Our last day in Berlin was another full day seeing the sights. We saw ancient Greek statues and modern art installations at the Pergamon, and painful and sincere testimonials that Germans felt during the time of the Berlin Wall at the Museum am Checkpoint Charlie. Visiting this museum, as well as the Holocaust Memorial, is a sobering experience, especially compared to the opulence of something like the Victory Memorial. Which victory are they talking about?
We finally had the chance to have some real German food--- schweinbraten and schnitzel. Awesome. Combine that with some authentic Berliner beer and you've got yourself a traditional amazing meal. It was a bit of a change for us, considering we've been eating mostly Italian food, which seems to be available everywhere we go!
Today we visited Newschwanstein Castle, the fairytale building that King Ludwig II of Bavaria built ... it's stunning!! Sadly, it rained, so it was too foggy to see the crazy views we'd heard about. But the 2 hour train ride and subsequent 40 min walk was worth it. We'd go back again. In the sunshine.
One more day in Muniken (as Bryan calls it) and we're off to Paris! Unfortunately, we're paying for Internet tonight, so that's it for now... Feel free to leave comments-- we're also both on Facebook if you want to chat with us!
Take care!
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