I say that Berlin broke the blog...not because I didn't like Berlin...I did. More because seeing the lines that represented the wall that divided the city really hit me deeply...especially since we were seeing this city on July 3rd & 4th (USA Independence Day) in 2014.
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| Walking the marker that represents the Berlin wall was a somber experience. |
I haven't successfully written a blog post since. But I will. I'm going to finish Berlin (July 3rd and 4th of 2014) and then I'm going to start from my latest trip and work my way backward. Because I miss the stories...
July 3, 2014
Truth is, we stayed in a lovely AirBnB Kris had found (save $40 using my AirBnB link).
I highly recommend doing a street art tour, even if it's self-guided.
Parts of the Berlin wall still stand, and these parts are covered in graffiti. I held most of it in reverence, but I had to laugh at this piece with David Hasselhoff.
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| What remains of the Berlin Wall is covered in street art. |
It's hard to fathom that the Berlin wall stood in my lifetime. I appreciate that Berlin has emerged so colorful.
After the street art tour, Kris took us to Berlin's Computerspielemuseum.
Since it is several years later, I can't remember what many of the items in the photos below were, but I do remember having fun...especially playing with the life-sized Atari joystick.
And anywhere with Link and Zelda is naturally good with Kris.
We hit a grocery store on the way back to our apartment where Kris made us some Spaetzle mit gewurtz hackfleisch und tomatensauce (dinner for two for only 6 Euro), and we did laundry.
In the words of Kris, "The wash cycle is very similar to how we do it in the states, but the dry cycle takes 2 days. As a bonus, all your clothes are crunchy!"
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