Day 15- Half way to home

Day 15 May 17, 2012

I woke up at 8:55 today and  we had class as usual and we didn’t really do much. McInnis was 15 minutes late and then as a group we decided to just head out into the city and he was going to show us some things we talked about in class all week. First place we went was to the Neue Wache. It’s not really all that impressive. It’s a really pretty building but there isnt really much to it. It is made of stone and has columns in the front and in the inside there is a single statue of a mother mourning her fallen son. We talked about this memorial and the problems it rose after the unification of Germany. After the Neue Wache we walked towards the Brandenburg Gate and chilled there taking lots of pictures and enjoying the view. After that we walked towards the Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe. For those of you that don’t know what that is, it’s a memorial that is made up of 2711-ish cement blocks on uneven ground and at different heights its supposed to be confusing and disorienting. It’s really cool. After spending 20 or so minutes wondering around there we headed to another Soviet Memorial that was once again over sized and a tad obnoxious. We didn’t stay there long and then we broke off for a 3 hours lunch break. Me Ryne Kristin Collin Travis and Sarah decided to stay in the city and go out for lunch. We went to Brauhaus Lemke. The same place we went to with McInnis earlier in the trip. It was really good, I got roast pork with dumplings. And I got a real Collin high five because I can do math and I figured out the bill. That was probably the highlight of my day, not gonna lie. After that we walked around some more and watched some B-boys in Alexanderplatz have their spotlight stolen by some guys in Morphsuits. It was funny, and Collin jabbered at some Bosnian chick begging for money. It was funny. After lunch we headed to the Pergamon Museum and that was impressive. There were so many huge things from all over the world. I have some amazing pictures that I witures that I will try to upload later. It has whole buildings inside it basically. After spending 2+ hours there Collin Kristin and I headed back into the city and just kinda bummed around. We took a boat tour and talked and I made Collin blush. Which was also a highlight of my day. Then we headed back to the apartments were I made dinner for me and Kristin. Then we had a few beers with Collin and Travis before doing homework, journaling and just bullshitting. Today was good. Sorry the blog is kinda boring. Im tired and Ryne is rushing me.