Mis Pies!

So a little someone dropped by to stay with me for a few days. Yup, Polina's here in Berlin with me :) Okay, more like she is in Buch with me and we have to take a train for 40 minutes to get to the heart of Berlin, but we both think that it is pretty amazing that we can meet up in a world capital. Not to mention, our love of food has given us a common goal: let's walk around Berlin and eat as we go! On Saturday, we took a free walking tour of the city (if you're ever planning to visit Berlin, take notes, we did some pretty touristy things!). Our tour guide was a self-proclaimed loud, obnoxious Brit (who did a masters in German history and is now gonna go to law school). In 3.5 hours, he took us all over East Berlin: Brandenburg Gate, Holocaust memorial, Hitler's bunker, Reichstag, Charlie's Checkpoint, Opera House, Humboldt University,etc. Afterwards, we took the time to visit the museum underneath the Holocaust Memorial: it was very depressing but the design of the exhibit was very simple and powerful, it allowed the words and lives of the persecuted to touch us, the modern day visitors.

On Sunday, we visited the top of the Reichstag (it's free and beautiful, so go go go if you ever get a chance). There is nothing quite like a panoramic view of Berlin on top of the parliament building. I love rooftops and an exquisite glass dome on top of a building is right down my alley. After an hour or so, Polina dragged me away from the top because I could just be walking around up there for quite a while. Then we sought our some exotic dinner (Vietnamese curry salad?) and walked to a park, where there were a lot of people on a beautiful Sunday evening just out and about enjoying nature and the company and chatter of some good friends.

Overall, I got more exercise this weekend than I have gotten since I arrived in Buch. My legs are sore.

LILY