was some German theatre and more sightseeing. We seen the primary government build of Germany, the Reichstag. We then went to the tower in the middle of Berlin to take in the view which was pretty breath taking. We then had to accept our trip was coming to an end. It was sad, but we were happy to get back to our home in the States. We said our goodbyes then headed home..........besides the massive blizzard that came and destroyed our flight schedule putting us way behind schedule and losing our luggage. But I got it back and had a great time. I'm extremely glad I went on this trip and have enjoyed telling the stories about it! Pictures will come very soon!