RtW Day 6: Berlin

I hope I have the day number right. I might just give up on this numbering thing and start counting the days in the cities. In that case, this would be Berlin Day 2.

My hotel (The Park Plaza Wallstreet) is really gorgeous. My room is stylish, the staff are friendly and English-speaking and the bed comfortable. My only complaint is that the internet (provided by Swisscom) sucks ass. Not only do they cap the download rate at 50kb/sec but they also limit downloads to 400mb for a 24hr period... and the cost for this? An additional €17 on your bill. REALLY lame.

So with the above in mind, I only have 2hours of online time left (well about 1.5 now), so I'll be brief.

I went exploring today, deliberately ignoring all the important spots I wanted to visit in the coming days. More importantly, I wanted to get an understanding of how Berlin works, as well as find where I'm staying tomorrow night (I'm only at the Plaza 'till tomorrow morning). Turns out that I'll be staying near Potsdamer Platz, a major train station and public square riddled with history and now home to the new Sony Centre (I'll have pictures later). It's also where I saw what's left of the Berlin Wall. Words cannot express the feeling of being so close to something that's been the source of so much pain. I swear I could feel tears bleeding from that concrete slab.

That's about all I have to say about today. Tomorrow will be the Brandenburg Gate as well as the Reichstag and maybe the Fernsehturm as well. But first, I must charge my camera.