Contrary to the feeling that I usually have in other cities, I face my last evening here in Berlin with a tinge of regret. I wish I had allocated more days to Berlin and perhaps one less day in Amsterdam before I head back to Singapore. Even though I have covered the main tourist areas such as the Museum Island, Unter-den-Linden, Tiergarten, etc, I still feel I need more days to explore Berlin. One place that I forgot to mention yesterday was Viktoriapark, a beautiful park located in the Kreuzberg district, not too far from the hotel where I´m staying. There´s a waterfall at the park, with a monument celebrating Germany´s victorious wars in the past.
Today, I started early because I wanted to cover more places. I went to the laundry to pick up my clean clothes, and then I headed back to the Museum Island, just to see the Berliner Dom (complete with a wedding that was happening when I was there!), and the Pergamon Museum. That was after a 10-minute wandering around trying to find an ATM because it cost 10€ to get into the museum. Pergamon Museum is famous for the reconstruction of the Temple of Pergamon, and the Gate of Ishtar, among others. I also walked up the tower in Berliner Dom, which was again, nothing compared to the steps that I needed to take in St Olaf´s Church in Tallinn! After Pergamon Museum, I walked along Unter-den-Linden and took photos of the beautiful building adorning the street including Bebelplatz (where the Nazi burnt books in WW II), Humboldt Universität, and so forth. I had Bratwurst for my late lunch, complete with the deliciously refreshing Apfelschorle, which is half-fizzy mineral water, half apple juice. I also revisited the Brandenburger Tor, which is of course one of Berlin´s most famous landmark. I actually went to Brandenburger Tor last night but I thought I should revisit it again during day time. I went there last night at 8pm because I thought I wouldn´t have time to visit the place today. From Brandenburger Tor, I then walked through Tiergarten, Berlin´s “Central Park” which is really nice and green and contrary to the report that my friend Paul gave me prior to my trip, there were no naked people frolicking around in the sun. Hehehehehe. 😛
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