2018-11-04

Berlin

This week, my host family took me to Berlin.
Victory Column

We flew from Munich on Monday afternoon.
After landing in Berlin, we went to our hostel near the middle of the city.

On Tuesday we looked at the famous landmarks of Berlin. First, we walked through the Tiergarten park to get to the Victory Column, a 67 metre tall tower built in 1873 after the Unification Wars against France, Austria and Denmark. There is a spiral staircase inside and from the top there is a very nice view of the city.

Brandenburg Tor
After that we walked down the street to the Brandenburg Gate. There was a fancy meeting happening so we couldn't get as close as usual but it was still very cool.

Next we walked to Checkpoint Charlie, where people crossed from West Berlin to East Berlin.

We walked across the city to the Gendarmenmarkt. It is a big square with some old palaces and an opera house.

Then, we went to Alexanderplatz and saw the Fernsehturm (TV tower), the tallest building in Berlin. We couldn't book a place to get inside until Thursday.

Finally, we went to the Berlin Wall Memorial and museum. It was very interesting.

For dinner, we went to a traditional German pub.
Gendarmarkt
On Wednesday we went to the Palace of Tears. It was a museum about the crossing from East Berlin to West Berlin by train. Then we walked to the Museum Island. It is an Island in the river Spree covered in museums (about 5 of them). We went in to the Pergamon museum. It is about ancient history in Europe and the Middle East.

Holocaust Memorial
The next stop was the Berliner Dom, a big cathedral in the middle of Berlin. It was built in 1905.

Berliner Dom
After a quick look at the dome, we caught a bus to the Holocaust Memorial. Above ground, it was a big area with lots of concrete blocks. Underground, in the museum, there was an exhibit with lots of information and sad stories about the Holocaust.

The last thing we did on Wednesday was go to the Sony Centre, a big shopping area. We looked at the Berlin Mall, and then had dinner in an Italian restaurant. It's right next to a "Traditional Australian Restaurant."
Sony Centre

TV Tower
On Thursday, our last day, we got up and went to Alexanderplatz by underground train. We went to Alexaplatz, the biggest shopping centre in Berlin. After a short shop, we went to the TV tower for our booked visit. It is 368 metres tall, the second tallest building in the EU. The view from the top was really good. Berlin has no real skyscrapers, which surprised me, so we were a lot higher than anything else in the city.

The last stop of the trip was the Technikmuseum. We didn't have much time before we had to go to the airport, so we only looked at the aeroplane and ship section.
The View

Technik Museum
Then, we took the underground to the airport and flew home. It was a very fun trip but we were all tired by the end. Thanks to my wonderful host family for taking me.
                                 
Robin
   

1 Kommentar:

  1. I love Berlin. So glad you were able to visit this city. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.

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