Berlin
9 May 2022
I'm going to Berlin right now. I mean I'm litterally flying. I'm full of excitement. The weather of Dublin was rainy but Berlin is sunny and about 20C° which is perfect for me. I had kind of stressful time before board to plane. The gate was changed. Actually I was forgotten the check gate board. When I went to 107 there was another plane. Suddenly I felt "What I did!?" After that I check the Dublin airport app and also looked to information board to be ensure for the new gate. And there was my gate that is 104. I went there. There was another flight. I felt different things at the same time. Mix of suprise and confusion. Asked to one guy who is working on gate. He said that yes, you are in correct place. After this flight you will use this gate. Flight times between two plane was so close. I literally scared to miss flight. Overall it was OK. In fact it was easier than I thought. I spent less than 1 hour on security. As I said little confused on gate.
I bought a book in airport. I'm reading since flight. Time is 16:33 (utc+2). We are started landing. I don't meaning this sentences. I'm really writing according to real life events. Beside that I'm hungry.
16:46 we landed. Touchdown.
18:07 I'm on S bahn train. Border police asked my visa. She said that you don't have visa I can't see. I said I have Ireland visa and I added I check before I came, this is special passport as far as I know I don't need visa. She said no you are Turkish you need visa. And I said again this is green one which is special. She made a phone call. Asked the other polices. Then came again and asked what I am going to do in Berlin. Why did you come? I replied I come for touristic trip. She asked how many days? 4 days. When you gonna leave? Thursday. When did you came before? This is first time to come germany...
After border control I directly went to S bahn. I knew before arrive here. There was a ticket machine. It was deutch and there was NOT english option. I genuinely didn't expected. I asked a man. The man was about 50-60 years old old.
Excuse me I want to buy ticket could you help me?
-Speak Deutch!
Sorry I can't. Can you help me?
-OK, come, put money, this, this. This!
Sorry I didn't understand.
-(Grumbled) take it.
I almost laugh. I thought every german knows english too. I think not all of them. I went a shop. In shop, Excuse me can I pass?
-(teenagers surprised) SURE!
Thanks!
they start laughing and so I. At the same time I asked for one product to one girl who is working in shop.
Sorry, is there any option to buy this individually?
-WAS??
Sorry just one. This one. One this.
-Go cashier.
After these conversations I was thinking "What is happening right now??
10 May 2022
First of all I went to Brandenburg gate by Sbahn. I used number 11th. Brandenburg Gate was fascinating. This gate nowadays symbol of east and west Berlin. After taking some pictures, I went Reichstag Building. I asked a police for where is to entry. She said that over there but first you need to book. I went for booking and booked for tomorrow 11:45.
I walked through to south of city. I passed by the edge of the park. I reach to Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. After that I used Europe's fastest elevator. I didn't believe at all but anyway. I am according what they said to me. There was panaroma view at top. I enjoyed. Also I realized Berlin is huge.
After stopping by checkpoint Charlie, I went for eating fries. I found a place spontaneously. I was looking for eating something and bingo Frittenwerk. Fries with mozzarella and tomato-avacado-salad. It was good actually. Later then I came to Bonanza coffee. I found this place from a blog. I am drinking filter coffee. I don't remember the name of it but it is good. It's been a while to drink filter coffee in fact I realised I missed. I'm sitting outside of bonanza coffee and writing this at the same time drinking filter coffee and watching people. I'm delightful for this moment. Time is 13:45.
Time is 16:53 I'm in The barn coffee. It's 3rd coffee shop today. Last 3 hours I visited Volkswagen museum, bought a museum pass, altes museum and Deutsches Historisches Museum - Pei-Bau. While I was writing these, I just learned that I passed the english exam. English exam another day's topic. Let's continue. In fact museums kind of boring. Museums were old buildings and inside there were lots of stuff. I didn't read them all. I came here to walk in the streets, not for museums.
I came here to walk in the streets, not for museums.
11 May 2022
I had a booking for Reichstag building for 11:45. I woke up after 7 o'clock. I've prepared all my stuff. I mentioned it because yesterday morning I did not take my eu to uk converter. Housekeeping took it. Anyway I headed to Ostbahnhof station. There is a place for to buy train tickets.
-Hallo!
Hi! I want a full day ticket.
-OK!
I want to use all the trains.
-ALL THE TRAINS!?
Off course not all of them. I did not plan but I will use more than once.
-All right. You can go to my colleague to do payments and ticket.
Danke.
I had time for coffee. Same as yesterday I went Zeit für Brot. I genuinely recommending this bakery. Their foods are delicious. Atmosphere of places are unique. I delighted. I lost in streets of Berlin about 1 hour. In fact I did on purpose.
Reichstag building, as far as I know this is government building and they opened for tourists for roof. There was panoramic view on top of building.
Reichstag building
Next stop was Berlin Hauptbahnhof. This place is HUGE. The Trains were EVERYWHERE. Underground, SBahn, ICE and the others. This place also shopping mall. I fascinated.
I took a Underground train from Berlin Hauptbahnhof for head to TV tower...
I walked around Berlin streets again. I felt my happiness becoming tiredness...
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Time - The Avener
16.05.2022
