5 hours on a train from Frankfurt to berlin, we set our adventures to find our hostel, Pangea people. Per their crappy directions, it took us an additional 5 hours to find it. All honesty, we were walking the opposite direction for a good 30 mins before realizing it.
We stumbled upon a cute Italian restaurant with the best pasta I’ve ever tasted. Mind you, I hate pasta. Our waiter was so kind, he let us use their WiFi to find better directions.
Berlin has some amazing architecture. I think the best buildings, by far. Even their universities look amazingly cool.
Finally, we made it to the famous brandonburg gate. We just made it before the sun went down. It was quite beautiful having the sun going down. There were a lot of street performers in brandonburg. I don’t know if I really like to see the Brandonburg as a glorify tourist attraction. Nonetheless, the street performers were friendly and worked on a tip bases. I got a cute heart from clown.
Compared to Frankfurt, Berlin is a much friendlier touristy city. Everybody here are will to speak English and there aren’t much bicycles on the road.
Our hostel had a great bar. It was quiet and clean, all the things you want from a bar. I started off with a mojito and Ron had the brilliant idea of taking absinthe shots. I couldn’t down the whole thing, but what ever I could, it made me feel like I was numb and floating through life. Now I know why Everest Hemingway used to drink that stuff. For those who never tried absinthe before, the shot comes with water and sugar. Traditional absinthe has a contraption called absinthe fountain, which helps combine the sugar into the absinthe. The absinthe has a slight licorice taste, similar to sambucca and jäger.
I thought it was a good idea to walk off our absinthe high on the streets. The nice crisp cool air helped the fumes from the absinthe disappear. We found a nice Thai/vietamanese restaurant. I should’ve gotten a rice dish, but I opted for a meat vermicelli. The meat was so moist and soft, it reminds me of Kalibi.
The first day of Berlin has been filled with blunders and excitement. What could’ve been a horrible day, turned out to be a great adventure. Thank you, absinthe.
Absinthe?! That stuff is like paint stripper! Lethal stuff! Mojito is my cocktail of choice… mmm! Especially with Havana Club rum!
The mojitos were amazing. It’s my go to drink. Oh, I met two lovely girls from Manchester on a pub crawl the other day. They were really nice. Anyway, they bought me a drink called Pimm’s #1. I guess it’s huge in the UK, but I never heard of it. You like Pimm’s? It’s like juice! LOL
Greetings from Prague.
I’m sure getting turned around while looking for your hostel was a little irritating, but I’m glad you folks turned it around and had a great day even with the blunders. Numb & Floaty – not sure I’d wanna feel numb and floaty, but I’d probably have done the shot too! Keep up the blogging. I know it can’t be simple, but everyone here at home and around the globe wanna follow your adventure.
Speaking of taking a shot, we are bring some home, so you’ll have the opportunity to try some. It’s going to be glorious and fun! LOL I can’t handle, but I know you can.
Greetings from Prague.
There goes me keeping up with blogging. I must admit the hardest part of blogging is not doing it, but is find reliable wifi. That’s been the most frustrating part. Anyway, now that I have semi-descent wifi, I’ve been playing catch up. I don’t think I can continue and I might have to write these when I get home. We’ll see how it goes.
OH, I saw my first firefly. I’ve never seen one of those before. It was so cool.
You should try some absinthe. I’ll tell ron to buy you some. You should at least try it….hey, you may like that feeling. Who knows, right!
Greetings from Tuscany
Great Pics Jen, looks like you are having a blast. Mixing mojitos and Absinthe damn girl you crazy lol
LOL Gotta live a little when on vacation, right? LOl Needless to say, I joined a pub crawl that night that offered free shots all night long. Ugh, I didn’t feel so good afterwards, but I’m saving those stories for another blog post. Stay tuned! LOL
Greeting from Prague.
What beautiful photos of the gate at sunset! Sry it took an extra 5 hrs to go there!! I hate getting lost in foreign countries, but at least you got company! Guess that’s just part of the adventure! A cold beer or ice cream makes it all better.
LOL. Oh yes, cold beer and ice cream can make anything better. I say, they should serve cold beer and ice cream (and cake or cupcakes) at every government buildings, like the DMV. The world would be a better place. Don’t you think so? LOL
Greetings from Prague.
That’s just hilarious. Glad the absinthe saved the day and that you managed to find your Hostel in the end. Good job on rolling with the punches and appreciating whatever life threw at you.
While on vacation, I feel like it’s pointless to get mad at every thing. Just gotta pick your battles. I overheard this one tourist complaining to a cop today. I guess she went to one of those money exchange places on the streets, those 0% commission places. Anyway, I guess they took half her money in “taxes” or whatever. She pretty much got ripped off and expecting the local police to get her money back. Sadly to say, she didn’t get her money back.
Anyway, greetings from Prague.
for real, that pasta dish looks so amazing i almost licked the screen
Girl, it was THAT good…I tell ya! I was really quite surprised.
Congrats on making it to your last day of work!!!! Let the vacation begin, girl!!!! LOL Enjoy while you can.
Greetings from Prague.
I’m kicking myself in the ass right now because I kind of assumed you were on a bloggy break while in Europe! I missed all the fun but I’ll catch up right now. Love that building’s architecture and the pasta looks so ono (you hate pasta? what’s wrong with you? jus kidding but I love pasta).
Girl, no need to kick yourself. Honestly, I had a hard time keeping up with blogging. The wifi has been pretty iffy. Like, I’ll have good 10 minutes, then 5 minutes of nothing. it was quite frustrating. Now I’m playing caught up, but I don’t know if I can continue on blogging regularly until I get home.
I don’t know why, I just never liked pasta. Maybe I don’t like how it makes me feel afterwards. I always feel too full and slow…lol. Honestly, the pasta in Europe is AH-mazing!!!! I can’t stop eating it. Too good, way better than America, that’s for sure.
Greetings from Tuscany
In America, you know that some politician would come along at some point and try to pass a law to get that statue’s johnson covered up. LOL
Meanwhile, Absinthe huh? Rock on. That was a fun paragraph to read, right there!
Ain’t that the truth. I did feel a little weird seeing all these nakedness and swords. I’m just saying…it made me feel a little uncomfortable. LOL
Absinthe….not my favorite, but it’s everywhere in Berlin. I wanted to bring some home, but I wasn’t sure if it would make it the whole trip. I had a feeling my travel mates and I would’ve crack that sucker open on a long train ride.