This August, thanks to being invited to a milestone anniversary of a close friend, we got to leave the sun infused streets of Bucharest and hop from city to city in Germany. Three words could very easily describe this holiday: friends, nature walks, and train-rides.
I don’t think Berlin will ever stop surprising me. I like how honest and modest this city feels. I gave up the boat ride I dreamed about [but one day!] for a visit of the television tower. Spent way too much time in the Hauptbahnhofs stores. Went to the Postdamerplatz twice because that’s my favourite spot in Berlin.
The next day, we hopped on the train to reach my friends in Gera. Had a family dinner and, before falling asleep, took a walking tour with our friend.
The weekend included a visit at a castle where we drank coffee, ate good food, danced and enjoyed time with family and friends, all while celebrating the birthday of our dear friend. Words I know could never translate how much their family means to me.
The fourth day included a one day trip to Weimar where I enjoyed the nature and the city the most. It has lovely historical buildings and the loveliest of parks.
We took the train again to reach Leipzig. Here, of course, I took long walks through the city and its parks and couldn’t stop dreaming about someday living in a city with all this nature so close.
Munich was next and our friends, as always, showed us a great time. Besides letting us play with their dog, Linda, they cooked healthy food, got coffee, took us to the lake to have my picnic for this summer, and they didn’t judge too much when I ate all the coke flavoured Haribos I only am allowed to eat when in Germany [long story].
One thing that stroke me during this trip was how coincidently people walk in one’s life and how these people, and not others, gain a place so close to ones heart and make life better just by being in it. They could have just been strangers sitting on a passing-by train and I would have never learned their names, stories, dreams, passions, or secrets. It’s funny to think how some people, and not others, always make one smile.
Make today count!