Hey friends at home! I spent the last week in Prague and Berlin... here are some of the highlights.

Prague Highlights

Prague Castle, largest castle in the world


Including Vladislav Hall



and St Vitus Cathedral



The Charles Bridge



Cafe Louvre



Old Town & Old Town Square



Astronomical Clock

Other things:
-Vysegrad fortress
- guy walking down road carrying huge knife
- movie being filmed at the fortress
- slutty russian bride in pastel pink gown & fake tits
- Starbucks (none in Netherlands, such a treat!)
- street food: hot wine, hot chocolate, potato pancakes
- seeing Carmen at the Opera house for 2.50 euros!!! Amazing!!!
- massive Jewish Museum
- Jelena photographing every single fur coat she saw
- the freezing weather, and wearing flip flops to the opera in 20 degrees (F) because of a blister!
- our massive hostel/apartment that we had all to ourselves
- eating ostrich steak for dinner yummmmmmm

Berlin Highlights


Christmas markets - everywhere!!


Holocaust Memorial



Having breakfast on the top of the Reichstag (German Parliament building)


The inside of the dome on top of the Reichstag



The Berliner Dom



The Pergamon Museum, particularly the Ishtar Gate from Babylon



The Berlin Wall, East Side Gallery



Tchaikovsky at the world renowned Berlin Philharmonie


Topography of Terror - outdoor museum exhibit at the former site of the SS, Gestapo, SD and RSHA main offices



Other Berlin things...
- activists dressed as Penguins
- 30 people on roller skates dressed as Santa Claus with police escort
- massive pillow fight at the hostel
- Sam getting lost all the time. Especially when we got on the ferris wheel and he walked 1.5 kilometers to the wrong ferris wheel hahahah
- Skipping checkpoint charlie to go home and take a nap
- passing through Dresden on the train
- German food.......