As you may or may not know I have been in Berlin for about ten days now and I have done quite a lot. My friend Katie came to visit for about five days and we went and saw a lot of the city. We took this great walking tour on the first full day we were here and I really enjoyed it. Sadly it was really cold, but we saw a lot of the city and I saw a number of things I had never seen before. I learned a lot too. We also went to Madame Tussaud's wax museum one day and saw lots of famous people. It was really neat to be able to go and even though it was small, it was really fun.
I also got to see old friends, which is always nice. I went to the school that participated in an exchange program with my high school and surprised a number of people. The classes were a little boring, but overall it was a good time.
This past Saturday I went to my first German disco with some of my German friends. I was a little hesitant about it because I didn't know what to expect and I wasn't sure if I would really like it. They picked me up around 10:15 on Saturday night and there were about seven Germans and then me. We piled into our two cars and were off. It was a little bit of a drive and we ended up over by Alexander Platz and the East Side Gallery. There was a very long line to get in and one reason was because the doors had just opened, I think. We were a little concerned about one of the girls getting in because she had to use the ID of one of the girls with us because she wasn't 18 yet. Besides that when we went up there the guy was really looking at the IDs and not just glancing. Another girl waited with this girl for a bit to let some other people through and we just waited inside and hoped she made it in. Luckily she did.
Once we were all in we checked our coats at the coat check (naturally) and then we went in. There were three rooms: one that played techno, one that played hip-hop, and one that played rock. When we first got there and entered the techno room the first thing that came to my mind was that this was just like a Homecoming dance. There were a few people dancing, but it just seemed like really awkward dancing that you do with your group of girlfriends and then there were a few guys dancing, but not with girls. I thought it was going to be a long night with a depressing end.
When we walked into the hip-hop room there were more people in there and it was a little less awkward. We began to dance there for a while and it was fun. It took a while to get into the "groove," but I managed to get there. I was surprised by the number of guys that were there alone or in groups and would dance, but without a girl. I haven't really seen that before. I did keep my eyes peeled for any creepers and there were a few.
After a little while we went to the rock room and it was probably the loudest. People were dancing a lot in there and it was fun. I just know that I quickly realized how loud it was in that place. As the night went on more and more people appeared and the dance floor became much more crowded. I did notice one guy in the techno room that seemed like he was trying to dance with one of us and it was kind of awkward. I think I was the only one keeping my eye on him. There was another guy that had a shirt with the different bars on it that you would see move when the music increases or decreases in sound (I hope that makes sense) and the bars were actually moving! His shirt was animated! It was great!
Later that night when we were in the rock room a band appeared on the stage. This was no ordinary band but there were guys dressed in animal suits with different heads. One was a pig and another was a horse. I think the third was something at some point, but took his head off. They were mainly on stage just pretending to play the drums, or maybe he was, and the others were just running around. I honestly think that was one of the most random things I could have seen at that disco.
Eventually we left around 2:30 or so and drove home. I passed out in the car from exhaustion and smelled horribly of smoke. I just wanted to sleep, but being me I had to take a shower and then I could sleep. It was a great night, but I don't know how often I'll be frequenting the discos...
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