August 17th, 2010
So this morning I got up around quarter to ten. Showered and got ready to hit the walking tour. On the way I popped into this little cafe that served fresh sliced ground pork that came off a huge block on a rotisserie. It was shoved in this grilled flat bread along with veggies and bigMack like sauce. Needless to say, it was bomb and kept me going till 5 o'clock while walking around all day. The motherload cost only €3!!
The walking tour was so much fun. Our tour guide was full of energy and knew what he was talking about. It was a lot easier for me to comprehend and understand German history because it is all so recent. I love the german history. I was eating it up. We walked through the lost Jews of Berlin memorial, which was honestly somewhat of an emotional experience. From there we saw multiple other significant structures from the parking lot to where Hitler's bunker stood and what is left of the underground portion, which is a lot, has been filled in. To the berlin wall. The underground portion of he bunker was so strong that after they bombed the bunker twice, all they got was the roof to collapse. Now, like I said, it is a gravel parking lot with a path running down the middle. It is the most common path fir dig walkers, because everyone knows what dogs do on their walks. Seeing the wall and hearing some of the stories how people got in to western Berlin and over the wall was breathtaking. One particular story is hilarious. Two men hand made a cow suit and literally mooed their way into western Berlin. Lol awesome. After our guide finished with the story of how the wall came down, a bunch of us headed to a restaurant to get a good, cheap German meal. On the way I met a guy from the group who just graduated UW, played lacrosse with a good friend of mine and knows Mindi. His name is escaping me now, but I will meet him on the pub crawl tonight. And on that note, I need to change and head out to our meeting spot. Fwi, I just came back to my room, loaded photos and took a nap. I will write you all tomorrow after I visit a concentration camp up north. Today was mild with some sun breaks. Hope all is well.
Sincerely,
Kurt
Well. Kurt, you are really having some fantastic touring experiences. Having a guide is a great way to hear about things that you wouldn't get to experience on your own. You are really learning a lot and seem to be soaking it up like a sponge. Andrea took GGPP to dinner tonight and Uncle don and I went to the Metropolitan Grill for dinner.I am so happy that you are getting so much out of this trip. Won't you have some fantastic memories.
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Hey Kurty, How are you? Haven't heard from you since August 17th. Where are you now? We are having Dave's 50th Birthday Party, today, but the weather isn't going to be very nice. Darn. Last week-end was in the 90's. It won't be long before your little joins you for another adventure. have fun.
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Oops, meant to say your little sister joins you. Left out a word. Must have had a Senior Moment.
ReplyDeleteHi When are you going to update your blog? Looking forward to hearing about some more of your travels. Love you.
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