Berlin didn't want me to like it. It rained to entire time, I broke my 80 gb ipod on the stone(!?) floor of my room, my hostel wasn't ready when I arrived and I barley spoke to anyone. But I did like it. Good beer, good food and lots to see (bauhaus!).
So here are my thoughts:
-i stayed in east berlin which is sort of the brooklyn of berlin. (Sorry for the nyc reference but its easy) Lots of art, bars and cafes.
-odd observation: the american embassy isn't behind barb wire fencing (unlike a lot of places in europe).
-bauhas museum is very small, but so well done.
-the subway is done by the honor system, but I didn't see a single transit cop checking tickets the entire time.
-food: currywerst! Yum
-beer: everywhere
-they have laid cobblestone where the berlin wall was, so if you want, you can follow it around the city.
-listened to: julian lynch
-wish I knew before coming: other than my hostel had a stone floor? I wish I knew that you have to manually open subway doors to get on and off. That isn't a really big deal (and I've seen it before), but I looked really stupid standing patiently in front of everyone as the train was stopped.
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IPOD, NOOOOO!!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, weird about the subway doors. Vancouver also used the honor system, never bought a pass once.
did you stay in kreuzberg? mitte? are those still uberhip? this is the only time I don`t feel stupid saying uber. the thing I remember loving about berlin is that every single young person there seems to be super involved in one subculture or another.
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