Berlin Trip #4

It seems like only yesterday I was writing the blog entitled "Berlin Trip #1" yet here I am almost 4 months later writing "Berlin Trip #4". Berlin has been my go-to destination if I get antsy to travel but don't want to spend a lot of money or don't want to stay overnight somewhere (although I usually have the offer to overnight it in Berlin from one of my friends) . The train ride to Berlin from Magdeburg is about 1 hour and 45 minutes and 13 Euros. The 13 Euros is not exactly cheap for a 105 minute train ride but it usually ends up being cheaper than my other travel options. So Berlin wins. I decided to go on this particular trip because the other guy in CBYX that lives in Magdeburg was departing to visit family in London. He was leaving from the airport in Berlin so I figured I would ride with and then explore Berlin a little more once he left. This trip was in December so the Christmas markets were still up in Berlin and I wanted to explore them. I really did get much done in the couple of hours I wandered around alone. I visited 3 Christmas markets. One was at the Schloss Charlottenburg, one was at Alexanderplatz, and one was at the Fernsehturm. I got pictures at each one.

Schloss Charlottenburg Christmas market.

Typical stand at a Christmas market...see the sign for Glühwein? If not, it is right under the roof-mounted nativity scene that I just happened to notice as I posted this picture.

Alexanderplatz Christmas market. Can you see the Weltzeituhr (World Time Clock) that Alexanderplatz is famous for?

Fernsehturm. I went on a foggy night so the Fernsehturm looked really cool. It is lit up so it was like a bright beacon in the foggy darkness.

This is the Christmas market that was at the base of the Fernsehturm. 

I walked by this Luis Vuitton store and had to take a picture of their window display. From now on, I am going to say "We are all ignoring the pink and orange, argyle elephant in the room."

I would also like to say that this was the first time that I used Berlin public transportation all alone. I didn't get lost at all. I am becoming a city slicker. Watch out!