Berlin

So I think you all should know that I have fallen in love.
With Berlin.
Too bad I am stationed in Eislingen...but I got to take a trip one month ago to this lovely city. Here are some pictures to feed your hungry curiosities...
I got a ride to Berlin with Mitfahrgelegenheit...but due to a horrible snow storm...I sat in a 5 hour traffic jam. You might think to yourself that this is an exaggeration, since there is no way Sara actually sat in the same place for five hours. Well, you would be wrong. It took me 13 hours to get to Berlin. By car. I opted to take a train home after weather looked to be similar to the way there. I was not taking the chance of having an actual mental break-down in a car full of strangers. I had an amazing time. Almost lost my limbs due to extreme cold (mind you, this is the first week in December!), but somehow still managed to love every moment of my time in Berlin.
Enjoy the photos...

I met my fellow Lawrentian, Margaret, in this great city...excited to share all the city has to offer with a familiar face.

Christmas market at Alexanderplatz... One of many Christmas markets in Berlin!

My fellow Americans...attempt to endure the cold by indulging in some Glühwein.

Just want you all to see how cold it was...yes, that is floating ice in a river. Yowza!

Tacheles! My friend, Eddie, showed me this place two years ago and I returned to see this art house still thriving...

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. A view from the inside...I found this more interesting after having discussed this in quite detail back at Lawrence.

More Christmas Markets...

The Babelplatz memorial to all the books burned by students here decades before...empty bookcases memorializing the works destroyed...

Looking toward my favorite part of Berlin...the east center Alexanderplatz...

Just beautiful...

So...my trip was cold but lovely. An amazing city filled with a rich and complicated history...worth many more visits...I will be back in March, and I cannot wait :)