So there we were bright and early on Thursday Morning. We were pumped. We were ready. We had no way to get to the airport. A TAXI! What a GREAT idea…yeah, I knew yous was smart. OK first off…..this had been one of the earliest mornings I had seen in Thessaloniki. Minus the few nights where I had met the morning before I had even met my bed……WHY Thessaloniki do you NOT believe in LAST CALL!? You’re killin’ me SMALLS!
SOON enough we were OFF in a taxi to the ENORMOUS, GIGANTIC, OVER THE TOP airport of Thessaloniki. Alright so you caught me, I lied….the airport has one floor. Left OR Right….after a little struggling trying to figure out how exactly this check-in thing worked….I mean….left OR right….I had never been so stressed and so concerned for my well being before…so many options….so many choices….WHAT SHOULD I DO!? BUT we figured it out and soon enough we were ready to go. Luckily we were one of the first people in line so we got to board in the first group of passengers….it’s a good thing too because apparently Easy Jet likes to overbook their flights and if you aren’t there in time…SORRY CHARLIE….which is funny because we went to check point Charlie…..that’s really not that funny is it? OH OK I see how it is….
Sorry about the tangent…now, where were we…AH YES ….
(always wanted to use that line….sweet placement right?)
WE decided to sit RIGHT in the front of the plane closest to the exit….ok side note…..the Easy Jet planes are actually REALLY nice…and like brand freaking new….everything reminded me from that movie View From the Top….you know….”you have to put the right emphasis on the right syllable.” I was HIGHLY fascinated….EVERYTHING was orange….and there are NO assigned seats….ergo (oh hey easy jet we’re the company that likes to overbook our flights) I don’t even know why I keep mentioning this….I haven’t had a problem with easy jet….like I’ve said before and I’ll say it again!!!
“NO one got ahead by sitting on their BEHIND!” yeahhhhh that’s going to get old soon…it may or may not have already gotten old….mostly may. RIGHT then…..I found a sweet magazine that said on the front “This issue of Easy Jet blah blah blah is YOURS free to KEEP!” I so kept it….Listen this trip was all about scrapbooking…..and my goal was PAMPHLETS, passes, TICKETS…everything but believe me….I have a very sad tale to conclude with…..BUT Until then!
Our flight took only two hours…it was nice and quick and the time difference was CONFUSING…I don’t care for it…nope, not at all….we only went back an hour so that was nice that we gained sometime….Soon enough we collected our bags and we prepped for a tundra of COLD. OK seriously….I was SO EXCITED for cold weather…just something that would allow me to wear the clothes I planned on wearing while I was here….NEVER IN MY LIFE will you probably hear me exclaim my excitement for cold weather….but seriously….what part of seasons does Greece NOT understand? I DON’T get it….ok I can do without winter…NO problem….but without FALL….OK that is PUSHING IT….Mt. Olympus was great because I got to taste fall….but then I went right back into Spring forever….I don’t even care about spring that much….Spring is just there because of Summer…and I LOVE summer…but seriously….Fall is my season….Summer is my time to prepare for the fall….Oh hey Bronzing….the colors, its crisp, its sweatshirt weather with jeans, Fall is more of a Tradition in America. It’s not just a season….it’s what brings people together FOOTBALL (which I don’t really care about) APPLE FESTIVAL (you Lockwood’s should know how MUCH we love APPLEFESTIVAL) Fall is what starts a new year….not the “new year” ….I’m still on the school schedule….School def. defines my year…and will always since I’ll be in school forever, I want to get married in the fall…I mean FALL is just awesome….
OK OK ok you get the point….but GERMANY….we made it….we were in Berlin…and it was FALL everywhere….and I was loving it….we went from smoke encrusted confusing spring temperatures of Greece to a country where people weren’t smoking with every step they took….the AIR was breathable, I could hear the crunch of leaves under my feet….I think I was in Germany a total of 5 minutes and then I knew that 1. I could live here forever 2. I love the fall 3. I love Germany…..WHATEVER I said about Germany before was a COMPLETE unjust statement. I saw a shady, barely part of Germany on the border of Austria…this was the Real Germany and I was SO excited to be there….WOO me…
SO after we got some advice from an information desk in the Airport we went to the metro, which was SO efficient and took you EVERYWHERE/ANYWHERE you needed to go. We buzzed by lots of stops and we had been riding the metro for QUITE some time but soon enough we got off to find our hostel. We got off at a small stop, with no people around….we all began rolling our suitcases....ALLIE let me borrow her Suitcase….AND she has REALLY nice luggage because I don’t have a small carry on case….it worked out perfectly…and Heather….well Heather just bought a really awesome piece of Luggage from down the street…..(since you’re reading this right now Heather) haha you TOTALLY struggled with that bag of yours….it came with wheels that really did not wheel…and you could tell we were coming not by all of us carting our bags behind us…but because Heather was always fighting with her bag….no one said anything but I’ll tell you what I thought it was so funny….haha GOOD work Heather…..you done did good kid….
