Berlin, Germany

I met up with the group in the Paris airport to catch the last connecting flight from Paris to Berlin. We arrived in Berlin on the 13th around 5pm. From there, our bus driver Willem picked us up and drove us to our hostel, "the corner hostel". It was nice, nothing special, but that night we went out and explored the town. We were all starving so we went to dinner and got a typical German dish, a Doner. It was so good. Its very similar to a gyro with the lamb meat in the inside! After that, we didn't really know where anything was or how to get there so we literally just walked for 4 hours until it got dark and we headed back to the hostel. The next morning we woke up early to see the Berlin wall, Checkpoint Charlie, and some other popular spots. We weren't in Berlin long enough to really go on talking about it, but it was a beautiful city! This will mostly just be an explosion of photos but for each city we go to, Im going to write down at least two things I learned (in general). So...first the photos and then what I learned:

In Berlin I learned:

• Avoid bike lanes. I cannot tell you how many times someone had to pull me out of the bike lane on the sidewalk before getting mowed over by a biker. They do not stop. Its actually really smart that they do that in Europe because its a lot safer to have a designated spot for them instead of just wherever they want on the street or the sidewalk. 
• Not everyone is going to speak English in Germany, unlike my experience in Holland and Belgium. It may be difficult to get your point across sometimes, but you have to learn to be patient with people and they will be patient with you.