Brrrr-lin!

Maggie (from Portugal), Siah (from Finnland), and Mehek (from England) shopping in Berlin

Berlin was really cold. Really cold. On Friday we had a walking tour. It was more like torture. I learned a lot, but I could have learned it on a warmer day. I saw all the major sites, where the wall was, the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag (parliment), it was a good tour. After all that, we went out to a club and danced the night away. We came crawling in at about 5:30 am, then got up to go again at 9am. On Saturday, we toured the Reichstag and learned alot about german government. Then we had the option to see the Checkpoint Charilie Museum or have free time. Since Checkpoint Charlie isn't going anywhere, I opted for shopping with the girls. After shopping we got all dolled up again to go out. This time, everyone wanted to go (like 50 people) so we couldn't get in anywhere together. We all split up and I ended up at a pub with the Finns and the Canadians until about 4 am. Then on Sunday we were up again at 9am for breakfast and a trip to the Jewish museum. I admit the Jewish museum was interesting, but it's the third of it's kind that I've seen in 6 months, and they're starting to wear on me. I would probably feel differently if I were jewish. After that we got lunch and got on the bus to go home. I made a new friend, Miko from Finnland, and bought a snow globe with the Brandenburg Gate in it (to remember how cold it was that day), so all in all, it was a successful trip. But God was it cold!