Study Abroad Berlin: May 27, 2016

Day 5: Potsdam with Callison and Seltzer

Today I ventured out to Potsdam with Callison, Seltzer, and Lydia to go check out some castle. Getting out of Berlin was like going to a whole different place, a place where there wasn’t graffiti every corner you turned. It was really nice to get out of the big city into a somewhat smaller one. When we got off at the station, we first came across the salmon colored parliament building and a church with a gorgeous dome. After some cool pictures we were on our way to the castle. The walk there ended up being a lot longer than expected because we thought we were taking a shortcut and ended up walking around the perimeter of the lake/river. The walk was eternal, but on the plus side it was very scenic. When we finally got to the huge park where all of these massive and old buildings were, we were exhausted. Lydia asked why it was necessary to have such large gardens and what would one do with them. Seltzer hit us with his hidden wit yet again when he replied “I would play hide and seek with the servants all day long.” Callison and Seltzer are each very different in personality but have made for a very interesting trip.

We did not get to see the inside of the castle because the tickets were sold out for that day (whah whah), but it was still really pretty on the outside. We didn’t make it to the largest castle on the premises because it was on the opposite side of the park and we were all already tired from our little walking excursion. The bus was a little nuts getting back to the station to take us back to berlin. The bus was jam packed with people and yet at each stop the driver would allow more people on. The bus being packed was not even the worst part, the bus driver was driving like a maniac. We were close to running some people over a few times, plus the driver took those turns like he was trying to drift. All hopes of personal space were out the window.

Later that night I went to the Matrix again and all but one of the tunnels were open. I must say I was really impressed yet again with the concept of this club. After the long day of traveling and walking I don’t really know how I still managed to go out at night, but nevertheless I survived.

Food:  Pizza with seafood and an Alster on the side. The tiny shrimp on my pizza were surprisingly delicious. Also I am not a beer loving person but I could definitely get used to these Radlers (sprite with beer).
Also today I learned that a giant glass of beer is cheaper than a small glass of water. How sad is that? I've definitely been taking that free water for granted back home.