Berlin Trip (Day 3)
We woke up on our third day in Berlin determined to hit up a German flea market we had heard about. Our friend Rich was especially determined to find some Nazi artifacts, which you apparently have to ask secretly about because hardly anyone displays them out in the open. Sure enough, when he asked vendors about souvenirs from the Third Reich, a few of them looked side to side, then pulled out a secret box with a few items here and there, most of it vastly overpriced (a Nazi phone book was around 140 euros). There were plenty of other gems to be found as well, such as this vast array of fur coats that left Wendy simultaneously intrigued and squeamish:
Zeke also found this sweet top hat:
And Wendy sizing up some classic Bavarian clothing:
After the flea market we were ready for lunch, so we tried to track down a restaurant that served traditional German cuisine. On the way we were happy to see a familiar cultural institution, Dunkin Donuts! (They don’t have these in Manchester, just a ridiculously overpriced Krispy Kreme). We took a few pictures just for you, Sandy!
We also passed the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church on the way which is one of the only buildings preserved in the Breitscheidplatz in Berlin since WWII. Part of it was destroyed in bombing raids in 1943 but the spire is still standing.
Our traditional German meal was excellent (less so for Wendy, as vegetarianism is about as popular in Germany as salsa dancing). Zeke tried a Berlin ale and pork schnitzel covered in marinated mushrooms, maybe his favorite food of the trip.
But we had something even more fun in store for dessert: a visit to the Ritter Sport store!!!
This place was amazing! Not only did they have seemingly every flavor of Ritter Sport ever created, but they had something even better - a chance for you to create your own Ritter Sport flavor!! Can you tell we were excited about this?!
While Wendy went with a more adult mix of almonds, hazelnuts, raisins and dark chocolate, Zeke’s mix was comical enough that when he ordered it the guy behind the counter actually stopped to ask “is this for your little brother?” and couldn’t stop laughing when he found out it was actually for Zeke. Zeke’s bar was milk chocolate with gummy bears, jelly beans, mini-marshmallows and colored sprinkles with even more sprinkles on top - so yes, it’s basically his favorite candy bar ever.
We also posted a few more pictures from the Ritter Sport store in the slideshow below. Is it sad or awesome that one of our favorite visits of the entire trip was to a chocolate store?
