Germany

Our first day in Germany we visited a city called Cologne. We visited an old church (if you haven’t figured out they’re everywhere in Europe) and got to see some cute colorful buildings along the river. We also went to a bridge that is full of locks! This trend has been going on it many different places. The interesting thing about this bridge though, is that they aren’t concerned about the extra weight from the locks. Most bridges with locks get too heavy and the locks are cut off. This bridge however is able to hold the weight of all the locks! It was crazy to see every section filled the entire way down. The next day we headed to Berlin. Overall our time here was very relaxing and not quite the same pace as all the other countries. On our first day on Berlin we took a somber trip to Schehausen concentration camp. It was heartbreaking, eye opening, and completing devastating to walk through the area. We spent about 4 hours walking around the camp. We headed back into the city and decided to just walk around the area near our hotel. Turns out I booked our place in a good spot since everything we wanted to see was within about a mile radius. We saw the spot where Hitler hid in his bunker until he killed himself, we saw the Jewish memorial, the Berlin wall memorial, the Brandenburg gate, and the parliament building. It was a pretty quick walk around but by the end we were exhausted so we called it a day. On our way back to the hotel we stopped at a German restaurant called Maxamillions. I had a classic Berlin dinner which consisted of a giant sausage and fries. Garrett and I both also had the local beer. We felt like locals. On our second day we finished our walking tour of the city. We saw the Berlin cathedral, the TVtower, and the Berlin Wall. It was SO crazy to read about the wall and see the original parts that were still up. All throughout the city you can see random lines of brick in the ground that show where the wall was. There were tons of stories of people escaping, or attempting to. Garrett and I were feeling very thankful for the lives we have after seeing all of this. On our last day in Germany I asked Garrett if there was anything else we should do or see. His response was “I think we saw it all!”. So with all the major attractions out of the way we took a quick stroll through Tiergarten park and then onto souvenir shopping and the Berlin mall. I felt very in my element. It was a nice change of pace in Berlin and we are excited to spend the next 5 days in Prague!