All roads lead to Berlin!

As the phrase in world war two put it, "all roads lead to Berlin" has been true for me as well. Not sure why, but I always wanted to end my trip abroad here. I think because I knew I'd be in many many cities and sites related to World War Two, this is where so much history from that time happened.

The train ride across the border. I'm in Germany!


Cool castle up on the hill.





Passing through Dresden.


On the train ride I thought I'd document my current status. Flip flops are barely hanging on. They are getting shredded and I left my shoes in Kenya. These are all I've got. That is a bandaid on the heel of the left flip flop lol. And check out my tab line.


The ring Paew bought me in Thailand for 6 Baht is barely hanging on. Used to be wrapped in this brown stuff, only a little remains haha. It's probably time to sacrifice it. I caught it on a cash register a few days ago and caused quite the commotion haha.


Overall though I couldn't be better.





This train ride was a great time to get completely caught up on the blog. I'm now completely up to date, yeah!!

Jefe reading the train schedule in German.


We arrived!


We totally saw a girl take a fall haha. The consolation hug.





This is Currywurst. Berlin is famous for this. Bratwurst with sauce and curry powder on it.



The Berlin Subway is huge! Reminiscent of the days in Tokyo. Jefe and I had a good laugh because one time I ran and jumped on one as the door was closing. I tried to hold the door open with my body but that door was shutting haha. He tried to open it from the outside, no dice. Finally the door down worked so he ran through it. All these ladies on the subway were happy for us haha. We laughed our heads off for a while about it.


Musicians on the Snelbon. With Jefe haha. I was hoping they would ask him for money lol.





We checked into our hostel, planned our bike tour for tomorrow and headed off to try and catch a quick musuem. I really wanted to go to the Memorial to the German Resistance. It is a memorial and museum for Stauffenberg and all those who resisted National Socialism. It was very interesting.

This is where they took Stauffenburg and 4 others that tried to stage a coup and shot them. You may remember this from the movie Valkerie. Surprisingly the movie appears to be spot on with everything I read.


This was Stauffenberg's office and where he planned and operated the attempted coup.


This was Frohm's office. He is the one who ordered them executed, right here in this room.

10 years before that in 1934 Hitler stood in this room and pitched his plans to make a bigger home of eastern Europe to his head officers. Right here. Crazy.



The one thing that hit me hard that I didn't know was the White Rose movement. A movement where university students in Munich creates leaflets saying how horrible National Socialism is. Three students and one professor. While distributing one of the leaflets a janitor cornered the 3 students, they were then arrested and tried and ordered executed the very day. 3 young college kids killed for speaking out against the Nazi's. The professor and others in the White Rose were also later executed. These people had no freedom! Many many Germans resisted and they lost their lives, that is inspiring to me.

Here is an excerpt of one of the leaflets.


A great museum and memorial. Free of charge as well.

Jefe and I walked to the "new" downtown area known as Potsdamer Platz to check things out.


Found these cool Lego guys! All Legos!


Haha. Heads up!!








We then watched these guys who have created the most curious hobby. Flipping and spinning and jumping these rail things.


Very entertaining to watch.









Here was our dinner for 2. More like a dinner for 4 but we are not complaining. But I think the pig is who got slaughtered for this meal.

Before.


After.


What the!?


A nice first introduction to Berlin Germany.

First impressions is I like it here. Feels laid back and modern.

So dang excited for our bike tour of Berlin tomorrow!