The past 2 days in Berlin have been phenomenal! Dan & I are taking a break from touring, because the museum we want to go to will be free after 6 PM. We figured we'd kill an hour here, and update you fine folks before touring, since it will save us 17€. Saving money makes me happy!
We've changed our itinerary for the days leading up to the Feast. Tomorrow (Friday) we'll be taking a train at 6:44 AM to Prague (Praha), Czech Republic. We'll arrive there approximately 11 AM and spend the rest of the day touring. We'll spend Saturday there, and leave for Krakow, Poland on the overnight train Saturday night.
Sunday we will arrive in Poland at 7 AM and spend the day at Auschwitz. Sunday night we'll jump on an overnight train to Vienna (Wein), Austria and spend Monday & Tuesday in Vienna. Tuesday night we take yet another overnight train to Rome and meet up with Mom & Dad and the rest to start our Feast of Tabernacles in Perugia, Italy.
Sound like a lot to you? It sure does to me! But we've had so much fun so far, that I think we're up for it.
Oh yay, Dan just showed me how to convert the keyboard so it's more like ours at home. It is much easier to type now!
Yesterday after my last post we took a bus tour of Berlin, to get an overview of the city--when we have time to do that, it is wonderful because you can get your bearings as well as see some things you wouldn't normally get to see just walking around the city.
We have pictures galore--in front of what remains of the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Tor (Gate), Schloss Bellvue, Checkpoint Charlie, Topography of Terror, Museuminsel (Museum Island), etc. However, we don't have a way to offload them yet, so you'll have to wait a bit longer. Just trust me, everything is amazing, and we look spectacular in each and every picture ;)
After the bus tour and exploring Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche and eating crepes on the square we went to dinner at the famous KDV Department Store. I know, dinner at a store seems odd, but this store has a gourmet floor that is utterly unbelievable!
If dinner was easy and less than stressful, the next hour or so was frustrating. We're doing very well at getting around on the U-Bahn & S-Bahn (metro trains) but it was our first experience with the bus system. We finally figured it out, but it was a bit difficult at first.
The problem was, we had to be somewhere at a very specific time, because Dan had purchased tickets to a concert of Baroque and Classical Era music featuring Handel, Mozart, & Beethoven performed in Charlottenburg Palace. Can we say romantic and fabulous! The soprano and tenor were phenomenal and the program was fabulous. We both had an amazing time, and enjoyed it immensely. Ladies, can a husband do much better than a candlelight concert in a palace when aiming for romance?! I think not! Which is reason #148573 why I have the most amazing husband in the world!
We got home easily, because as I mentioned before, we've gotten to be experts at using the metro (we even have been able to help other people out, who were confused or lost!). However, when we got back to our flat, we ran into some problems. Namely, that the door wouldn't open. We finally had to call the property manager of the apartment and have him drive out at 11 PM to let us in. It turned out that the door had a "trick" to it, that he had forgotten to mention when he let us in the night before. All was well, but I felt bad for making the guy drive across town in the middle of the night.
Today we've had a (what else!?) great day touring Berlin more. We've been all over Alexanderplatz, up in the TV Tower where we had another romantic meal in the revolving restaurant that is the highest point in Berlin, and exploring the Tiergarten, Lustgarten, and many other parks, churches, etc. After the museums this evening, we're going get a nice dinner in one of the more exclusive areas of Berlin and then call it a rather early evening as our train leaves at 6:44 AM tomorrow.
Our hotel in Prague is set up, and looks great! For only 44€ we'll have a deluxe double room with a queen bed, en suite bathroom, hairdryer (this is important to me, okay!), and free internet! Prague is supposed to be amazing, and we're really looking forward to exploring the castles there.
I'm sorry I haven't replied to comments, I'm not sure how to reply to a specific comment, without just adding another comment to my own post. LiveJournal seems more user friendly in the comment area. But thank you all for reading, and I'll eventually figure out how to individually reply.
Now, off to ramble around the Egyptian Exhibit in one of the many amazing museums here! Tchuse!
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2 comments:
Wow, just reading about your travels makes me exhausted. ;) But it sounds like SO MUCH FUN! I'd be more jealous if I weren't 5 months pregnant and knew I'd be tired all the time if I were to go on such an adventure. ;) Can't wait to see the photos!
Sounds like you guys are having an amazing time! We're planning on going to Prague ourselves, so I'm excited to hear about your adventures there. Best wishes!
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