Madame Tussaud's.
This was definitely one of the highlights of the vacation! Madame Tussaud's in Berlin have only been open for 2 years, but there's already quite a lot figurines showing both celebrities and historic people. There was everyone from Freud and Einstein to Bono and Heidi Klum. It was amazing to see and touch them, because most of them seemed so real. To make it even better, there was a sign that encouraged visitors to touch and interact with the figures.

But the moneymaker was Bill Kaulitz. I had been going on and on about how the figurine didn't look like him at all (which, I was right about) and I wouldn't get excited when I saw it... Oh well, I did. I kept touching it, looking at it, getting pictures taken with it. It was easy to see that they protected it well; every time there were a lot of people in the section Bill was standing in, an employee at the wax museum came to check out what was happening. It was understandable though, since someone had ripped one of his nails off. But seeing it/him was a perfect fangirl moment for me.

Zoo and Aquarium.
Despite what some people think or say, I find zoos great. They take care of animals, so they won't get extinct. I liked the zoo, especially the feline section; they had lions, ocelots, sand cats, tigers, leopards, black panthers and lots of other cute and cuddly cats. The nocturnal section was also really cool, even though some of the animals scared me a bit!

The aquarium was so amazing! I'm not that into fish and underwater-stuff, but the aquarium looked great inside out! It was in three floors, and not only with underwater animals, but with insects, frogs, snakes and the likes. I was really surprised, I have to admit.

Shopping.
The shopping possibilities… Oh wauw. Whether it was on the Ku'Damm or in ARKADEN I was pleased with everything. And, as you can see in my previous post, I got to shop a lot. I really wish I had more days, so I could use all my money, but I didn't. Shopping in Berlin is something I can recommend.

Fernsehturm.
I've been in the TV tower twice before, but both times was in the daytime. Because it was too hot to go outside when the sun was up, Thea and I decided to go out at about 10PM. The football finale was shown on different bars and restaurants, so there was an amazing atmosphere everywhere, and the city was filled with happy football fans.

After a long U-bahn ride, we came to the TV tower, bought our ticket and got up... Wow! The city looked beautiful, lit up by a million lights. It was hard to take pictures without flash, and I only got two good ones but I still remember how it looked. And they showed the football match in the bar in the TV tower (I hoped for the Dutch team to win, but that's life).

Overall impression.
I love Berlin, and this trip just made my love bigger. The city is amazing, even though I sometimes got really sad when I saw all the homeless people and the gypsies. Plus, when it's a really hot summer day in Berlin the sewers stink! But you forget about it, when you have as much fun as I did. I'm sure that I'm going back next year.

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So this was the highlights of my trip to Berlin. Picspam will come asap!

Bag from New Yorker – 14.95€
Skittles from a vending machine – 0.70€
Turtle sunglasses from Tally Weijl – 5€
Blue zebra sunglasses from a Chinese/Japanese store – 7€
Ozzy Osbourne-like sunglasses from a secondhand store – 7€
Red and white hairpiece from H&M – 3.95€
White and black hairbows from H&M -2.95€
Earrings from C&A – 3.95€


Grey rabbit tanktop from Tally Weijl – 10€
Blue knitted tee from H&M – 19.95€
Red and white shirt from C&A – 9€


Pink and white knitted shirt from H&M – 14.95€
Oversized Hello Kitty tee from H&M – 14.95€
Hello Kitty chap stick – 1.95€
 The Breakfast Club from Saturn – 8.99€
The Covenant from Saturn – 4.99€
Knocked Up from Saturn – 4.99€
Nirvana live DVD from Cover Music – 10.90€

This is what I bought on my trip to Berlin. I love everything I bought, and I think everybody should try shopping in Berlin; they have the greatest stores! I especially loved Tally Weijl, H&M and New Yorker. They have a H&M on every corner, and it seems like every item they sell is from the Divided section. Here in Ringsted, they don't even have Divided, but in Berlin they had styled outfits only from Divided.

Their New Yorkers were also really awesome and if I had the money I would've ripped the stores from everything! Tally Weijl is a bit like New Yorker, only more... Glam. Most of the clothes they had were party- and cocktail dresses, but they also carried a new brand called "Follow the Pink Rabbit". My grey tanktop is from that brand.

Oh yeah, and there was summer sale EVERYWHERE!

Thea and I went shopping at Ku'Damm, Kurfürstenstrasse/Budapesterstrasse, Alexander Platz, ARKADEN at Potsdamer Platz and every other store we found interesting.

It was like a dream!

I'm baaack; stay tuned for more.