Goodbye Berlin

Well Joey has returned to Canada, and I to Sweden, after spending an overcast week in Berlin. It was fun! 

Joey was in his element, being a passionate World War Two geek, and I because of the delicious Weiße beers! 
We scoped out a lot of WW2 sites, saw bombed out churches, bullet riddled walls, locations of propaganda offices and the terrors of the SS and SA. We went on a specific Third Reich tour one day and went to the offices of Colonel Claus Von Stauffenber, where he planned Operation Valkyrie. That was cool cause they left the Third Reich ministry floors in, and they are decorated, inconspicuously with swastikas. 
Personally, I like the communist history; I followed the former Berlin wall, Joey got soviet stamps in his passport, laughed at the people getting their photos taken with pretend US Army guards at Check Point Charlie and observed another cloudy skyline of Berlin from the Reichstag Dome. 
The history aspect of Berlin is fascinating!

We also indulged in the south German tradition of Brauhaus and sausages! Interestingly enough when we were at one brauhaus, we stumbled upon Sony Entertainment setting up for the German premiere of the film SALT, with Angelina Jolie, and we ended up seeing her walk by!

But back to the beers! They have such in interesting concept of beers there, not only the Weiße beers which are zingy and thick. But what they combine them with! Lindenbrau, the one we frequented the most, offered their beers mixed with so many different juices! Mango, raspberry, apple, cherry and many others! And also with coke, like the Germans from our sailing trip in Croatia. My favourite was beer and grapefruit!
Then there was the currywurst! Mmm delicious, but I think just the standard brautwurst was my favourite of the sausage selection (really a southern German thing, not so popular in Berlin)


Ive now returned to Sweden for nine more days, time to pack up!