A Weekend in Berlin
Berlin is a unique city. I would definitely recommend taking a guided tour that way you can completely understand the history behind the amazing buildings and structures. We took a four hour walking tour... that ended but being more like five hours BUT it was really amazing. First, Lunch! We found a little hole in the wall pizza and pasta shop with amazing pizza. We couldn't read the menus but hey you can't really go wrong with pizza. During the walking tour we got to see some really amazing parts of Berlin but what was even cooler was learner the stories behind them and why they are so significant. For example, this large pointy building was built by the soviets like a big middle finger to West Berlin. It was built during the space race (that is why is looks so much like sputnik). The buildings existence is ironic for two reasons- first, when the light reflects off of it, the light creates the shape of a cross. The soviets had outlawed religion so people called ...