Tomorrow evening around 2330 (11:30pm), I will board a bus bound for the capital of Germany: BERLIN! I am super excited to be able to take such a trip, which was organized through the base here. I will wake up in Berlin and spend Saturday touring the former Prussian and Third Reich capital. I am preparing my camera as I type so that it is locked and loaded to take numerous pictures. Since I won't be driving, my hands will be free to just click away at all things Berlin!
Some interesting sights to see will be, of course, the Berlin Wall, the Berlin Dom (big church), the Reichstag (their Capital building), and Check-Point Charlie (ultimate symbol of the Cold War). Speaking of cold, I expect that it will be very cold in Berlin :( Seriously! Where is spring this year?
When I think of Berlin, I can't help but hum along to 'Commando' by the Ramones; how about you? No? Not so much? I figured it was just me...
Anyways, lots of history in Berlin. It was also the host city of the 1936 Olympics and the 2006 World Cup. I've been reading stories about the great lengths people went to in order to escape from East Germany to West - some successful and others not so successful. I hope to learn more and then share with you!
Cheers! XOXOXO
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