I am so happy that Alexa, Sarah, and I decided to spend our new years together and in one of the coolest cities I have ever been to. It has such an amazing vibe and the people there are so different than in Bavaria. One of my favorite parts of Berlin is the Graffiti and the very artistic vibe it gives off.
I was very lucky to have such an amazing host family that set Alexa and I up with a free place to stay during our stay. Not only was it in the perfect location but the family we stayed with was so sweet and helpful. I loved them. I wish I could have spent more time getting to know them.
The first day we were there we all walked around the city just taking in the views. Berlin is such a beautiful city and there is an endless amount of things to see. Sarah was staying in her own hostel in Berlin, so after our walk through the city we went back to her hostel to hangout. That night we called it an early night but we made plans to go out the next night.
The next day we slept in and Alexa and I walked around the area in which we were staying and looked at all the graffiti. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. We then met up with Sarah and walked to a portion of the Berlin wall. To be in the presence of such a historical landmark was amazing.
After the wall we went back to get ready for the night. We wanted to see what the Berlin night life was all about. We ended up going to a club just down the street from our place. It was insane! We got to the club at like midnight and had to wait in line for about three hours. We then spent about two hours in he club. It was a fun club but I have decided that clubbing in Germany is just not what it's cracked up to be.
The next morning we slept in again after our long night of waiting in line. When we did get up and get going Alexa and I had to go to our hotel room and check in. Because we got the room last minute we were a ways out of the city. After checking in to our room we both were still tired from the night before so we took a long nap and forgot to set an alarm. Oops! When we finely got up at about we got ready for the time square celebration. It was crazy how many people where there to celebrate. It was fun but the music and entertainment left much to be desired. It is still Germany so you can only expect that. When it turned midnight they had a really awesome firework show and we left half way through it to avoid the crowds. I had no idea that it was legal in Germany to fire off your own fireworks. After leaving the time square we walked basically into a battle field. There were fireworks going off everywhere. I almost got hit in the head a million times and it was very scary. All I wanted to do was be inside away from all the craziness!
Alexa and I went back to our hotel and called it a night. Sleep was not easy due to all the fireworks going off all night but it was a fun night all in all. The next day we had to go back home and it was sad to leave Berlin. I would really like to go back someday and explore it a little more. It was an amazing start to the year and I loved being with two of my favorite people. xxxxx
