Alison. 0 Berlin 1

So here I am on day 6 of Berlin...still alive! I'm staying at a hostel that is basically a college dorm: 7 floors of people under the age of 30 & a bar attached. I went on the pub crawl the first night with Genevieve and a bunch of other people that I had just met. Super fun but sadly we didn't last the whole night...we were back at the hostel by 2. We took the next night off, and the day after that I went on the free tour of Berlin. It was a really good tour and I got a little refresher of the amazing history that this city has. The tour went right by the Hilton that we stayed in last time I was here with the fam, and I def got a little sad. As much as I like hostels a nice night in a proper hotel would be AMAZING. I mean room service? A TV? Hell, an actual mattress and sheets that are most likely clean?! 

Since the free walking tour I've had many bar nights around the city, and I actually did the pub crawl AGAIN (since I didn't get to the end last time) and I ended up finishing like a champion around 4am. :)

I have met a surprising 3 people from Portland since I've been here!! One was staying in my hostel, the other two I met in Starbucks :) but this is the first time I've run into other people from Portland! Usually I have to tell everyone I'm from California since that's the only west coast state they know, so it was fun to compare our neighborhoods and talk about our favorite bars. 

Tonight is my last night in the Generator hostel, and tomorrow I'll be in a quiet hostel on the west end of Berlin near the Tiergarden. Like I mentioned before, a place where I can rent a bike, walk (perhaps jog?!) around the park, and actually cook a few meals will be a nice break before Amsterdam.

And sidenote people, sometimes I feel like I'm talking to myself over here, so you should comment if you're reading my blog!! Thanks :)

Xoxo RG