winter break 2010
Well, actually it’s not a winter break, since I’ve graduated and everyday is a break for me. hehe. Anyway, I want to share about my winter vacation 2010. I was traveling with my friend, Nonny, only the two of us, backpacking, using the most cheap EU train ticket, interrail, which cost 159 EUR including 5 days ticket valid for 10 days. Most people use this ticket only to visit up to 5 country in europe (excluding the country of residence), but we use this ticket to visit up to 8 countries in EU, but only 4 countries that we explored, which are Berlin in Germany, Prague in Czech, Budapest in Hungary, and Paris in France.
Berlin
In Berlin, we visited the bradenburg gate, berliner dom, checkpoint charlie, berlin cemetery, and some malls. Here are the photos.
Bradenburg Gate
Berliner Dom
Souvenirs at the Checkpoint Charlie
Berlin Cemetery
one of the malls in Berlin
one of the half-destroyed churches in Berlin
After taking a long walk around the city, we met a Turkish woman community when we’re looking for a mosque to pray. We were invited to an aqiqah ceremony (I know it because we have the same ceremony in Indonesia). The ceremony is same like in Indonesia, the difference is just the food. They served a plate for each person. The plate consist of kebab, rice, sarma, and some pickels. It is served with ayran (turkish yogurt). I like the main dish, but I don’t like the ayran, because I am not used to drink yogurt while eating.
sarma
And then the desert is baklava and cay (turkish tea). I like the desert, since I’ve ate baklava for several times when Ramadan.
Baklava
Prague
The most beautiful city I’ve visited in Europe. It has many cathedral and synagogue with beautiful architecture.
Astronomical Clock
one of the buildings around the Prague Castle
Jubilejní Synagoge
left: jewish museum, middle: gate to Jewish Cemetery; right: Jewish Ceremonial Hall
