Ich bin in Berlin!

From the lobby of Amstel House Hostel in Berlin!!!!

Long day yesterday and I'm going on more than 48 hours of no sleep. Other than some catnaps....

Arrived in Berlin after uneventful travel around 8 am.  Took the bus to the hostel with Gene leading the way, and then after checking into the tiny, tiny rooms we got out w Ezra and Gene to walk around the city and start to get acquainted with the subway system.  The weather is in the 50s here and overcast but as Cam says much better light for taking pictures.  Tried out a local food market, where Mom and I tried spinach strudel (NOM NOM NOM!) and I filched potatoes off of Gene and Ezra's plates. We walked down to the western shopping mall area to pick up our Berlin welcome passes for travel on public transportation.  Some interesting large modern art sculptures around, and a church which survived WWII and now is completely hidden from view by restoration walls.  Ezra left to pick up two of our students at the airport, and Mom and I went with Gene back to the hostel where we are still trying to stay awake.

Can't believe it but we're hungry. Will wait til the UWEC team is downstairs so we can go explore the street food. Currywurst anyone????

Am about to fall off my perch.  Tchuss!!!


BTW- Currywurst is delicious!  It is a wurst with lots of curry powder dumped on top. Fries with mayo and ketchup on the side!\.

Take Two!

I'm back!!!!!

It's been a year.  And now it's summer again, and again I travel to find myself.  I've had a great time to New Orleans already, and in about 20 minutes I take off for Berlin!

19 hours of travel later, I will arrive at Tegel Airport.  See you then!

Mitra