Christie's Visit

At the end of May Christie came to visit me for two weeks. We had planned it out to coincide with two of my long weekends. So the day after she arrived we took off to Berlin for four days. It was a great trip. We did lots of walking, sightseeing and even some shopping.

Infront of the Brandenburg Gates

We went on two walking tours, both from the New Europe Tours company. The first was a general tour and the second was a Third Reich walking tour. Both started from the Brandenburg Gates and took us around all the main sights in that area of Berlin. 

I can't resist taking a picture of a cash register! Our first dinner, in a small, traditional German restaurant.

Lunch before our second walking tour - picnic in front of the Berliner Dom

We stayed right off of Hackescher Markt. On the last night we sat outside on the square and ate at one of the many restaurants there. A great way to finish a lovely weekend in Berlin. 

While we were in Berlin we visited a few of the museums and exhibit. My favourite was the DDR museum. It is all about life in the DDR, with many artifacts from daily life. Another favourite was the Mauer Park flea market. It was huge! 

During the week unfortunately I had to go to school. Christie did a great job of entertaining herself. We spent the evenings walking around Frankfurt, having picnics and talking the tram places. One evening we went to the zoo. It was a bit rainy, and at first we thought we weren't going to see any animals! Luckily we found some :) Both Thursdays Christie was here she came to school with me. That was fun, and she was a great help. 

Being watched

Friday night dinner at Friedberger Platz

The next weekend we spent two nights in Bamberg. By this point it was super hot. I think it got up to about 35 on Sunday! It is such an amazing town, with a preserved old centre. On Sunday we met up with my cousin Robert, who came to visit from Bayreuth. We walked around the centre of Bamberg, but then went for a long walk through a forested park - trying to find some rest from the heat! 

The next week was much the same, with me having to go to school. The weather was nice, so Christie and I did manage to have a picnic on the river one night. 

On her last night we celebrated by going out for dinner in Bornheim with some of my friends. Then on Friday the 13th I sent her off to the airport as I headed off to school. It was a bit worrying, since she had just found out her flight to London was cancelled, and we were worried about her being able to make her connecting flight to Toronto. But in the end it all worked out for the best as she ended up on a direct flight Frankfurt to Toronto. I kept busy trying not to be sad. I had an Austrian night with a couple friends in Wiesbaden, and then went out to meet a friend in Neu-Isenburg Saturday to be crafty and make some cards.