Today was the first time I joined an excursion offered by the school. Every afternoon after classes, the school offers an activity or an excursion, like a movie, a seminar, or a tour. Today was a "Galleriespaziergang," which basically means a walking tour of various art galleries. So it was only four people total and two of the galleries we were supposed to go to were closed but it was lots of fun anyway! We saw some very cool art, including an impressionist film about the allure of horror movies, which I loved!
The first place we went was Koenerpark in Neukoln.
In Koernerpark, there is a small gallery which exhibited the realism work of a local artist.
This is the crest of Neukoln. The goblet represents the migrant population that inhabited the area; the eagle is the Brandenburg Eagle, because Neukoln used to be owned by Brandenburg but is now part of Berlin; and the Maltese Cross is in remembrance of the Knights of Hospitaller who Christianized the area.
There are called Stumbling Stones. They are part of an project that spreads over Europe which attempts to commemorate the lives of the people who were lost to concentration camps during the Nazi Regime. The Stumbling Stones are placed in front of the home of the persons being commemorated; they state the person's name, birth year, year of deportation, and which concentration camp they were sent to.
This is the "dirty bar" our guide took us to...it wasn't really all that bad. There was actually some cool live music going on.
And this is the menu from a Turkish street food shop.
And I have officially eaten Schawarma!!! That scene at the end of The Avengers were they all seem like they're not really enjoying the schawarma? Well, that must have been a crappy shop because this stuff is delicious!! Served with hummus and taboon...yumm!!
So, that was my Friday night. And tomorrow I'm going on another excursion to Charlottenburger Schloss!! I will get pictures up for that sometime tomorrow evening! 'Til then!
P.S. I watched The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in IMAX yesterday!! It was awesome! If you want, you can read my review on my Facebook Page The Movie Was So Much Better, said no one ever.
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