My roommate Shannon and I took a much looked forward trip to Germany to visit my long lost friend Übki. I met his two summers ago in Nashville through mutual friends. He now lives in Berlin and graciously offered up his home to us for the weekend and was the best host two gals could ask for.
Our time in Berlin was full of snow and festivities. We trudged through the powder to visit the sights hitting The Fernsehturm (TV Tower), the World Time Clock, Museum Island, Berliner Dom, Brandenburg Gate, and the Bundestag (German Parliament building) - though it was closed due to security reasons. We had to make frequent stops at cheerful Christmas markets to warm up where we sipped on hot wine and enjoyed specialties like currywurst. We got a late start the next day after staying out dancing the night before. Our missions for that day was to see Checkpoint Charlie and various parts of the Berlin Wall. Throughout our time there we also hung out with some of Übki's friends, picked up a few German words, and attempted to learn how to open a bottle with a lighter while sampling various German beers.
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