Friday, 27 June 2014

BERLIN


Tungjatjeta Blogging World!!!
(Tungjatjeta-- “Hello” in Albanian, pronounced toon-jah-TYEH-tah. I’ve decided a simple “Hello” is becoming quite boring so I’d like to start each post with Hello in a different language. This one was for you Ilva J)

Things have been getting really busy around here and it’s been quite a while since I last wrote about my recent travel adventures. In the mean time I’ve had the opportunity to travel to Berlin, Germany, Strasbourg, France, Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden. However this post shall be dedicated to Berlin!

Hmm Berlin Berlin Berlin, where can I begin? (Hey that kind of rhymes!) One might call me crazy but my heart actually beats a little faster when I think about Berlin.

Berlin is a city owned by its people—from street art, murals, graffiti, music, and sculptures there is creativity brewing on each corner. Creativity and art created by and endorsed by its people. There is a particular vibe in the city—a positive one. It is as though everyone is somehow tied up in their own world, walking to the beat of their own drum but somehow everyone’s drums seem to fit together to a larger more magnificent song.

If one is looking for a typical German experience Berlin is not the city to visit. It is so different than any other city in Germany I have visited; I had to continually remind myself I was in Germany. I found Berlin to be much more breezy, spontaneous and multicultural.

Berlin’s has a story to tell—its past and all that the city has been and what the city is today. Berlin’s history is compelling and reminders of its stories are littered throughout the streets.
 
Berlin has an incredible nightlife. Without a doubt, the most lively, never ending, euphoric nightlife I have ever experienced. If you are to visit Berlin, it would be a crime to miss out on its nightlife.

Below are a few pictures from my days in Berlin, enjoy!


 Checkpoint Charlie

 Holocaust Memorial
 Brandenburg Gate
 Reichstag









 The Berlin Wall


 Tempelhof Park-- An Airport no longer in use in Berlin, now it's a huge park with grill areas, gardens and plenty of room to hang out.



 Berlin Cathedral
Club-Mate (one of my favourites)-- A caffeinated carbonated mate-extract drink.
Berlin Victory Column
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1 comment:

  1. Roxanne Wiedemann29 June 2014 at 20:00

    Girl - Your description of Berlin was so poetic! I loved it.
    Thanks for sharing your heart and pictures from Berlin.
    Miss ya!

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Hitch Hiking Meter

I decided to keep track of the Kilometers I've Hitch Hiked!
Inevitably, as the kilometers accumulate so will the stories, experiences and memories I make.

393 km-- Dusseldorf, Germany to Strasbourg, France (2 rides)
393 km-- Strasbourg, France to Dusseldorf, Germany (6 rides)
728 km-- Dusseldorf, Germany to Copenhagen, Denmark (5 rides, 1 ferry and one night with a wonderfully hospitable family)
864 km-- Copenhagen, Denmark to Dusseldorf, Germany (10 rides)
42 km-- Copenhagen, Denmark to Malmo, Sweden (1 ride)
42 km-- Malmo, Sweden to Copenhagen, Denmark (1 ride)
1, 200 km-- Berlin, Germany to Zagreb, Croatia (11 rides and one night camping out on a rest stop on the Autobahn)
162 km-- Zagreb, Croatia to Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia (2 rides)
180 km-- Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia to Opatija, Croatia (3 rides)
1, 140 km-- Icici, Croatia to Kaarst, Germany (5 rides)
434 km-- Düsseldorf, Germany to Magdeburg, Germany (4 rides)
434 km-- Magdeburg, Germany to Düsseldorf, Germany
471 km-- Freiburg, Germany to Düsseldorf, Germany (3 rides)
76 km-- Düsseldorf, Germany to Königswinter, Germany (2 rides)
76 km-- Königswinter, Germany to Düsseldorf, Germany (3 rides)
558 km-- Berlin, Germany to Düsseldorf, Germany (4 rides)
558 km-- Düsseldorf, Germany to Berlin, Germany (3 rides)
502 km-- Thessaloniki, Greece to Athens, Greece (4 rides)
762 km-- Athens, Greece to Korce, Albania (5 rides)
48 km-- Korce, Albania to Stenje, Macedonia (2 rides)
58 km-- Stenje, Macedonia to Ohrid, Macedonia (2 rides)
121 km-- Strugga, Macedonia to Tirana, Albania (3 rides)
94 km-- Tirana, Albania to Skodra, Albania (2 rides)
209 km-- Skodra, Albania to Dubrovnik, Croatia (9 rides)
1, 713km-- Dubrovnik, Croatia to Düsseldorf, Germany (13 rides)
1,095km--Düsseldorf, Germany to Warsaw, Poland
313km--Warsaw, Poland to Oswiecim (Auschwitz), Poland
128km--Oswiecim, Poland to Zakopane, Poland
109km--Zakopane, Poland to Krakow, Poland
562km-- Berlin, Germany to Düsseldorf, Germany

Total to date-- 13,465 km hitched!