Days 77-78

Sunday was the big ending to our long trip in Berlin. We visited the olypmic stadium and The Charlottenburg palace. http://www.olympiastadion-berlin.de/en.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottenburg_Palace
I didn't realize just how much history took place at the 1936 olympics. I forgot that Jesse Owens participated and Su informed me that a Japanese god medalist wasn't actually Japanese but Korean, and not to mention that this was during NS time. I tried really hard to push out the empty feelings of losing my laptop and enjoy what it was I was experience. To be honest after what happened I felt completely done with Berlin.
Still, I really liked going to the stadium. We got to see the stadium that was about to be built before WWI and went into some locker rooms and sat where the leaders of Germany sit to watch soccer games.

Afterwards we went to the palace. It was on a richer side of town that reminded me a lot of Bloomfield Hills. The palace is mostly rebuilt due to WWII bombings. al the same it was neat to walk through, though it did feel like another palace. :P

After the little excursion Su and I bought Maria some flowers as a little thank you for all she had done for us. We then went off to class to take our last test and give our presentations. I gave mine on the differences in being a tourist to Berlin and being a student in Berlin trying to live in Germany and how learning more about the government is a must when thinking about living in a foreign country. I really did feel like I gained a new perspective on things and was able to look at Berlin deeper than just "ohhhhhh Beeerrrrrlllinnnn!!". I was actually able to understand how the government works and able to look at the Berlin of today rather than of the past.

Monday Su and I took a train back to Bonn and were SO Happy to be back!! Ahhh Home Sweet Home! When we got back to our rooms we realized we didn't have any food, so instead of relaxing for the night we had to head back out into the city. To our surpirse the christmas market was up and running. We were the kids on christmas morning, walking around with HUGE smiles on our faces and just taking everything in. It was awesome! We couldn't stay long since we had work the next day but I was still so glad to be home in good ol' Bonn. :)