berlin video diary

Tomorrow I'm setting off for another adventure and I couldn't be happier. This time I'm heading off to Denmark and Sweden - my dream destinations ever. It feels so strange that I'm actually going there. I'm both excited and scared at the same time but I'm sure everything's going to be fine and I will have the time of my life! You can follow my adventures through instagram to see what I'm up to.

 In the meantime I decided to share a little video I made from some clips I took during my stay in Berlin. It's a bit shaky and not really a movie material but I hope you'll like it anyway and that it stands for the good time I had in Germany even for a little bit.

Write soon.

goodbyes are always the hardest

It felt like I've just arrived in Germany but yet it was the last day before my departure. Me and Jenny wanted to make the most out of that day and I think we succeeded. Well, let's see.

best birthday I will ever have

It was September when I first saw that one of my favourite bands ever, Alt-J, is going to perform in Berlin on the exact same day of my birthday. I knew that is couldn't be a coincidence so I wrote to Jenny right away, asking if she'd be willing to go with me. And since she loves attending gigs as much as I do, I didn't have to wait long for her answer.

distrikt coffee, berlin

The next day I woke up around 7 and after having slept for not even 5 hours I didn't look my best let's be honest. Nevertheless I got ready and headed to the Alexanderplatz where I was meant to meet my dear friend Jenny. We were going to celebrate my birthday together and I couldn't be happier about that.

rush hour in a middle of a storm

After wandering through Pariser Platz for quite some time we decided to come back.

We were moving slowly and I'm the only one to blame - I can't help it when it comes to beautiful

buildings/places in general but to take a picture of it. 

Saying 'goodbye' (or should I write - 'see you soon'?) to Brandenburg Gate.

We got back to the flat, packed our stuff and went out once more - there was a store 
we really wanted to visit.

 That was the only promotion of Lana's gig in Berlin we've seen. We were quite shocked that they
haven't advertised it more.

Heading to the Alexander Platz for the thousandth time.

We went to Lush, but didn't buy anything. Wish we had this store here anyway!

And of course we had ice-creams in Eiscafe Lampe, they have one of the best ice-creams I've ever eaten.

Then we decided to go and buy some bits and bobs in Alexa. Ed Sheeran was going to
perform there the next day, we were devastated that we didn't get to see him!

The clouds were suggesting that it was going to rain, but fortunately it did not.

We were looking for a particular street, but nobody could help us with finding it so we got lost.

Like a thousand times. But that's okay - we got to see a different part of Berlin which was really cool.

We found our way after all, took our luggages and rushed to the bus station.
It was a rush hour, traffic jam was terrible (due to the time and all the festivals) and we got to the station 15 minutes before our bus departure. Wouldn't mind spending another day in Berlin though. 
We had a seven-hour trip ahead of us and I was so sad to leave Germany.

(gonna be back soon I hope)

lana del rey in berlin

It's been over a month since my trip to Berlin, so I thought I should write this post before I forget about all the stuff that have happend! 

We had a really good sleep and that's why we woke up an hour later than we supposed to (Ikea beds, huh?). Never been in such a hurry like that particular morning. In case you didn't know - it gets crazy when in comes to Lana Del Rey's concerts. Everyone wants to be in a front row, so we had to start queuing really early. We ate a quick breakfast with Reinhard and Isabelle and went to Spandau Zitadelle. Of course we got lost quite a few times, but after approximately thirty-something minutes ride we got to the destination. About fourty people have been there already and it was only 8 am! We met nice girls from our country and started queuing with them. I even talked to a Joffrey, a guy from Netherlands, who met Lana over ten times! 

After a few hours of waiting our friend Klaudia came and gave us our tickets and some food. 

It wasn't that bad as I thought it would be - people were way nicer than 

the last time in Warsaw.

We were sitting right next to the barriers.

We saw Lana's crew transporting instruments and other stuff.

After eleven hours of waiting things got crazy. Everybody stood up and was really nervous.

Around 5 pm the security guards opened barriers and the biggest marathon in my life started.

Let me tell you this - wearing boots wasn't the best idea! If I had my converse on I'd be first!

