I wish it was so easy to write perfectly blog notes like Maiku does. I am really energetic and loving this trip but, there is always a but. Things often go on our trip so fast and I end up not having the time to write a single word.
Let me picture to you our amazing life nowadays. We sleep some hours per night on somebody’s couch in some city and then we wake up go visit the places and the must see things, and the day always end walking around town. And of course the best part for me is trying the local delicacies and meals.
Our German experience, it all started after we left the lovely Peggy that treated us like kings in Paris. We decided to get to Köln and, since our budget is so low nowadays, we opted for a night bus with Eurolines. God that was spooky, we left late night and were expecting a comfortable trip but things didn’t go that well, it was loud and full and uncomfortable and, on the top, we got there at 5 am in the morning. It was a national holiday day after the local football team had just qualified to the highest level after decades of waiting. Helsinki reincarnated with it’s drunken crowds (difference was red and white team shirts, not blue and white). It felt so like home.
My favorite thing in Germany was the food – but I don’t mean that awful Sauerkraut (sour cabbage). I wanted to taste it but the waiter brought me a huge bowl. Yuck! Never again. But the blood and liver sausages were amazing… This dish called Heaven and Earth is a must to try. Then one not to forget was The Chocolate museum in Köln. That was something but not that fascinating since it was all show off of new machines and equipments and not the old fashioned ways like I expected.
I was shocked to see how organized Germany is, and how big is the difference between East and West Berlin. The influence of the wall still exist. Anyhow, I fell in love with East Berlin: it was cool, hip, colorful, full of graffiti and cool people, young and hip while the West was modern, empty and executive people type.
Sasi
Maiku continues: Sasi is right about the difference between East and West. I was really surprised to see that, or to put it better, to feel that. It is not so much in the physical geography but in peoples minds. And young people are proud of their Eastern heritage.
There was cool bars and pubs, clubs, designer shops and all kind of artists, musicians and so on. On the top of that, we had really cool host who was able to show us around to the best, sort of underground places. Am amazed to say, but I loved East Berlin.
Maiku
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I have written so many short articles of the famous German ice bear Knut that I just had to go and visit him while we were in Berlin.
