I went to Berlin over Easter {yes i know its been a while already} with my mom.
It was the first time ever for me to visit Berlin. I have been in various European capitals but never my own country's, shame on me. But i never was really interested in it. I always imagined it to be an ugly city with those terribly ugly huge apartment towers with graffiti on its walls {to be honest, i probably thought it still looked like the eastern part when the wall was still up, again shame on me}.
You can believe my surprise when i saw how pretty Berlin actually is! It was terribly destroyed after the war, but has been rebuild and restored accurately. Those gorgeous rococo and classicism buildings lined up at the sides of an impressive boulevard looked just like originals and i couldn't believe that many of them were completely restored and not one bit original at all.
And then of course the whole city is full of history! So much to see in person instead of the TV. And all those museums and memorial sides are incredibly nice made.
So something i never thought would happen really did happen: I fell in love with Berlin!
It was just a short 3 day trip and there are so many things left to see:
I am so coming back!
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| {Reichstag} |
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| {Brandenburg Gate} |
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{triumphal column}
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| {Checkpoint Charlie} |
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| {The old Synagog} |
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| {Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe} |
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| {Rest of the Wall} |
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| {University} |
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{A museum. And yes we were so lucky with the weather}
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If you ever make it close to Berlin and are interested in history, architecture and modern Europe lifestyle, i can only recommend you a visit.
