Jun 17 2008
To take full advantage of our train passes, Mark and I decide to stop and make a day trip to Dresden on our way to Prague. Dresden is nicknamed the Florence of the Elbe. It is lively with art and there seems to be museums everywhere. We didn’t really know much about Dresden so we […]
Jun 15 2008
I saved the best for last and decided to give the Berlin Zoo and Aquarium a full day. Tickets were around 14€ for both the Zoo and Aquarium. Looking back at it, no one really checked our aquarium tickets, so I probably could have gotten into the aquarium for free.
I was really impressed with this […]
Jun 15 2008
Mark, Nang (from San Diego), Harsha (Mark’s friend from Houston) and I went to an Argentinian restaurant near our hostel. The prices were unexpectedly reasonable. We then found out that they had a business lunch buffet for around 7€. There was chicken cordon bleu, smoked salmon, chicken wings, lots of meat dishes I’ve never had […]
Jun 14 2008
Today Mark decided to stay in and play some poker. So I went off to the walking tours to get a condensed history lesson about this city. I took the S-Bahn to Brandenburg Gate the ride itself took about 35minutes. In front of the Starbucks is where all the Sandeman’s Tours meets. Berlin has more […]
Jun 14 2008
Mark’s friend Harsha was able to meet us up in Berlin. The first thing he said when he arrived at our hostel was “Can I have an extra pillow. With a new friend in town, it was time to celebrate. We went on several pub crawls in Berlin and we were able to get a […]
Jun 13 2008
I decided to walk around Berlin and explore the area. This generally means getting to the city center and wandering around until I get tired of walking. At that point I try to find my position on a tourist map and see if there’s anything worthwhile to see around that area and/or a way of […]
Jun 12 2008
Mark and I took a train from Amsterdam to Berlin in the morning. We arrived at our hostel called Jetpak City Hostel. It was by far one of the nicest places I’ve stayed. Everything was extremely and clean. The common areas were all very nice. We found out that night was free admission to all […]