The three and a half hour flight from Iceland to Munich was uneventful….I slept and slept deeply. The only time I woke was when the lady beside me poked me so that she could go to the washroom. I got the impression that she had been poking for some time. We took the train from the airport to the main train station where we stored our luggage and waited …
Today was cool and drizzly. We left our apartment in Berlin at 7:30 and took the bahn to Alexanderplatz where we walked around in all directions, looking for the bus to the airport. Just as we were about to hail a cab, I looked to the left and found the bus just about to go. Luckily we got on at the beginning of the route. We got seats but …
Last night we decided to check out Berlin by night. We went to an over-priced by nicely located restaurant on Unter der Linden by the Brandenburger Tor. Once again the waiter brought us 1/2 litre beers. Hmmm. Then we walked around. Brandenburger Tor is gorgeous, all lit up at night. So is the parliament building. Too soon, it was back to the apartment. Today was our coolest day yet. …
Surprisingly, everyone was in much better form this morning and I was able to walk on my ankle with almost no problem. It was the coolest day of our whole trip today with a high of 75 degrees. We made our way to Potsdamer Platz where we looked at some more of the wall and checked out the Sony Centre with its really cool roof. Then John and the …