Berlin war wunderbar!
Berlin: a city full of diversity and contrasts. It has only been 36 years since die Wende, or the fall of the Berlin Wall, which means our class wasn’t just learning about history on this trip- we were living it, as this event shaped modern Europe as we know it today. We began our adventure on the 22nd June meeting in Heathrow at 4:45 AM - so early I was considering shaking a few larks awake! However, morale was high as we were eager to set off with our friends to explore a new place, beginning with a whistle-stop walking tour, courtesy of Mr Bannister’s history facts (he somehow managed to pack in points
BERLIN: A CITY FULL OF DIVERSITY AND CONTRASTS. IT HAS ONLY BEEN 36 YEARS SINCE DIE WENDE, OR THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL, WHICH MEANS OUR CLASS WASN’T JUST LEARNING ABOUT HISTORY ON THIS TRIP- WE WERE LIVING IT, AS THIS EVENT SHAPED MODERN EUROPE AS WE KNOW IT TODAY. WE BEGAN OUR ADVENTURE ON THE 22ND JUNE MEETING IN HEATHROW AT 4:45 AM- SO EARLY I WAS CONSIDERING SHAKING A FEW LARKS AWAKE! HOWEVER, MORALE WAS HIGH AS WE WERE EAGER TO SET OFF WITH OUR FRIENDS TO EXPLORE A NEW PLACE, BEGINNING WITH A WHISTLE-STOP WALKING TOUR, COURTESY OF MR BANNISTER’S HISTORY FACTS (HE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO PACK IN POINTS ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM THE PRUSSIANS TO POTSDAM), AND AN ASCENT OF THE MARVELLOUS SIEGESSÄULE, OR VICTORY COLUMN. WE ENJOYED A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE CITY UP THERE, AND THEN IT WAS TIME FOR CURRYWURST AND WORLD CUP ANTICS AFTER A GOLDEN HOUR WALK ALONG THE SPREE. Siegessäule, or victory column. We enjoyed a panoramic view of the city up there, and then it was time for currywurst and World Cup antics after a golden hour walk along the Spree. about everything from the Prussians to Potsdam), and an ascent of the marvellous After a truly needed sleep we gathered on the morning of the 23rd underneath the
Fernsehturm in Alexanderplatz, taking in one of Berlin’s most iconic attractions. We were treated to a guided tour by the remarkably knowledgeable Connie, who gave us insider facts about the city. One moment that struck the group was visiting Käthe Kollwitz’s sculpture in the Neue Wache, a memorial to people persecuted under dictatorship. We were mesmerised while there by a group of Buddhists chanting an incantation by the statue, their voices filling the echoing space like music, in what appeared to be an act of peaceful protest against the persecution Tibetan Buddhists are facing under the Communist
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