by Alina Starostina
By: Alina Starostina
Tags: Travel Writing, Germany, Travel, Berlin, Leipzig

Traveling around Europe is quite cheap, but finding an option on how to get there, let alone fly away, is not an easy task …

BUT, as they say, everything is possible, especially with airline Pobeda.

Scandinavia for me has always been a dream, a beautiful picture from the Internet because the pricing policy of these countries is known to everyone. But it became unbearable to wait for the moment when I became a millionaire!

Therefore, I found another way out, namely, to get to these countries by road, to more affordable cities.

The path began with a ticket to Leipzig, which was offered by the favorite company Pobeda.

Pobeda airline ticket Moscow — Leipzig — 3442 Rubles

We landed in my beloved Germany at 11 am, according to my plan, at 12 am we should have already been in the city center, however … I absolutely could not imagine that we would stay at the passport control of this small airport for 2 hours. As a result, we got to Leipzig itself at about 2 pm.

Train ticket: Airport — Leipzig EUR 4.90

We had two hours before the departure of the bus.

My big list of attractions slowly went into my pocket.

What impressions of the city caused me — I did not understand, but I liked it, because I adore Germany and the German language.

A walk through the center and the old town is already a delight for me!

We walked through the cobbled streets, took a couple of pictures, and got a taste of the atmosphere of Europe!

We decided to have a snack in the Asian café! I am a lover of this cuisine, but this establishment was a mistake!

A box of dry chicken cutlets, which did not even smell like chicken, and dried infusions, although no, the snacks will be tastier, and the lumps of soy meat will be more appetizing in them. In general, I did not remember the name of this gorgeous place, and thank God!

Then we headed towards the bazaar, which is located at the Leipzig Markt station. Inexpensive fruits, vegetables and flowers can be found here!

Unfortunately, we didn’t need it, so I immediately ran towards the mouth-watering buns in order to eliminate the injury after the unsuccessful Asian cuisine!

The buns were just what I needed, and plus I managed to practice my German with the seller)

Bulka Plunderstyuk € 1.55

After great buns and a sweet last memory of Leipzig city we sat down on the bus in the direction of Berlin!

Flixbus Leipzig-Berlin 759 rubles

I have wanted to see Berlin!

The first impression is usually; gray buildings and a TV tower that can be seen from every corner of the city.

However, the European spirit on the streets did not go anywhere, and I still deeply breathed in the atmosphere of my beloved Germany!

The first thing we did, of course, was to see the Berlin Wall!

We looked …

In addition to the Wall, there were still many places on my list, but we were pressed for time, or rather the time when it gets dark, and we will not see anything.

Then we went to look at an architectural monument in the center of Berlin — the Brandenburg Gate, the original name of which was the Gate of Peace.

Despite the night time, I fully felt the power and beauty of this gate.

Passing through the gate, you find yourself on Parisian Square, which, oddly enough, is filled with tourists, no matter what time of day it is.

The square got its current name in 1814 in honor of the capture of Paris by Prussian troops during the Napoleonic Wars.

After examining two items on my list, we moved to a place that piqued my interest!

A place steeped in tragedy, in which it was very difficult to be, especially when there was complete darkness on the street.

Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.

Labyrinths that put pressure on you emotionally, immerse you in thoughts and thoughts.

“Psychologist Colleen Ellard notes the peculiarity of the impact of the architecture of the complex on the visitor. The passages between the slabs are made too narrow for two people to walk on them, while remaining alone, the visitor begins to experience a complex range of feelings

The feeling of being lost among the gray slabs, behind which the outside world is not visible, the forced separation from a loved one, and the feeling of insecurity that arose at the intersection of through corridors — raised waves of fear, anxiety, longing, and loneliness in the soul. So the architect Peter Eisenman managed to create a structure filled with many short but powerful echoes of the feelings that the Jews had to experience during the Second World War. ”

At the end of the day, Berlin took all our strength from us, so we decided to get to the bus station by bus.

Using Google’s help, I chose a fast road and a bus for us, but did not check the direction, so we safely drove towards the outskirts of Berlin, and as it turned out, not just the outskirts of some dark and dangerous areas, according to the Lithuanian drunk we met. He insistently said that the Russians shouldn’t go there, especially at night!

Coming out at the next stop, I was not particularly scared … I am a hardened lady, a lover of living in Queens and the Bronx, so these views did not surprise me at all.

We decided to go back by metro.

Metro ride € 2.80

Having completely exhausted myself, the only desire was to eat well and, at the same time, so that the institution was decent and worked for 24 hours because our bus to Copenhagen was at 1 am.

And we found such a place, right next to our stop.

Italian restaurant with a great name Don Angelo.

The place is just great: interior, furnishings, food; the portions were so large that I couldn’t even finish them!

Dinner for two — 26.50 euros

After eating our fill, we were looking forward to the next day in Denmark, my first Scandinavian country!

Well, or, we were waiting for the upcoming night on the bus)