What I Did In Berlin & Moscow

Eastern Europe Activities

BERLIN
1. Germany/Argentina World Cup Quarterfinal (Duh)
2. The New Jewish Museum
3. The Berlin Cathedral
4. The Pergamon Museum
5. Checkpoint Charlie
6. Gestapo Headquarters
7. Alexanderplatz
8. Hackescher Market
9. The Many Different "Hofes" Off Oranienburger Strasse
(Heckmann Hofe)
10. The Old Jewish Quarter (Off Oranienberger/Rosenthaler Strasse in the Mitte)
11. Potsdamer Platz
12. Top of the Reichstag
13. The Adidas World of Football
14. The Jewish Holocaust Memorial (there are several, one for each persecuted minority)
15. The Fan Mile off Brandenburg Gate
16. Craziness at Kaffe Burger, Bellini Lounge, Schmidt's, Several Bars/Clubs I can't Remember.
17. Babelplatz - Site of the Nazi Book Burnings, Converted into a UNICEF Display for the World Cup.
18. Dinner at Schwarzwaldstuben, a Swabian Restaurant in the Mitte
19. Pistachio Gelato at Australian Ice Cream off the Spree
20. Consumed about 8 doners, or Turkish Kabobs
21. Still Water and Reflection at Cafe Kaiser Soze in the Mitte

MOSCOW

1. Private Tour of Red Square and the Kremlin
2. Scary Scary Scary Gypsy Cab Rides
3. Watched a Beatles Cover Band at Chekov Square (Mob Scene - Russians love the Beatles, Apparently)
4. Souvenir Shopping at The Vernizah Market with Jan (see video below)
5. Getting Lost on the Beautiful, Miraculous Moscow Metro
6. Watching the Italy/Germany Game at a Brothel called the Boarhouse
7. Watching the France/Portugal Game at an Unnamed Gay Bar in the Arbat - No, It Wasn't Leif's Idea.
8. Dancing Like a Madman at Propaganda
9. Looking at Women - I just cannot describe how beautiful the Moscow ladies are - it was insane.
10. Walking Down the Moscow River with Jan, Inhaling the Worst Air Pollution EVER.
11. People Watching on Tsverskaya Ulitsa
12. The Pushkin Museum - They Had a Room Full of Copies of Famous Masterpieces (Mona Lisa, David). I am guessing this was in place because Russians couldn't readily travel to see the originals under the Communists.
13. Watching out for the Russian Mafia (they are EVERYWHERE).
14. Getting Lost and Ending up at Russian Police Headquarters.
15. Walking around Red Square at 1:30 am.
16. Lenin's Mausoleum - The Creepiest Experience of the Trip.
17. Inadvertently Finding the World Hairdressing Championships at the Kremlin
18. The Russian Changing of the Guard at the Great Patriotic War Memorial
19. Georgian Kabobs on the Novy Arbat.
20. Trying Like Hell To Decipher Cyrllic
21. The Madhouse That Is Domodedovo Airport

Coming Soon - Thoughts & Overall Impressions