25th Anniversary

This past weekend (November 7-(9)) was cause for celebration in Berlin. In remembrance of the fall of the Berlin wall just 25 years ago on top of politician and guest speakers; there were performances and little concerts in the city (the largest by the Brandenburg Gate where my group was unfortunately denied access because the park was TOO FULL.) anyways we were able to get a great spot by the Reichstag and watch the releasing of the balloons (most of them.. we did see countless pedestrians walk around the city and take balloons and walk off with them that went around the perimeter of the city where the wall once stood. Being next to the Berlin Wall gives a feeling that is honestly unexplainable (not bad nor good... just a mix of all at once and just a tad overwhelming).

Walking around the Museum Island and subsequently its markets that I personally never knew existed with just about any type of good you could want from cooking-ware to pens and souvenirs.

As a major city Berlin is full of things to see and do, but even on a foggy day it was beautiful and I am so grateful to have been there to experience the day (courtesy of  Deutsche Bahn ending the strike!)

The city Christmas tree has just started to be put up by the Brandenburg Gate! 

As for the weather: gloomy and cool days with drizzle have become a norm, and it gets dark at around 4pm sooo after school there is about one hour of light left.

And I've found out why I have been unable to upload photos from my phone which is all but dead and hanging on by the thread, so I will backup my pictures and try to upload them with something like picasa and hopefully that will fix the problem. (thumbs crossed)