Holiday Inn Berlin-Esplanade

... very precious friendships, we went to check out quite a few lakes to swim, we drank lots of yummy Hefeweizen (and increased our bellies…), to keep it short, we loved it!!! My sister Anita was more than generous in lending us her bed for 6 months, which sister in this whole world would do that? Of course there is so much I could tell you about our stay, but we moved on and it’s time to let you know about our not so organized ...

... four hour tour had come to an end. We found a place for rest and lunch. Fortunately for our feet, service was very slow. <br><br>Next it was back to Checkpoint Charlie to read the many informational billboards concerning Berlin during the Cold War. After learning a lot we walked to the Topography of Terror &#8211; an exhibit located on the grounds of the former SS/Gestapo headquarters. This was very graphic and very informational ...

... that used to be the deep ghetto) the East Side Gallery (the longest stretch of the Wall still standing, filled with gorgeous graffiti) some awesome art galleries, a man made waterfall (there are no hills in Berlin) the studio where they film the European Pimp my Ride, a sticker gallery, and to look at some of the best decorated buildings and full wall graffiti murals Berlin has to offer. It was an amazing tour, almost 6 hours long, and we ended at a beach bar ...

... European city we've ever seen, and yet, there are still some neat old buildings here and there, and even some of the modern architecture isn't entirely boring as you might expect. This is so different from all the other cities we've been in. First we must laugh at being back in Germany, which on this trip has become our "home". We're glad we can "speak" the language again (though people still think I'm ordering water when I order ...

... a place to stay, but we finally found one. Then proceeded to try out the world famous Czech beer. It was good, but I would disagree on the best in the world. I would give that one to the monks in Belgium. The next day I took it pretty easy since the previous night was quite a late one. Mostly just walked around, went and laid in the park for a while. Then I went really old lady and went to bed really early. Day 3 I actually ...

... which was nice (espeically on such a hot day), but not one of my favorite sites of the city. If you only have time for a few musuems, I'd recommend the nearby German history musuem as a good introduction to Germany and the city). 7. Sit outside at a cafe in Hackescher Markt, a lovely S-Bahn stop across the Spree. Its brick station lined with yellow flowers gives way to a pretty square lined with cafes and restaurants, which at night turn into great places ...

Janett and Marc update from Munich, Germany: WE ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME!!! The last two days have been full a great times enjoying ourselves and meeting new people. We spent yesterday morning at the Dachau Concentration Camp. We both were spent after walking around Dachau for 4 hours, so we decided to spend the afternoon at the largest beer garden in Europe playing card games and eating Bavarian food. Last night we went to dinner with our roommates at ...

... in this dorm room of eight beds at the moment. Which means the kids that I'm sharing this room are all downstairs getting wasted at the hostel bar and they'll not bother to be quiet or leave the room dark when retiring. I'm already planning to use my earplugs and night mask, but maybe I should take a sleeping pill, too. Except I might not wake up at a reasonable hour, and since I might need to get on a train at 9:42am, that would be a problem. (More on that later.) Last ...

... and really take in some of the beautiful parks and palaces) and we found some of the books we were after which tell us all of the special spots in Europe that are just for motorhomes to say overnight. Wayne and Holger spent the night trying to work out how to make the TV in Misty work. Day 108 -Wednesday 31st May 2006 This morning we left Berlin, not before stocking up on food and alcohol (we now have enough food to last us in case of a nuclear bomb). We headed off again to the Hymer dealer ...