Berlin

I had 8 hours of dead to the world sleep.
Right when I fell asleep (didn’t think I was asleep yet) Will woke me up to tell me I was snoring too loudly ha.

8am I could have gotten up but Will was still sleeping so laid there for another 2 hours.
Our bathroom makes the most annoying sounds. Like the whistling of a kettle boiling on the stove. I don’t know how or why. It did stop but I couldn’t get back to sleep earlier because of it.
A slow start but we eventually got going and headed towards the Berlin story bunker. Which is in a real WW2 bunker.
Fabulous museum.

“The world's leading documentary about Nazism and Hitler - in a bunker from the Second World War. How a modern, progressive and cultured state can quickly descend into barbarism, culminating in unimaginable brutality and genocide. How it came to be enthusiastic about Hitler, how Germany became radicalized, the Nazis led the world into ruin and what became of the "Führerbunker".

Put my coat in the cloak room.
I absolutely should not have done this.
I enjoyed the first half and the second half we had a Maslow’s hierarchy of needs issue that interfered with my enjoyment.
I was cold.
Unbelievably cold.
Dying from cold.
Is this the end cold.
THEY HAD BLOODY COLD AIR BLOWING OUT OF MACHINES.
Bruv, it’s -2° outside.
We need heating, not air con.

It started with Hitlers childhood. It was incredibly interesting actually. Talks about his family, schooling etc and shows some of his painting cause he was an art student.
They were actually really bloody good.
See, did not know this about him. The museum was very much about the before the war which I know little about. The before he had influence part.

Did not know Hitler fought at Fromelles.
Did my Great Grandfather fight him?
I’m 99% he was at Fromelles.
Low key cool.

43 rooms or something. Veryyyyy large.
And partly why I never went and got my jacket. Kept saying to myself “surely nearly done” then 30 mins past “Surely we are nearly done”
Another 30…
SURELY WE ARE NEARLY DONE

Should have gone and got my coat.

Couldn’t take photos and half my reason for my obsessive photos taking is because my memory is appalling and I can’t remember anything…
So having trouble remembering what I read today 😅

It was almost too much writing. Definitely too much writing for how many seats provided, my back was killing me.
We had been there over an hour and only up to 1933.
Reading the whole time.
Print it all and you have a novel.

Hitler very angry about the ending of WW1.
“Stabbed in the back myth” and basically wanted revenge.

Started small then it was 10000 different ways of saying Hitler is a terrific public speaker.

Lots of woman liked him at the start because he used gender neutral language. He included them.

Lots of lies and propaganda.

Start of WW1 the Germans were very enthusiastic. Going to be an easy victory. Lots of cheering etc.

Witness reports to Hitlers announcement of his invasion of Poland/start of WW2 was met with shock. No cheering.

I’m actually really mad I can’t recall anything on demand.
It will slowly come back and I’ll edit this post as I remember 🥴

The last bit was a replica of his bunker which was my fav bit. Love me a visual aid haha.
At the start of the exhibit it went over the different conspiracy theories relating to his death.
In reality I don’t subscribe to many conspiracies.
I accept he killed himself but if one of the theories were true I wouldn’t be surprised either.
Russians are the worst people to have to trust on this 😅🥴

It makes me so cranky at how many people were not just shot out the back for their involvement.
Proper judicial process blah blah then put them for life in prison. Why are they all released early?
Head dude at triblinka senstenced to life - was released early for medical reasons.
mEdIcAl ReASoNs
Fuck off.

Once we were done took a pic out the front then handed to checkpoint Charlie where we got some food because we didn’t eat breakfast and had not anticipated spending hours there. It was nearly 2pm already.

Didn’t do much at checkpoint Charlie. Saw it last time.

Then went walking to Brandenburg gate.
Freezing. Miserable. Complaining a lot. (So nothing new 😆)

Very cool gate. Happy to see.

Then popped round the corner to see the Reichstag Building just from the outside.
It’s number #1 on trip advisor but I have no need to enter.

Walked back cause I couldn’t take no more 🤣🤣

Went past the war memorial.
Just as wonderful this time. Simple but powerful.

Hung out in our room before going to dinner.
Put on 6 layers.
Still cold.
I need a scarf.

Will didn’t get a full pay. He has run out of annual leave.
He got told verbally before leaving they would pay him for the whole holiday but 😬😬😬😬
We are having a think about it cause pros and cons both ways.
He is planning to leave and it’s less rude if they haven’t done this favor for him.

We think we should be ok by the skin of our teeth.
We sure hope so 😅😅😅😅😅

Watched FIFA.

Put in an application for a dog we won’t get.

That’s about it.

Washing didn’t get done cause closest laundromat is 3km away and frankly we couldn’t be assed.

Maybe a tomorrow problem.

Dad needs to come to Berlin. He would LOVE IT.
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