The sun rises here at about 5 in the morning so it is hard to know when to wake up without an alarm. Today, Matt and I woke up when the sun first rose and then fell back asleep after we realized the alarms haven't rung yet. Two hours passed with all of us sound asleep and then us jumping out of bed thinking we overslept because the sun has been up a long time. It was only 7:15. So Matt, Tanner and I ate breakfast and then took a morning walk.
The group all got together and we headed off for the Brandenburg Gate by taking the S-Bahn and the U-Bahn. We walked down the famous street, Unter den Linden, for about a mile to Alexanderplatz. After we got to Alexanderplatz, we saw the clock there and then split up for lunch. After lunch, we walked around Alexanderplatz and then went up the Television Tower. It was very cool being able to look out across the city and see everything. The best part of that was being able to see the very different and distinct architecture between East Berlin, West Berlin, and the new architecture where the wall stood. After that, we took the train to a burned down church near KaDeWe, but it was disappointing because scaffolding was covering the whole outside of the church remains for renovation.
Between the sun beating down on us and walking, several of us were tired and we headed back to the hostel. Since a group wanted to stay and shop, it was the first time we rode on public transportation by ourselves. We got back to the hostel without any trouble and decided to go play soccer at a nearby field. It was quite obvious which ones were American and which ones were German when we were playing. Myself, Rachael, Tanner, Matt, and Jude then headed out for dinner, and we found a restaurant called Hot Dog Soup. No it is not literally hot dog soup, but we did have delicious German hot dogs with soup as an optional side.
By far one of the best things about Berlin is being able to sit down on the tables outside the restaurant and eat and chill. One of the worst things about it here is having to pay to use the bathroom in public places. I've been able to experience a lot of the German culture on this trip and have learned a lot, with much more to come!
Connor
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