Night in the train
Departure from Paris at 20:20 from Gare de l'Est.
Party in the train. Our roomates' feet smelled a little bit too much, so we changed room.First visit of Berlin for me !
We arrived in Berlin Hauptbanhof (Main train station) in the morning, at about 9 o'clock. Our French supervisor was indeed in the same train (some of us saw someone that looked like him passing through the wagon).
We left our luggage, and then started to visit Berlin. It was sooo cold (about -10°C, compared to about 2-7°C when we left Paris).
We visited for free the parliament building in Berlin (the Bundestag, B. on the map).
Inside the Parliament, a big glass dome. Downstairs were some pictures with events that took place here.
Yeah that's me with the German flag...and with all the winter cloths, because it's sooo cold !
Some Envim and Alef students at the top of the Bundestag !There was a big hole in this dome, that's why it the visit of the Parliament was so cooold !
And we continued to Postdamer Platz (D. on the map), but before we spent some time searching for some shops to buy one more layer of socks, or gloves, because it was freezing, and we were not prepaired.Then we took the subway (which is more an upway, because it's outside, and it's coooold!), the U-bahn, to Alexander Platz (E. on the map), which we thought was a kind of old town, and revealed to be a big shopping center, with big malls.
Ampelmann (ex-RDA symbol)
Sausage salesmen with a funny but all-weather proof dressing.We decided to eat there, in a kindof Brasserie. Some of us had soups, some others had choucroute...
Choucroute and a big piece of meat for Edouard !Tried to visit the most of Berlin in one day...That was of course impossible. The sun already sets at about 16h30 ! Just in time for the appointment at the Main train station with the rest of the group to then go to Poland...Hope I will come back another time here !
To be continued...in http://nathyo.blogspot.com (French)
