Germany

So just got back from the most amazing trip :)

After flying into New York City Shannon and i were jet lagged and needed at least four cups of coffee to keep us on our feet as we waited for our hotel room to be ready. Thinking we would be staying in a normal room we couldn't wait to just get inside and fall to sleep after our 12 hour flight.
Shannon's friend showed up and our room was ready. After checking in at the Executive desk *should have been a sign, we headed up to our room on the 43rd floor of the Hilton where a suit and chocolate covered strawberries awaited us. Let's just say Ali is the best!
a quick nap and we strode down to Serendipities where there was an hour and a half wait. After putting our names down we decide to go and see 500 days of summer, a movie that is absolutely fabulous and right up my alley.
showing back up at serendipities about twenty minutes late i was sure that our reservation would be cancelled, but incredibly luckily the host got us the top table right next to the window and we ate delicious food in possibly the cutest restaurant.
sadly i did not get to buy the darling cupcake necklace i had been eyeing downstairs because of the crowd.

the next day we awoke to walk the city and then we had to cater to my cupcake desires and went to buy me a cupcake when all of a sudden shannon stops and points and there, just five feet away from us stood the absolutely gorgeous Rachel McAdams. She was filming in a beautiful bage dress and i can't wait to see whatever movie it was
we then stopped and got a red velvet cupcake with the most delicious cream cheese frosting that any of us had ever consumed.

Germany:
Berlin was the most beautiful city in the world. Every thing was nice neutral or soft colors and there were flowers in the windows and cobble stone roads that were easy to walk upon.

The first day we arrived we waited for Michael to arrive and after twenty minutes of waiting got a weird feeling. Checking the email he had sent we realized that the dates had gotten mixed up and he wouldn't be arriving until the next day! We asked for a room in the hostel that night and the man said that there were no rooms open.
Afraid and stranded in a foreign country shannon and i were frightened but the man at the hostel called around and found us two rooms up the road.
We failed at ordering coffee and treats that afternoon and that evening found a nice Organic food store called Biomarkt. The amazing thing about Germany is that organic food is supported by the government and so is cheap and delicious. We ate a meal of bread and cheese and bananas and apples and pretzles. it was divine.

After michael showed up things got a lot easier and we walked the city from top to bottom. We must have walked at least 7 miles a day exploring all the corners of the city. It was beautiful and every one dressed in classy neutral colored clothing with stylish athletic shoes and rode bikes around the city.

I think my favorite part of the trip was the picnic we had in the Berlin park. It is the most beautiful park ever to be found. There are wild trees and big open spaces where one can ride their bike or jog or just walk and then sit and read or picnic or just relax. We walked through the park the first day and a few days later we raced our bicycles through the open field, picnicked and made daisy chains to wear around our necks. It was a wonderful day.

there is too much more but all in all i am so glad to have gone on the trip