Berlin, Here I come!

Tomorrow morning I'm leaving for Athens and on Sunday we're flying to Berlin.

photo from We Heart it

I'm so excited! And I haven't packed... YET! Yes, this is me... SOOOO LAST MINUTE! I think I got this from my father. Bad habit! From what I'm hearing there will be too much cold... and snow... and I'm going to freeze... but I don't care!

This is a look outside my sister's window! Brrrrr!!!!

There will be so many beautiful places I'll get to see that nothing, not even the cold will stop me! My sister is waiting us with anticipation. She's really happy that she'll get the chance to show us around. I've found this site and I got an idea.

10 things to do in Berlin

1. Berlin Zoo (Berliner Tiergarten) is Europe’s biggest Zoo, and got very famous once again through the birth of Knut, a polar bear cube. Knut became a media star, and was very beloved.

2. East Side Gallery. These are nothing more than graffiti paintings on the remaining of the Berlin Wall (Berlinermauer), made by artists from 21 countries. It is a liberation cry!

3. The paintings Gallery (Gemaeldegallerie). Located in Potsdamer Platz, it offers the world’s Rembrandt’s biggest collection.

4. Potsdamer Platz. watch it, is a wonderful square. Take some shots, and think a little on its photo from 1945, after the fall of Berlin!

5. Checkpoint Charlie. Here you could pass officially from the East to the West Berlin during the cold war. Unofficially, you could climb the wall anywhere, jeopardizing your life. You could experience by yourself crossing the border, but today there is no danger anymore. You can also hear a lot of escape stories (some of them ended dramatically)

6. Reichstag, the symbol of democratic parliamentary power, which was rebuilt after the war, having a glass dome. From that dome, any visitor can watch the Parliament working.

7. Jewish Museum. The jews live in Germany since 2000 years. With the exception of the Adolf Hitler regime, the relations were peaceful. Visiting the museum, you will understand that the Germans are not Jewish killers…not anymore.

8. Berlin hinterland, consisting on forests, lakes and beaches. There is a long tradition about swimming naked, so you must be very careful.

9. Pergammon Museum, one of the world’s best history museum. One of the most important pieces is the rebuilt Ishtar Gate from the ancient Babylon.

10. Berlin Radisson Hotel, with with the world’s biggest aquarium

Hopefully I'll get to see ALL of them!

I'M SO EXCITED!!!  I can't wait. It's been so long since I've made a long trip, especially abroad. And the best thing (except the fact that I'm going to see my sister again after almost 5 months) is that I'm going with my bo-boy! ;-) We're going to have SO MUCH FUN!

photo from We Heart it

So, we'll be back on Monday 25 January with A LOT of photos and a million things to describe! Wish me a good flight and I'll get back to you soon! Byeeeee!!!!