Daily Archives: 24 October, 2016

I walked a lot, passing by a lot of historical monuments. Very much had been destroyed during the second world war but some had been saved and also rebuilt. Beautiful architecture. I stopped by Ritter Sport and got some energy. I like sports a lot and I have been missing swimming for a very long time. I found beautiful Stadtbad Neukölln. It was in the south part of Berlin. I love to dive. The feeling of freedom is indescribable. Uncatchable.

It was rather late when I was there so I had to find a taxi to get back to the hotel. Again, I felt very sorry not being able to speak German and it was very difficult to find someone who could help me. No taxis. Finally, I found a driver and he was very friendly. He promised to drive, but first he had to bring some pasta to his family because his sister in law was just about to have a little baby. It was so cute. They were very surprised I could not speak German but I was forgiven when I told them that I, at least, could speak French.

Tonight I needed to go for yoga (stretch) to embed all impressions from my Berlin journey.  It was a wonderful trip, to summarize. I left Friday night and the flight brought me to Munich where I had to change planes to go to Berlin. It was my first real encounter with Berlin and Germany. The airport was very close to the city where I stayed, in Mitte. I lived nearby the famous Friedrichstrasse that crosses Checkpoint Charlie were east and west meet.

I have captured some photos. These images are like art for me, a way to express emotions, I think. I have learnt to travel alone and that means that I sometimes have to ask for help with photos. So, photos of me are taken by unknown photographers. And vice versa, I help them.

I felt rather captured. Not knowing German. I couldn´t read newspapers, only watch TV, but I think I learnt some words. All people I talked to were very friendly and there was an international atmosphere. The area where I stayed was rather new, but anyway, I got a feeling that there must have been a history before these buildings. History is not easy to understand because the writer can shape history. But, anyway, what is wrong with that if it is a happy ending?

I like to walk to get to know a new city. People, cafés, German kitchen, ambiance etc. And, honestly, I am lousy at reading maps so I often end up at places I never knew about. However, first, I went to Pariser Platz and Brandenburger Tor, close to the German Reichstag. Sharing some photos and I will continue to write some.