SO we rolled around a road or two and over a bridge…the leaves were SO orange and I was breathing REAL AIR for the first time in weeks!! SO EXCITING!!! We came across our Hostel….International youth hostel of Berlin…and the room was small but actually I really liked it….ok and Madre…you were so right about those Duvet covers….I NEVER WANT TO USE ANOTHER COMFORTER AGAIN….seriously…Ok I know about how awesome they are and how they aren’t new to the world, but I never really experienced the awesomeness that SAVED my life because I was ridiculously warm and I am ALWAYS COLD…..they don’t do sheets….ok they do a mattress sheet but it’s just a duvet cover and a HUGE PILLOW the size of half the mattress itself….listen…I could seriously sleep in Germany forever…however that was ANYTHING but the case….
SO we dropped off our stuff and ON we went to find out HOW in the world we were getting to Prague the next day and to find some food. We hopped on the metro and zoomed to a HUGE metro station which also happened to be the train station….seriously this thing was GIGANTIC and it was architecturally cool….(Brosef…Anna….I know you know I know.) We found our way to the ticket office for the train and let me tell you what those Germans are SO efficient…literally everything moved so fast and without complication….before we knew it we booked our train to Prague for the next morning (KILLER EARLY) and then we walked down to the bus ticket office and booked our bus for our return to Berlin….Well that worked out Ridiculously well….
So since we had our travel arrangements set for the next few days we ventured into the city of Berlin. Seriously, I loved Berlin. I think I would like ALL of Germany if I liked Berlin this much. I had done some sweet research so I knew what was up about Berlin, I even made a cheat-cheat for our journey of all the important things we needed to see and do….(someone had to be the mom…and I have learned OH so well) we walked along the streets to see some things that surrounded us…there were tons of people out and about…TONS of people on Bikes…but once we realized where we were we decided to hop BACK on the metro and go to a more central part of the city….we needed FOOD and fast…..We found a stop that looked good enough and walked around and found ourselves at a fountain with King Neptune and lots of other mythological creatures. We took some time to see one of Berlin’s largest churches….I think it was called St. Mary’s but it’s hard to remember exactly. Just walking around this city was so cool….everything was old but new at the same time…like it was refreshed….FINALLY food time…took care of that and then we continued on our way and found ourselves at a café/bar called AM to PM… it had the COOLEST chairs ever….really these chairs were SO neat…ok no we didn’t sit in them (this time) but they were really cool…and we got our first pints of German Beer….
Ok let’s talk about this…
I don’t really like beer all that much…..I like wine and drinks that really don’t have any alcohol in them…haha it’s a façade of alcohol really…but I’m in GERMANY….OF COURSE I had to have German beer…and let me tell you what…IT was actually Really good. I have never had a beer like that before….it made me appreciate it WAY more than I ever had….I guess that is what happens when all you know is the cheapest beer college can buy..unless I’m with padre and even then…meh…Beer just isn’t my thing…I’m not saying that I’m not a BEER drinker…it’s all meh to me…but it was really good. So Props to Padre and Brosef….I doubted you for all too long.
SO after AM to PM we found ourselves at an Irish Pub called Kilkenny’s and I had my first experience with Bulmer’s….Ok….THIS WAS AWESOME….who does this…I knew I was Irish for a reason….this was great and we definitely were on the lookout for Irish pubs the REST of our trip….HOWEVER, the pub was occupied by older people and we were looking for a younger crowd so we left and wanted to find out where the young people were…..
We started walking aimlessly and found a guy around our age and so Joana, the brave, bold, and outgoing individual that she is went up to him and immediately before she even spoke he said “I’m sorry I don’t’ think I can help you” UM perfect…Of COURSE YOU CAN…the next thing I knew we were at another cafe/bar all outdoors and COLD which I didn’t mind….with a ton of random people that spoke English? DONE conversation with people our age that can understand us!? I already liked Germany but it was SO NICE to hear English. Eventually some of them fizzled off and it was the four of us and 4 of them…who were they? THEY legit were some of the nicest, coolest kids I have ever met. They were from Holland on a school trip looking at Grad schools….though they already had degrees? I’m not sure…they were all in the same field some science or something…WAY over my head….but they study and live in Amsterdam and they made the city seem so awesome….not what everyone says it really is…they told us about all the touristy stuff is NOT the real Amsterdam…..we spent just hours talking and hanging out and it was really awesome….after spending some time at the bar they asked us to go back to their hostel with them and hangout there….since all the hostels have bars and lounges it was a great idea….we spent even more time with them just hanging out and talking…it was so fun and really a great experience...and they all wanted us to come visit them in Amsterdam which was AWESOME of them to even suggest especially when they were adamant that we stay with them and they will show us all that Holland and Amsterdam had to offer…I mean this is REALLY hard to pass up…but Amsterdam really isn’t in my travel plans….but someday….holy Random night right? SO soon enough we had to jump on the metro because the metro stopped running around 4 in the morning. So we jumped on and we got to as far as we could before the metro was done running for the night. There were sketchy guys next to us on the metro they were young but they were belligerent and none of us wanted to deal with it…so we found a taxi as soon as we could and got back the hostel in one piece.
AND WHAT happend NEXT!???
you'll just have to wait!!!!
.........Czech it out.......until next time.......
-H
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