Berlin Berlin

It is surreal to be in Berlin a city that was divided by a wall about 15 years ago. Today, we awoke determined to have a wonderful day...it was Nicole´s 22nd b-day. She is now affectionally as old as dirt. But what does that make me? Older than dirt!

Our first act was to find breakfast with a decent cup of coffee (yes, we are becoming spoiled by good coffee every morning) and breakfast. Balzac coffee fullfilled our needs very well! We walked down to the square where book burnings took place once upon a time then saw some churches, the big tower...typical tourist stuff.

Our big pleasant surprise came when arriving at the remains of the Berlin wall. There was a display called the "Typography of Terror" which explained the WWII involvement of Berlin and the Nazi´s. It was full of neat photos and had an excellent audio tour for non-german speaking people (that was free). We spent quite a bit of time savvoring this tasteful memorial.

For dinner we ended up at a cute Art Cafe where we ended up eating with a sweet lady from Great Britian. She was sitting all alone but had brought Harry Potter down with her (we knew she had to have been a kindred spirit). We had so much fun drinking and eating at this charming venue.

Alas we are now on our way to bed, stopping in for a bit of internet. Hope all is well on that side of the world!

With harmony,
emilie