Day 14 - Last Day in Europe

This will be my final day entry of my trip in Europe. For our last activity, we took a tour of the Bauhaus in Berlin and a short tour around town to see some buildings and a chocolate shop. The Bauhaus of Berlin is actually an archive museum and holds most of the remaining works from students who attended the schools from the 1910s to the 1930s. Unfortunately for us, photographs were not allowed. This rule was enforced by two old ladies that reminded me of hawks and literally stalked us the entire tour.

I really love the simplicity of the art and design created at the Bauhaus. Seeing things in their barest forms and the strong visuals of squares, triangles, and circles has strengthened my respect and interest for the shapes. It was neat to see the pre workshop artworks and their exercises with minimum materials.

Things got a bit off course later when a student started having an allergic reaction to something he ate. Unlike last time he was taken to the hospital to be checked on. He's okay now but won't be flying back with us. However, with our professors gone to the hospital with him and the last tour of the city being optional, we all debated a bit on what to do. We all ended up going on the tour and were thankful. We stopped at a chocolate shop which belonged to one of the first bittersweet chocolate makers. Inside we were able to purchase some and I got a small box for my grandfather and family.