Blogs from Germany, Europe - page 822

When deciding whether or not to take a trip to Berlin, the thought that I had "done" Germany already definitely came to mind more than once. Spending a week in Munich last semester had made me an expert on schnitzel, sausage, Burger King (strangely, a German staple), and ordering pastries in Deutsch. Much to my surprise, Munich had in no way prepared me for Berlin, as the two cities could not have been more different. In fact, Berlin remains completely separated from any of the European cities I have encountered so far. In some strange way, Berlin feels more American than European - a sprawling metropolis of diverse modern architectural features and wide traffic-filled avenues. If Berlin must be compared to any city - although any comparison trivializes the strangeness of the city - I would ... read more

gute nacht ... read more

zooming through international transit... read more

well i've been in germany now for a month. i'm loving it. the friends i've made so far have been the glue holding it all together. My job is not as fun as i wish it could be. I work with preschool age but do not have a lead teacher. Myself and another intern run the class. We are both experienced with school aged children so the younger crowd is a bit difficult. My class is always hecktic and no matter the situation there is always at least one child crying. Minus the fact that its stressfull i love my kids and appriciate the daily hugs i get from them. However, I could go with out the daily change of pee pants! Here are some pics of the friends i've made. Later posts will show more ... read more

Ok, so this isn't exactly during my round the world trip but I have just come back from a fantastic weekend in Berlin, and this will give me a chance to try writing a real blog with photos and things. So here goes: Arrival Up at stupid o'clock (2.30am) to get to stansted in time for our 6.30 flight. Thankfully, thursday's snow had abated enough for the airport to be running smoothly again. Unfortunately, unforseen engineering works meant that the stansted express was delayed. So we arrived at the airport 5 minutes before the check in closed, and 45 minutes before our flight was due to leave! Luckily, everyone at ryanair was extremely helpful and we got to the departure gate with enough time to get comfortably settled on the plane. We arrived at Berlin Schonfeld ... read more