We left the hotel at 10:30 a.m. to begin our walking tour. Our tour guide, Alex, was American and from Titusville, which is not far from where I am from. For the next four hours, Alex led us through the most historic parts of Berlin. We saw Humboldt University, which is the institution in Berlin where students and faculty burned books in the square that were written by Jews.
We saw the most expensive car in the world, which is a Bugatti, and it is worth 2.3 million Euros.
Alex informed us that the mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, was asked what his thoughts were on Berlin’s economic issues. He replied that Berlin may be poor, but it is sexy. Poor but sexy is now a common motto for Berliners.
Alex took us to the Brandenburg Gate, a common tourist attraction in Berlin.
Alex also showed us the very elite Adlon Hotel, which has hosted guests such as Obama and Michael Jackson. It costs 9,500 euro to stay there for one night.
We then went to the memorial for the Jews of Europe, which is a large maze of cinderblocks of all different sizes. The artist has never revealed his meaning of this but has said that wants viewers to create their own interpretation of his piece. I think this is a wonderful way to allow individuality.
Berlin 2013 