Germany

Landed on a sunny afternoon, went to a friend with whom i couch surfed in India. She was kind enough to pick me all the way from Eberswalde as it was my first trip outside India I was over whelmed by the organization of the western world and the infrastructure. My time in Eberswalde was short lived but it gave me a glimpse of what berlin has in store for me as we went to a techno party in a old abandoned pre war mill.After well spent time I visited the infamous bunker of Hitler as the whole itinerary of mine was planned to see the major cities of WW II. I was taken aback by some of the stories shared by the survivors of the holocaust.Berlin is more than WW II. It is the home for the world's best techno houses. Apart from good music Berlin as a city is very vibrant with its lifestyle one can't just leave the city.

Berlin

Brandenburg Gate

Berlin Wall Memorial

Reichstag Building

Alexanderplatz

KitKatClub

Berghain | Panorama Bar

As it was my second city in the quest of knowing more about WW ii as this city has always intrigued me just because of the civilian lives lost in allied bombings along with the fall of one of the most beautiful architecture the pre war world has ever seen.I stayed at Zimmerfrei where I became friends with one of the employee called Mueller who introduced me to his grand father who was WW II survivor. After listening to all the stories and old pictures of Dresden in an local library, I salute th3 German people for recreating the city from the jaws of destruction.

Dresden

Theaterplatz

Dresden Castle

Zwinger

After my tour of Dresden, I decided to travel to the port city of Hamburg where I stayed at Jugendherberge Hamburg Auf dem Stintfang. The entrance of the city was mesmerizing as it started with bridges, canals and ending with the scenes of the port. The next morning, i wondered around the Hamburg Port and saw the network of inland waterways and numerous islands. A lovely pedestrian trail takes in the old 19th-century Warehouse District, the Speicherstadt, with its continuous lines of tall brick buildings once used to store tobacco, coffee, dried fruit, and spices.After a good walk i went for the architectural wonders of the post war ruins and saw bridges of neo-Hansa brick with contemporary steel-and-glass apartments, their balconies jutting out over attractive cafés, eye-to-eye with vintage sailing vessels.My last visit was with a German friend whom i met in India and invited me to lunch. He gave me a feast with the local cuisine and their amazing alcohol. This showed me the generous hospitality of Germans and was the icing on the cake.

WWII - A memory lane

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