Berlin

In 2012, I was lucky enough to participate in an exchange run by my school. As a part of this exchange, we visited different places within Germany and my favourite place out of all the ones we visited was Berlin. 

The streets of Berlin 

To be able to experience the beauty and history of Berlin was incredible. We were able to visit the remains of the Berlin Wall which was incredible to see. We were also able to visit some of the other main attractions including Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag Building, Checkpoint Charlie and Berlin Cathedral. As a part of this trip, we were able to walk along the streets, going into the many shops and were lucky enough to be there whilst a market was taking place which was for Oktoberfest. 

Berlin Cathedral

Learning about the history of Germany, in particular, Berlin, was incredible as we learnt additional information to the common knowledge taught in schools and I was also lucky enough to see the differences in buildings and materials used in East and West Berlin as our guide pointed out some of the subtle differences. 

Berlin Wall remains 

Berlin is a must see for anyone planning to visit Germany and I will definitely be making the effort to go back to Berlin next time I visit Germany. 

Brandenburg Gate

Jess