3 Nights in Berlin

Being in the epicentre of history. Berlin being one of the most historical sites of our age. World war II , berlin wall seperating the east from the west of germany. Berlin part of the west although not reall west. A wall is buit to ensure seperation surrounding the city. NOt until recent was the wall up , but I believe in the 90's it turned into a hippies paradice, graphity artist celebrating the unification of germany into one. NO long the poor east , but the central unified germany although the east is poorer and you can tell. Being in berlin the last 3 days, i got a different perspecitve of germany from munich. MOre modern , bigger buildings at potsdamer platz where the sony has created an entertainment plaza with big screens, a movie theathre and lots of cafes. A city where beer is served in movie theathers all the way to gas stations. Beer is cheaper then water as some range as low as .60 Euro or less than a canadian dollar.

After arriving in berlin late and having a gyro or Donaaa! 2.0 euros a bargain for any food. Next morning we topped 170 on the autoban heading to leipseg where my friend marty visited his roots. Although 37 degrees , the ac in our honda jazz , a european version of a civic hatchback We cruised as fast as we could only to be serpassed by cars north of 200 km an hour. I thought my highspeed train of 165km was fast , the highway is nuts. The night we headed to potsdammerplatz and met a couple german girls, who in exchange for a beer we got to learn some german. High Funff, or high five. We thought then the west side symbol as they gladdly accepted as their sign for west germany.

Bicycling BErlin

Day 3 was full of tourist cites. Finding out where Hitler killed himself (not enshrined but on a parking lot plaza, where his bunker used to be. In order to see all the sites we rented a couple bikes, full of european style, ie not too nice but still got us around. We biked to the various museums, jewish memorial, a statue in the middle of a huge round about with a lady in gold. We actuall walked up the narrow stairs to get a good luck at berlin from up above. The next stop incuded a bike ride to the berlin wall where there are layers of layers of graphitte paint , the walk looking liberated from its historical significance. Drums, music, singing. Overlooking a park and on the other side a soccer stadium. THe ora that oozes from this place is revolution and freedem. Hard to discribe, but definately an eery yet refreshing feelin.

in order to cool down , after biking we decided to catch die hard 4. yes it was in german but of cousre after all the german commercials.

Germany can be summed up as.. great beer... beutiful blonde girls..modern yet historic.. and of course full of history.. very instrumental on how we live out lives today... definately worth checking out if you can. Netherlands next...

Alfederzern and suishe