Berlin March 2015
Here we are again with a new Travel post!
Finally, it’s about my trip to Berlin in March 2015 (almost 3 years ago!) We
went there because of the ITB, the International Tourism Exhibition which takes
part every year in March in Berlin and is the biggest Tourism Trade in the
world.
We drove there by bus on a Monday morning (took
us 7 hours if I remember right) and got to our hostel (the lovely wombats
hostel, totally recommend it!)
On our first day there we went on a „free tour“.
This is a guided tour through not so common sights which is for free, you just
pay if and what you want at the end. The guide showed us the Alexanderplatz and went to Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg with us. This two boroughs of Berlin are known as the
more poor and intercultural ones. (or as some racist German would say: the Muslim
part of Berlin). To be honest I didn’t like these parts of Berlin because it
was really dirty and old. You really could see that this is the part where
people without money and without future live. It’s not that I prefer the rich
and clean places, I just didn’t like this type of poor area. I didn’t feel very
safe to be honest and I’m far away from being a suspicious and prejudiced
person. 
The tour ended at the East Side Gallery, the
former wall who separated east and west Berlin. The graffiti there is truly
amazing and I couldn’t stop taking pictures not only because of the
unbelievable art, but also because of the history beyond it and the wall.
Remembering that families where torn apart by it broke my heart.
From a bridge in Kreuzberg
My friend in front of the wall
In the evening we ate something in the bar next
to our hostel and went to a Mexican restaurant to celebrate the birthday of a
fellow student.
The next day, we went to the Reichstag, the
german parliament. It was really interesting passing by some politicians and seeing
the place, where Germany is ruled and laws are being made. After that we just
went shortly to the Brandenburger Tor for some photos and finally went to the
ITB (the cause we went to Berlin, but tbh we weren’t there a lot) to have a
short look on some of the exibitors.
The Brandenburger Tor
The Reichstag
The next two days were mostly passed at the
ITB, talking with exhibitors, getting free stuff (still got about 10 bags) and
crying about how our feet hurt (I truly NEVER had such feet ache as during this
stay in Berlin). It was really interesting meeting people from all over the
world and getting in contact with them.
Drinking fresh coffee from ethiopia
On the fourth day we went to Mario Testinos “In
Your Face” exhibition. I’ve always loved his photography’s, but I got to love
them even more after getting to know more of them. He is truly an artist!
In the evening, there was an amazing party at
the ITB. It was so funny and we had so much fun!
Mario Testino photography
Mario Testino photography
Our last full day in Berlin was spend at the
ITB. For dinner we went to “Que Pasa” a lovely Mexican restaurant. Then, all
students went together to club named E4. At the beginning it was all nice, but
most of the people were completely drunk and since we had to leave quite early
the next morning, we went home at about 2am.
That was my trip to Berlin! As you might have noticed
(if you read my other travel posts) this post wasn’t as enthusiastic as the
others. Tbh I’m not a big Berlin fan, and I don’t feel the need to go there
once again (in comparison to London, I definitely loved the city!)
But well, I did like Potsdamer Platz and the sights,
and you can go shopping very well there. But it’s just my opinion, there are
lots of people who love Berlin!
Have you every been to Berlin? If yes, did you
like it? And if no, do you want to go there or not? Leave a comment and tell me
about your stay there!
- - Sara
xx
You can't force love, I realized. It's there or it isn't. If it's not there, you've got to be able to admit it. If it is there, you've got to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love. - Rose Hathaway
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i had no idea you dont like the city.
ReplyDeleteloved reading through this post. so many memories.. bittersweet though.
<3 <3