berlin doesn’t get the rep it deserves.
out of the places i have been to in europe, berlin has become one of my absolute favorites!
the city is full of so much history, art, incredible architecture and some of the best food!
we had thai, italian, american, germany.. everything!
and gelato of course..
twice a day..
of course..
the drive from köln to berlin was 6 hours so when we arrived to our hotel i immediately put on my running shoes and headed out to see the city.
i was walking on a road and looked to my right and said
“hm, that looks like the berlin wall”
only to find out it WAS the berlin wall.
the museum is full of SO much history and informative information regarding germany and all the history even leading up to the wall.
we stood and read every word for an hour because it was all so fascinating.
then we took an open air bus tour to see the rest of the city!
big tear being shed for this being my last family trip before mitchell leaves!!
how is he old enough to go on a mission?!
there was a street fair going on one day & of course i stopped at this haribo station for a good half hour.
they had limited edition haribo candies EVERYWHERE.
you paid by weight so you would probably feel sick if i told you how many euro’s i spent on this delicious candy.
the licorice ropes… SO GOOD.
castle gardens are the best gardens.
aaaaaand i just noticed the child on the lawn unattended… ^^
i think checkpoint charlie is so cute!
i love that they have kept it exactly how it was back then.
only exception is that it is now guarding a mcdonalds.
of course
no one better than kare bear
this trip really has been one of the best trips of my life and i am so sad to see it coming to an end.
i loved seeing isabelle’s mission, meeting her mission president, going to her wards, eating at her members houses, seeing her apartments, eating at her favorite restaurants and seeing the places she talked about for so long.
i also loved seeing kassel and seeing where my diederich family came from.
i loved spending time with my siblings and family.
they seriously made me laugh so hard and those car rides were memories i will cherish forever.
being apart from Will was SO hard but distance makes the heart grow fonder am i right?!?!
until next year, europe!