I didn't have the worst place in the end - I was in the second row (then more in the first one) so it

all was good. Funny thing - when I got to the stage I noticed that I stood behind my friend that 

I haven't seen for over a year! And I didn't know she was coming, so that was a big suprise.

Max Jury was Lana's support. Fell in love with his music, it's so calming!

He gave a really good performance. Totally worth checking out!

And then Lana came out. And it was perfect (let me have my fangirl moment for a sec, please).

I've seen her live once before and this time it was even better. 

Her vocal has improved so much and she looked perfect!

 Unfortunately she hasn't perform any other songs from Ultraviolence besides West Coast 

and Ultraviolence, but the gig was amazing anyway! Had so much fun, even though she didn't

 come to us and we didn't get a photo or anything. 

The surroundings were really beautiful. An ideal place for Lana's concert. 

After the concert has ended we had to come back somehow. 

Reinhard gave us a lift in the morning, but we had no idea how to get back to his place.

Thankfully when we got to the underground we met a lovely girl named Jenny and her friend 

from Belgium Alain and they gave us a hand! Without them we'd be so lost!

We we're talking all the way to the Alexanderplatz and it turned out that

we have a lot in common! I love meeting new people and they were truly amazing.

Hope we'll meet again in the future!

beginnings, beginnings and the craziest trip ever

After being indecisive for so long I've finally made my mind about this blog. I've always wanted to have a space where I could post my thoughts and share them with people who think just like me. In the place I live in now I feel kind of miserable and confined. All my dreams are being crashed and the only thing that keeps me sane is travelling. It not only changes the way I look at this world but also helps me forget about all the bad stuff that come with the reality. Because I am a heavy dreamer. I always have been. This blog isn't called 'Looking for my way home' for no reason. I'm on a journey trying to find a place where I could finally feel free and happy. I will blog about things that help me with that. 

One of the highlights of this year so far was my trip to Berlin. It was so spontaneous that I still can't believe that it actually worked out! Me and my friend planned everything in one week but yet nothing went wrong. The original plan was just to attend Lana Del Rey's gig in Spandau Zitadelle but I had no idea that that trip would be so inspiring! It feels like a dream everytime I think about it. Okay, so let me tell you the whole story.

One day my friend came up to me and asked whether I'd like to see Lana Del Rey again, but this time in Berlin. We don't live in Germany, so I replied half-heartedly: "Yeah, sure!". I didn't think that we would actually go, but when I set my mind to something it usually happens. And this time was no different. In a few days we had already bought our bus tickets and tickets to Lana's gig. Accommodation was our only concern. It was to expensive to stay in a hotel so we decided to find a host via couchsurfing. I can't say that I wasn't scared but we had no choice. And now I must admit that was one of the best decisions I have ever made. 

We arrived at ZOB on 19th of June. Little bit not sure of how it all will look like we waited for our host to pick us up. When we finally met, all my concerns were gone. R. was one of the most inspirational people I have ever met. Anyway, we took u-bahn which is a german equivalent to underground and went to the flat that was located in Mitte, 10 minutes away from Alexanderplatz. I couldn't believe in what I saw when we entered the flat. It was a spacious modern loft. View from the balcony was breathtaking to say at least - you could see the river Spree and Berliner Dom from it. I had to pinch myself because the feeling of happiness was just to overwhelming. A French girl was staying with us as well so we decided to drink coffee and talk for a bit to get to know each other. After that me and my friend went out to explore the city, but after getting to Alexanderplatz we were too exhausted to see anything else so we came back. The four of us made a delicious dinner, talked about our countries, the differences between them and things that happen around the world. While vinyl version of Cat Stevens' Wild World was playing, I went on a balcony to see the view and I tried to comprehend the feeling of how lucky and blessed I was to be there.

It literally took us 8 minutes to get to the Alexanderplatz. 

 

 After wandering through Alexanderplatz we decided to come back and eat a proper meal.

The loftwas incredible. It had that positive vibe that made you feel great. 

I'd love to live in a flat like that in the future.

Boats full of tourists were passing the building from time to time.

I haven't had my tripod with me so excuse this blurred picture. 

The view was stunning anyway!

I'll write more later on.