How do I describe Berlin? The Austin of Germany with a lot of dark history...
Berlin was amazing, it was so different compared to all the other cities I have visited so far. We were in Berlin for 4 days and got to see so much. You can't really generalize Berlin, it has so many different aspects, and it's a little "weird" like Austin, but that's not a bad thing at all. It's a huge melting pot for all kinds of people and races, they had really good food and a somewhat decent nightlife (as good as nightlife can get with covid). Right off the bat, our tour guide begins to talk about how berlin is one of the lgbt+ capitals of the world, and you can definitely see that from the get-go, it's so amazing that this recently heavily oppressed country that was once killing people for being who they are able to move on from that and be one of the most liberated and freeing capitals of the world, everyone is who they want to truly be in Berlin. Berlin is also filled with a lot of dark history and we got to see a glimpse of that with all the museum's visits, I personally enjoyed the Jewish museum the most learning about a brief history of Jewish life in our world. My favorite part of this excursion was dinner at Dr.Wasser's friend's restaurant. The owners were kind enough to rent out the restaurant for us and provide us dinner and wine, buffet style. I really enjoyed everyone eating together, that was the first time that everyone in our program, faculty, and students all came together to enjoy a meal. The food was also fantastic, I have never had Mediterranean food but it was amazing.
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