Ich bin ein Berliner!

Please read here for a fun and interesting little tid-bit of Berlin's history.

So Berlin has been really interesting to be in. Also, I am staying with Leah, one of my dearest friends from high school who moved to Berlin after college, so it has been really wonderful to see her, since she is mostly an ocean away from me most of the time. Berlin is a really interesting city with a history that is amazing.

We got here Monday and spent yesterday at museums that deal with the East and the West and saw Check Point Charlie where the USSR and American sectors came together. Today there is nothing more than a sign and a little building, but it is an important reminder nonetheless. There is also a museum we visited about all the escapes and escape attempts from the east to the west and some of them were really incredible. One such story was of a man whose wife lived in the east and he lived in the west. So in order to solve this dilemma he found a woman in the west who looked like his wife and after a while of dating her, married her. Then he stole her papers, went to the east, got his real wife and took her to the west. This is pretty crazy stuff to do. Also, I was wondering how the other woman felt, but the museum didn't focus on that. There were also many escapes with tunnels, secret compartments in cars, and one of two families in a hot air balloon. All amazing and crazy things to do.

I have been liking Germany very much. Also, I get spoken to a lot in German. I think Aaron and I look German. We definitely don't look Italian, so it is an interesting change.


Some other fun German tidbits:
1) They like to drink tea
2) There are pastry shops all over the place, which is great
3) Rules are generally well followed... Like people wait to cross the street and things of that nature.
4) People are friendly.


I am going to load pictures now.