Berlin Trip

Last month, I went on a 5 day school trip to the beautiful city of Berlin. We toured the city everyday, and saw many amazing things. By the time we got back to our hotel we were exhausted, but off course, us being 14 year old girls we didn't sleep. We sat by the window, sticking our heads out, trying to find German boys we could "test" our German on.

If you have ever been to Berlin, you would know that it is a very lively city, however not with the busyness of London. The bars and clubs attract many young people, and at night, the streets get slightly busier. Germany doesn't seem to have many cars around, but instead most people travel by bike. On every road there are cycle lines. To our surprise, they were not on the road, but on the pavement. This meant that you had to be extra careful not to wonder astray onto the path of an oncoming cyclist (which many of us some how managed to do).

The weather there was lovely, on some days well into 30 degrees, however, when you are walking non stop, it can be a bit too much.

Everyday we went to at least 3 places, which was quite tiring, as long as we all had our Red Bull we were okay. I saw so many amazing things in Berlin, and made so many memories I will never forget.





 

 

Reichstag building

                                         Reichstag building

Traffic lights in Berlin are so cute

 

                     Me in my green hat :')

 

   Reichstag dome

 

          

Inside the Reichstag dome

 

 

 

 

 

War Memorials

 

 

 

Spot Tamara :')

 

A German train

 

German souvenirs

 

 

 

Checkpoint Charlie & Museum

 

haus de Wannsee-Konferenze

 

Potsdamer Platz

 

 

 

 

Wall memorial bernauer strasse 

 

Out of every thing I saw in Berlin, my favourite thing I saw was the Berlin Wall. There was so much art, everywhere you looked there was something different. One of the main icons of Berlin hardly exists anymore. You can buy a piece in a souvenir shop (which I did) or go see the little remains near the Hauptbahnof and the Reichstag. The East Side Gallery is the largest open-air gallery in the world where the longest remaining section has been painted in bright, optimistic colours. To identify the west part of the wall, look for the colours. The east part is always grey. The murals that have been painted there are absolutely breathtaking and heart-wrenching.                                                    

 

 

 

 

(sorry about the hats, they were colour coded so the teachers knew what group we were in, I was in green, which I was SO happy about)

 

Isabelle xo