Manifesto Market Halloween (Prague, CZ)

This was the first Halloween in a long time where I didn't see that many people dressed up.  Here in the Czech Republic people do not celebrate Halloween.  The past couple of years I have been in Japan for Halloween and they really know how to celebrate it there.  I almost thought I wouldn't have any plans for tonight, but a friend invited me to an event she saw that was happening tonight.  There were some orange and black balloons and kids dressed up, but nothing too much.  It was still nice to hang out, meet some new people and listen to people do karaoke.  Happy Halloween everyone!

jack-o-lantern

truck with webs and pumpkins

a bit of Halloween spirit

the group

people singing karaoke

pumpkin balloons

I brought a costume just in case.....decided to use it on the gourd that was on the table

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Free Walking Tour (Berlin, Germany)

This past weekend was a three day weekend, so I decided to go to Berlin again.  I had some free time on Monday, so I went on the free walking tour.  I have been to some free walking tours in the past with Sandeman Tours, but this was one of the biggest groups I was part of.  We went to so many interesting parts of Berlin and I got to see parts of Berlin I missed the previous weekend.  I got to meet some nice people and learn a bit about Berlin.  Overall it was a nice day.

start of the tour

the stones in the middle of the road show where the Berlin Wall used to be

Memorial for Murdered Jewish People

listening to some info about the area

walking around

empty

hearing about this area

artwork from during soviet times

where the wall stood

checkpoint Charlie

getting info from this place as well

sign about the area

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listening to some more info

a week ago these buildings were beautifully lit up for the Light Festival

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last stop for the day

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Czech Travelers Event (Prague, CZ)

A friend that I met last month at a hiking event told me about an event where Czechs come together and talk about traveling.  I was wondering if it would be English friendly because all the event information was written in Czech.  However, I wanted to catch up with my friend so I decided to check it out.  There were so many more people than I expected.  I only got to talk to a few people because I had to catch my last bus back to the village.  It was nice chatting with those whim I got the chance to.  Maybe I'll try to go to the next event. 

lots of people

hiking friends

more people

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Berlin Light Festival (Berlin, Germany)

There was a light festival in Prague called the Signal Festival.  A lot of people told me that is was really good the past couple of years.  I decided to check it out this year and I was a bit disappointed.  I was only able to see the light show on one of the bridges.  It wasn't that great.  Plus my friend and I went to check out Namesti Miru, but nothing was there.  Apparently they changed locations to Karlin.  I was told about a light Festival in Berlin and saw photos online and it looked much better than Prague, so I decided to go to Berlin for the weekend.  The Light Festival was very impressive.  I watched two different shows in different locations.  The most impressive show was the one put on the Brandenburg gate.  The Berlin Wall came down almost 30 years ago, so they put on a show that was around 7 minutes long showing the history of the wall.  It made a big impact on the audience.  I was amazed at how good the show was.  I had a wonderful weekend exploring Berlin.  It has been a couple years since I have been there and I got to see a lot more than I have seen in the past.  I got to enjoy great food and wonderful company.  It was a very nice weekend.

I had a ginger and turmeric latte

yummy breakfast

in front of the famous Brandenburg gate

handstand!

waterfront area

beautiful building

famous TV tower

nice structure

nice building

look at the cards i'm holding

tall building

listen to me, haha

nice views

first display i saw of the light festival

Let There Be Light!

changing images

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changed again

and again

even a display on the tv tower

cool images

so creative

this area was cool with all the different buildings lit up

the Brandenburg gate lit up

with roses

yes we do!

delicious breakfast

nice autumn colors

graffiti for the riots in Chile

giant giraffe