It's really interesting to see the different pieces of work that people put on the wall, and the messages and the feelings behind a lot of them. It was odd walking next to such a large stretch of the wall though. It was, as I said before, a bit hard to wrap my mind around the wall and the amount of pain and strife it caused so many people and that it was up until so recently - it came down in my lifetime.
After the East Side Gallery I walked over to the TV tower to go up for (as I heard) fantastic views, but the line was so outrageously long that I skipped it and went to the Berlin Cathedral.
The inside of the church was so stunningly beautiful. It's impossible to capture it in photos.
I also went into the crypt below the church and saw the resting place of a number of Prussian Kings, which was quite interesting. After that I climbed what felt like a million stairs....
...to the top of the dome for spectacular views of the city.
After leaving the church I walked around the town a bit, and visited a few of the things we did on the walking tour the day before to have a chance to experience them without the huge group of people and time commitments of the tour. I then went to the Reichstag (building that houses Germany's parliament)...
....and climbed to the top of the glass dome on top.
After that I wandered around for a bit longer, and saw the Brandenburg Gate lit up at night, which was beautiful.
Then I grabbed a bit of food and headed back to my hostel to get some sleep!
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