Thursday, March 20

"We started off the day having breakfast at nine o’clock. I was going to wake up early and get a Döner with Ted and Nate. I was too tired so I slept in and just had the usual breakfast. After this, we took the U-Bahn down to the Pergamon Museum. When we got there, I was given the impression that the main part of the museum was going to be an Egyptian portion. We went inside and found out there was no Egyptian exhibit in the Museum that we were in. I found this information out by asking a museum staff member in German! I was so proud of myself. The museum was filled with Greek sculptures and modern building designs. Nate and I were bummed about the non-existence of the Egyptian exhibit, so we left after briskly browsing through the museum. We went to a crepe place and I ordered a delicious Nutella and banana crepe. I also picked up souvenirs for my mom and my sister. We all met back up at 12:30 and went down to Ku’damm. For the first time ever I rode a double decker bus. It was very fun to sit up top and enjoy the marvelous views of Berlin. When we arrived, the place was packed with a cornucopia of stores. The first thing that was explored was this wonderful church that had been damaged in the War. They made the actual church into a memorial and put a modern church right next to it. We visited both. The modern church was filled with beautiful tiles and an absolutely gorgeous organ. The old church was also pretty spectacular. It was amazing to see the artwork on the ceiling and there were some neat artifacts including a huge key smothered in gold and jewels. We than split up for three hours and went shopping. My shopping experience started out on a bad note. There was a six-year old beggar asking me for money. I kept telling him that I had no money and that I was sorry. I turned around to leave and was then kicked in the leg by this kid. If he weren’t a kid I would have had a word with him, but since he was young, I just walked off laughing. I had KFC for lunch, which was a huge disappointment to Uwe. Oh well, it was delicious despite the fact it was not exactly quintessential German food. After the lunch, we shopped around for a while and enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the city. We then proceeded on with the day and took the S-Bahn back home. Uwe showed us this wonderful Currywurst stand. It was delicious. We then cooled down for a little while in the hostel and than took the S-Bahn to a bowling alley. I am currently bowling at this present time and am having a blast."

Jeremy