berlin

so happy that independent travel has started again!

two weekends ago i went to berlin with five of my friends and it was a great time to say the least.

berlin was the only place coming here that i knew i just HAD to go to, and i was a little skeptical about going so last minute but it ended up being the perfect weekend!

we stayed at a great hostel (st. christopher's- everyone who is going to berlin should stay in this hostel. it's especially great for young people because it has a bar downstairs and the drink prices during happy hour are dangerously cheap.)

so we got there and sat in the bar for a bit, had some dinner, and then went in search of somewhere else to party. we ended up going to a hookah bar which was nice because we got to sit down and stuff.

the next day we went on a fabulous free tour offered through the hostel and saw everything we needed to see - the brandonburg gate, where Hitler killed himself, the Jewish memorial and everything else notable in berlin

we went on a pub crawl that night which was kind of mediocre, nothing too special.

the next day we went to an AMAZING flea market where i purchased a dusty polaroid camera, some shoes that pinch my feet (but it's worth it, they are really cute). i spent the rest of the day wandering alone through the tiergarten and picking up some extra souvenirs, and it was very relaxing and nice to absorb the city by myself.

it was weird, berlin made me feel very comfortable, like i had already been there before.

definitely a successful trip!