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

I made it to Berlin. I took the night train from Paris to Berlin which was very pleasent, but wouldn't have been half as nice if I didn't have a private sleeper (thank you Mom). But by not paying attention, I missed my stop and had to figure out how to take the Sbahn back to my original stop. I arrived half an hour late and Steffi and I found eachother with both of us on the verge of tears. We then spent the after noon walking around Berlin, sightseeing (checkpoint Charlie, etc). The day before yesterday and zesterday were spent at the local festivle here in Bernau. They celebrate a midievil battle in which the people of Bernau beat the Hueseten. It was great with a parade with handmade costumes and horses and beer carts, ... read more

Day 63 - June 7 - GERMANY - Berlin Accommodation: Odyssee Globetrotter Hostel My first night train in Europe and it was quite comfy, although I’ve heard those Germans are pretty efficient. I had to share a bunk bed with 5 other people, although I got on the train about 11pm and it was pretty quiet and a smooth trip so I actually slept pretty well. We came into the Berlin outer suburbs about 8am and I got my gear ready to go. I found out from my hostel website that I only had to go one more train station after getting off the night train to get to my hostel stop, and then it was only a 10 minute walk along a main road. It was a pretty nice hostel too. I hadn’t planned a ... read more

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