Going to Germany
Deriano Vidyatama, 2 SMP, 20 April 2006
On 12 April 2006, my family and I left for Germany for a holiday. First, we went to Hamburg. There, we spent a night at the Crown Plaza Hotel. When we arrived, I just put my backpacks and our suitcases. After that, we went to a lake in Hamburg and eventually to a shopping mall. Because we went there on foot we became a little bit tired. We returned to the hotel to have dinner.
In the morning, we had breakfast in the hotel restaurant. After having breakfast, we went to our room and prepared to go to Berlin.
Still in Hamburg, on the way to Berlin, we visited a zoo near Hamburg. It was very nice. In the zoo, we saw many animals. First, we saw the elephant cage, and many more. After that we drove to Berlin.
When we arrived in Berlin, we had to search the Holiday Inn Hotel first. But we did not find it because there were many streets with similar names. My father called the hotel and asked the street name. And finally we found it.
In the evening, we went to the Maritim Hotel to meet with my father’s friend. And he told us that near the hotel there were shopping malls and many food courts. After that we just went around by car and back to our hotel.
In the morning, we had breakfast in the hotel. Then we went to the Radio Tower in Berlin. Its height was more than 200 meters. There, I could see many buildings and a lot of gardens in Berlin. After that, we went to the Sea Life near the Radio Tower. In the Sea Life, I saw many kinds of fish. I saw a very big lobster. Many people saw lobsters because they were interesting. After seeing many aquariums, we went to another building to see the Aqua Dome, a big aquarium. There we saw many fish inside the dome from a lift. That was very interesting. After that, we visited the Gate of Berlin. We met my mother’s friend in front of the gate. After that we took some pictures with someone’s help. And we helped him too to take some photos. After that, we went back to the hotel.
In the morning on Sunday, we visited the Checkpoint Charlie to buy some souvenirs. The shop was very crowded. When we finished buying some souvenirs, we went to see the Berlin Wall. And on the way, I saw many seesaws in the park. And I played with my father for a while. After that, we went to a river’s edge to get into a ship. In the ship, we just talked about river scenery. After 30 minutes, we went to a souvenir shop to buy more gifts. And in the afternoon, we had lunch and returned to The Hague.