Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Berlin vs. Paris





I recently took a trip to St Etienne, Lyon, Berlin, and Paris. There weren't that many impressive things to show you pictures of in the other places, but Berlin was quite possibly the coolest place I have ever been outside of Banff(thank you Andrew). In order, there is a concentration camp, a gate that is really famous, the Berlin wall, and checkpoint Charlie with my friends Mike and Jesslyn. It was very sobering seeing the history of the Nazi and Soviet Regimes and it is thoroughly documented at each point of interest. After the three of us went to each place, it was a bit difficult to talk because of the atrocities committed there.
On a lighter note, it was great to hang out with Mike and Jesslyn. They are a neat couple and are excited to learn German and start making an impact for Christ there. We had a lot of neat German foods and we even got to visit the world premier of a film and stand on the red carpet.

I don't really have pictures to post from Paris. I wasn't as impressed with it. The architecture is unbelievable, and it was a cool place, but after about four hours there I visited a few friends and then took the next train back to Grenoble.

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