and i tot we get to get down at every tourist attractions, but to my disappointment, we just sit in the bus and watch those sights go pass from the window while the guide told us the history. booo! i wanna go to the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate! -.-"
the second stop was Charlie Checkpoint, one of the 3 checkpoint in berlin, there's still a remaining "checkpoint" in the middle of the street, surrounded by tall skyscrapers, where the past meets the present. it wasnt that interesting, prolly the main point here was to stop and have a coffee break. and it was back to sitting in the bus. -.-"
the last stop was Museuminsel(Museum Island) it's called that because there were lots of museum in that area, 3 main ones and other privately owned museum are situated there. and also it was lunch time! marcus and lonely planet recommanded this vietnam restaurant, he said it's a must try but he forgot to tell me i have to try the fishcakes -.-" haha
on the way to the restaurant, we could hear lots of shouting from a a few blocks. according to our guide, there is a protest at Alexanderplatz between the Nazis and Anti Nazis. i didnt even know Nazis existed still, how dumb =P jason n i wanted to go take a peek but i guess it was too dangerous to do so.
after lunch, liyin n i went our seperate ways because we're not very museum inclined pple, we're gonna walk around the city and perhaps catch some of the must see places. in the end, we spent most of the time at the "shopping" district which carries many unique brands. It's like Haji lane but 10 times bigger! haha i love the holga n lomo but hmmmz too expensive.
after the street, we come to the Berliner Dom, at first sight, i tot it was one of those museum, but as u inch closer, u see the interior of the dom and wow, im so impressed, and i thought the one at cologne was pretty, this one was better! love the interior of the cathedral, it was circular cathedral unlike any other, with a huge organ consisting of 7200 pipes. photos dont do justice to the beauty of the church, u've got to see it for urself.
and before leaving the dom, i made a small donation, got a candle and lit it up, thanking god for you =)
we went to the basement of the dom, entered a room, thinking it was a museum, but it wasnt. i was shocked to see so many coffins layed out at the basement of the church, intrinsically carved coffins. more than 50 coffins of the late royal family, kings, queens, princes n princesses. a little freaked out after that.
decided to stroll along the streets of berlin after the dom, a short stopover at the flea market for some curry wurst! famous in berlin. it's basically the normal wurst fried in oil and topped with bbq sauce and curry powder.
met the rest of them outside the museum, and we strolled to our dinner place. making another stop at the asian supermarkt. and check these out! frozen durians! haha =P
it started raining really heavily when we got out of the markt. and since it was still early for dinner, we camped out in one of the bakery for some hot drinks. man, it's cold out there brrrr..before heading for dinner at Alex's.
was suppose to club again, but everyone was simply too tired to do that, so we bought drinks back to the hostel instead, snacks n all. had a great time chit chatting in the cozy room. with jason turning all red after soju n beer. haha i feel asleep after awhile on my bed.
4am, ella woke me up, to talk -.-" haha she just came down from the top deck and snuggled into my bed, n i woke up, the rest of them were still awake for some reason. but i wanna sleeeeep =P
talked to them for awhile in the dark and went back to sleepy land again =)
im happy. =)
