For our February break, we decided to go east to Berlin. We stayed in a hostel in Mitte, a neighborhood part of the former DDR, which now is home to many cool restaurants and bars. We spent 6 days exploring the city--east and west--going to museums, trying local cuisine, and taking lots of pictures. Here are a few:
The view from our hostel room--actually just a theater, even though it looks like it should be something much scarier.
The Nazi Olympic Stadium is in current use, and was modernized with a fiberglass roof in the 90s. It's a gigantic, imposing concrete structure with a sunken field. You can see the bell tower in the background.
Brandenburg Tor-- the gateway between East and West Berlin.
Berlin's central cathedral, seen from a bridge over the Spree.
Inside an old brick church in Mitte.
Socialist-realist art on an apartment building in Mitte.
Tacheles is Berlin's largest squat--it includes gallery and concert space and is covered in graffiti inside and out.
Currywurst is the gastronomical specialty of the city... You get all the sausage, sauerkraut and fried potatoes you can eat for about 4 Euros.
Berlin is all about the contrast of old and new(ish). The ubiquitous t.v. tower emerges from the fog behind an old church in Mitte. Bicyclists share the road with brightly-colored trams.
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