Blogs from Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe - page 139

So we've been having a GREAT time here in Europe! We are back to Berlin after a stay in some other countries. From our first stay in Berlin we headed to Amsterdam and Brussels. Amsterdam was exactly what you would think...or at least what we thought it would be. Lots of peeps in to smoke pot and see some boobs. There are other things to do there but we got that vibe when we entered the door to our hostel and checked in. While we were waiting we noticed a crackhead in the corner getting high. He was alreadz prettz blitzed and lighting it back up. His face was covered in scabs like someone had it with taking his crap and beat the crap out of him about 3 days earlier. He was some college kid ... read more

So. Every trip has moments like these. Disorientatation and anxiety are really rather common emotions for such hardened travellers as myself (sic). To the point. Since the last entry i've had most of my important stuff stolen and we have had to rather drastically alter our schedule. Aaahhhhh. That wasn't that painful to write, considering. It all happened in an internet cafe, although obviously not the one i'm sitting in at the moment, just across the road from where I still reside, Rosenthaler Platz in Berlin. Within my bright blue Karrimor daypack (backpacker chique non?) were my passport, mine and Abbie's train tickets, 1500 Euros of travellers cheques, digital camera (sorry less photos from now on), ipod, guide to Europe, and amusingly, german phrasebook (explaining my circumstances to three non-English speaking German policemen without it was ... read more

We have definitely been slacking a bit with the posts so we will try to get you guys up to speed here. The last time we wrote, we were in Prague, which was great fun. From there it was off to Krakow in Poland...again, a great time. We got in and found a hostel, the Dizzy Daisy, which was...sufficient. That first night we didn't do much, just had dinner and checked out the town, but still it was fun. The next day we decided to do laundry, and to pass the time in between moving things from the washer to the dryer, we went and had a few beers. Just to put things in perspective, we've been in Europe for 3 weeks and we have tried upwards of 50 different types of beer in said time. ... read more

Well I was typing up this whole post and what not, but this pay per hour internet computer restarted on me soo.... Amsterdam was nice, although I got SICK of almost getting ran over by bicycles all over the place. Prostitutes were also annoying. If you made eye contact, then they would almost come running out their little door at me... Met up with Jocelyne, very nice girl. I liked hanging out with her. She decided to come to Berlin with me. Was planning on having a night train to berlin, untill I realised that a 5 hour train ride is hardly a night train. So I took a day train here, and got here and didnt have a place to stay. Bought a little time on the internet and found a cheap hotel to stay ... read more

Sightseeing day today - Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Potsdamer Platz (bit of the Wall still stands) and Checkpoint Charlie. Went to the Berlin Zoo - saw real Pandas for the first time (unless it was someone in a suit like on the Simpsons, seen Simpsons in both French and German now). Cooked dinner again in room - sausages for me.... read more