Berlin!

This past weekend I traveled to Berlin, Germany, and I had a wonderful time. At first, I was most excited to be in a land plentiful with Beer and Brats! I had no idea that Bratwursts come from the family of 'wursts, and that there are many different kind. Needless to say, it was the "wurst" fahrt ever! (Fahrt = Trip in German)

As soon as I arrived at my hostel, I threw down my bags and headed to the corner store to buy some Berliner Beer. After downing a nice, cold, German Beer, I headed to the opposite corner for brat. I decided to try a currywurst, which is a sausage smothered in spicy ketchup and paprika. It was delicious and I quickly grew tired and went to bed.

The next morning we headed out for some sightseeing. Around noon I was getting hungry so we stopped to get a brat from a lady wearing a grill and an umbrella - quite impressive!

For dinner we went to a restaurant near our hostel and ate some "authentic" German food. The restaurant was very cute, with stuffed goats, and men hanging out of trees. The waitresses also all wore checkered dresses. I ordered suckling pig with red cabbage and mashed potatoes. It was covered in a light but sweet gravy sauce that was delicious! The red cabbage was sweet and sour - just the way I like it.

The next morning I was hung over so I got another bratwurst for breakfast - yummy! After sight seeing we stopped at a fast food joint to try the famous DONER KEBAP. Doner Kabab starts with lamb meat on a bread roll. Then you add tomaters and onions and lettuce and cucumbers and cucumber sauce. I wish I had a picture :-(

On Sunday I saved up my money and my appetite for dinner. We ate at a restaurant called Schwartwaldenstueben. There were quaint tables with couches and chairs. It was very cozy and there were boars heads on the walls. We ordered the house beer - Rothaus! The menu was full of twists on authentic German recipes - I highly recommend it! I ordered meat stuffed pasta squares with potato salad and lettuce. It was amazing! For dessert we shared pineapple ravioli and apple crepes with mango sauce. The pineapple ravioli was pineapple cut very thin, stuffed with white chocolate and pressed together to make ravioli squares - exquisite! The apple crepes with mango sauce was also one of the best things I have ever tasted!

Berlin and its food was amazing and I cannot wait to try different cuisines as I travel throughout Europe!