Writing from Prague, Czech Republic
Whoah! I haven't written in a while! Let me backtrack to Berlin...We arrived to Berlin Wednesday early evening to the steps of Staci's coffee shop in eastern Berlin. Danielle and I survived a long day of trains traveling from Amsterdam to Berlin and then on subways around the city following the directions Staci sent us to meet her at work. It was a surreal experience to see Staci again as we had not seen each other in more than 3 years! Thursday and Friday we spent sightseeing around Berlin. We climbed the Reichstag Dome (the house of Berlin's parliament) for a gorgeous panorama of the city. We walked the narrow aisles of the Holocaust Memorial and even managed to lose each other amidst the massive columns and numerous aisles...Which resulted in Danielle and I asking almost every security gueard if they had seen our "other half". We finally located one another and after reflecting upon the nervousness and uncertainity of losing one another within the haunting memorial I couldn't even begin to imagine what it was like during the years of the Holocaust in Germany when families were ripped apart and seperated between varying concentration camps. It was a very intense feeling. On Saturday we took a 3 hr. train ride to Waremunde, Germany---which is North of Berlin on the Baltic Sea. It was an absolute blast--we spent the day at the sea just relaxing and tanning!
Now we are in Prague and it has been an absolute beauty--as so many people told us! Tomorrow we leave for Munich--we are staying at "The Tent" which is a huge tent that they put up every summer in Munich for backpackers--it sleep 100 people and is located right on the river--it should be an interesting experience!
Until I write again...love, Kim!
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