Remember Berlin

After another motorcycle tour and a few caves and a walk of Tubingen, I met Moni's  daughter and caught a train to Heidelberg, where I met Kathy from  Hong Kong. We went for a walk and bought some pasta and sausage, which seemed like a good idea until the sausage started melting in the pot! Turns out it was some sort of meat paste. Oops. the next day we rented bikes and went to an INCREDIBLE park with crazy rides and intelligent water routes. Look at my pictures in a couple weeks and you will see what i mean. We went back into the old town when it was open and had a picnic and ice cream, then I napped and read until dinner and drinks with two canadians, and Aussie and two guys from mexico. Their views on America were very interesting.

Hopped a train to Berlin and found my hostel, which is very nice but far from the city, in the woods which are rampant with wild boars! I started and finished The da Vinci Code, which reminded me of all the things I saw in Paris. A good book. Went to a beer garden with a guy from NY and a guy from Deutschland. the next morning i went on a free tour and learned a lot about the city, but loved the memorials the most. They were all so tastefully done and i was moved by each one. the berlin wall was not such a big deal, nor was Checkpoint Charlie. Today I tried for an alternative tour with a couple Irish guys and a brother and sister from the US, but we were too late and I provoked a homeless guy (told him I was traveling with a backpack and asked him for money in return for his pleas) and ended up leaving my umbrella behind rather than return to his curses.

I gave them a pretty close tour to the one I received yesterday, surprised at how much info I retained. I cannot wait to come back with eric, to try out the amazing nightlife and do the things i didnt have time for this visit. Like the reightstag, alternative tour, and book burning memorial at night.

Tomorrow to nina and hamburg!