La Bella Vida: New Year's Eve

I know I've been MIA from my blog for so long. This post is long overdue, but I still want to share with all of you how I celebrated my New Year's Eve.

Javi and I flew to Berlin to meet another couple, who are friends of Javi's. We spent 4 not very cold days in Berlin. We had a lot of fun and saw most of the city. On New Year's Eve the four of us had a nice dinner out at a traditional German restaurant and then headed to the New Year's Eve party on Strasse des 17 Juni. It was a lot of fun; there were two large stages at either end of the street and between the stages there were booths selling different types of beer, food, souvenirs and even djs. The rest of them time we spent walking around the city taking in the sights and enjoying the food. :) Enjoy the pictures.

Javi and me in front of the famous Brandenburg Gate. We weren't the only tourists.

The main stage for NYE party on Strasse des 17 Juni

Javi and me on Strasse des 17 Juni (behind Brandenburg Gate), where New Year's Eve was celebrated. The greeting: Ich liebe das leben-I love life

Strasse des 17 Juni

Jewish Memorial-I'd never seen anything like this, but it was really cool. There are rows and rows of these cement blocks ranging in different sizes.

This should give you an idea of how large the cement blocks are.

The Parliament next to Tiergarten

Javi & me in front of the Parliament.

Bell tower in Tiergarten

The Public's Museum in Tiergarten

The old Jewish quarter

Radio/Tv needle

Statue dedicated to the greatest composers in Tiergarten.

Daniel and Javi in Tiergarten

Tiergarten statues

One of the University buildings

Museum Island

Statue from the Museum of German History- This museum is one of the best I have ever visited. It was organized very well and was creative.

The cathedral- The four of us went inside to look around and were surprised that there was a protestant service going on at the time. We stayed for a few minutes and then left. The inside was absolutely beautiful.