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  Berlin, Germany
Monday, September 1, 2008

Being alone in Latvia was boring.  So, like any young man my age, I went shopping.  It was kind of fun.  I also did some wandering through the streets of Riga.  I tried my best to walk to the ocean, but the road I was walking on started to lead in the wrong direction, so I gave up.  I met some Spaniards and Italians in my hostel, and we cooked dinner together.  It turned out delicious and we discussed my trip.  Apparently, I don't seem American to some of them, because I talk to slowly.  I was offended, I am an American, and I don't talk slowly.  Do I?  It was a fun evening. 
I left Riga by bus on Thursday afternoon, completely forgetting my hostel key in my pocket.  I feel badly for having stolen it, but I'll mail it back or something.  The bus was much more comfortable than those in Vietnam.  And I didn't have to watch Ironman for the 6th time in a language other than my own.  Instead, we watched Hancock in Russian.  It looked good.
I got into contact with Tye when I reached Berlin.  He was already on his way to pick me up, but not at the right place.  He did find me quickly after our phone calls (6 Euros for about 3 minutes) and we had joyous reunion as we drove back to Friedensau where Tye spent a year studying German.  It was a fun time.  I was able to go to church for only the second time on the trip.  I also tried to tackle Tye, and instead was tackled by a stupid tree.  Dumb thing made my head bleed, and it still hurts.  It was neat to spend time with Tye's old friends from Friedensau, truly fun people. 
On Sunday morning, we said sad goodbyes and boarded the train to Berlin.  Berlin is beautiful, and the Brandenburg gate wasn't covered up for renovation like it was last time.  We saw quite a bit of the city in half a day, and will do some more sightseeing today--my last day! 

Crazy Germans!

I think this is pretty well the end of my blogging since I am coming home tomorrow.  But I will try and put up one more post showing how many miles I traveled and stuff if that interests you.

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