Berlin
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| Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe |
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| Currywurst is amazing! |
I have seen so much in just one short week...I’m not even
sure where to begin. Our first stop this week was Berlin and I would definitely have
enjoyed it a lot more if it wasn’t SO coooold. Berlin is a beautiful and modern city. We spent the day exploring the
city and started out with the East Side Gallery. The East Side Gallery is essentially an
outdoor art gallery. It is a small portion of the Berlin Wall that still stands
and has been painted with murals by artists from all over the world. This is a very powerful and creative gallery. We were also lucky enough to be in Berlin
during the Christmas Market which is open only a few weeks per year. The
lights, Christmas decorations and amazing food made this one of my favorite
parts of the trip.
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| Prague Astronomical Clock |
I knew from the moment I saw pictures of Prague that I wanted to go there one day. Such an absolutely beautiful city that I feel blessed to
have had the opportunity to visit despite the fact that it is 1 degrees C
at the moment. I learned so much about Prague during our 3 hour walking tour
around the city. We visited the Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Wenceslas Square and many other well known areas. We also took a second tour of the Prague Underground. Prague has a history of terrible floods and to address this, in the 13th century, the King at the time chose to literally rising the city. As a result, there were many years spent building on top of what was originally the city center. The old center still exists in the form of underground caves, some of which include restaurants, night clubs and art galleries.
Another interesting fact I learned about Prague on our tour: about 70% of the population is Atheist.
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