ich liebe Berlin!!

After I had written the last blog on Tuesday in Berlin I went to try to wake up Phi & Phong unsuccessfully. I did manage to wake up Borgar though and we went down to the East Side Gallery where they have preserved part of the Berlin wall and the street art on it. It was nice to look at but I really liked the newer street art at the end of the wall where there was this very interesting place called Yaam. It had a skateboard ramp, basketball court, soccer court and a lot of sand with a nice looking beach bar. It looked like a fun place to hang out, I'm sad I didn't get to go there at night but I'll just add it to the list of many things I need to go back to Berlin for.


Then we had to get back to head to the Hansa Recording Studios where we were having a tour for our project. It was a beautiful building being one of the only left standing in the area after the second world war and was interesting to hear the history of the area, Potsdamer Platz. We looked at the rooms where David Bowie recorded and then went to the one studio they still use. There was an upcoming big new German band recording there and was funny watching all the girls getting so excited to see them. After the tour we went to Alexander Platz and to a German pub for some schnitzel, yum! Then it was back to the hostel for one drink before getting some much needed sleep. Wednesday it was up and out sightseeing again.


This time I was going to an art museum with the art and architecture crew and we saw an interesting exhibition of Andy Warhol's celebrity works. We also saw the Berlin's main station which is an amazing building built in High Tech style.



After getting something to eat there Sune and me headed back to the hostel for some rest before hitting happy hour at the hostel bar. We were soon joined by the others and it was a very big party night.


So Thursday I was not feeling too hot but had to be up and packed to check out at 10am. I had breakfast and then met up with the members of my group who wanted to come and we headed out to follow Bowie in Berlin. We first went to this beautiful big store called KaDaWe where he used to go but the boys were more interested in their stomachs so we didn't stay there long. Then we headed to where he used to live and had a pot of tea in the gay cafe/bar under his old apartment. We walked around the neighbourhood and to the Goya theatre which used to called the Metropol where he performed some shows. Then it was back to the hostel to meet the others and leave for the airport =( It is a very bad airport, once you check in you have to go straight through to the gate where there are no shops or anything just a room with cold, hard chairs and floor. Once back in Copenhagen it was a short trip on the metro and then 2 buses home but it was around midnight by the time I was back.



Friday it was glorious to sleep in and I had a nice relaxing day until it was time to get on my bike and head into town for Caroline's birthday party at Nadsat. It was great to catch up with everyone but the bar got way too smokey so I moved on to Karriere bar to meet with work friends. This bar was way to crowded though and too many guys in suits.

Saturday it was a nice day so I jumped on my bike and biked out to the mall. It was nice to wander around the shops and then I came home to get ready to go to Stefan's place for yummy Vietnamese soup, lots of red wine and great company. His place wasn't so far from Phong's so I went to his place afterwards. I was feeling the effects of way too much wine though and decided after a few attempts that it was definitely not a good idea to bike home. So it was a long walk home and sleep in today. So tonight I am enjoying having a quiet night and tomorrow it's back to action at school and work.

Laters..