In my cage, back at the hotel... Jill let me have the taller one, what a good big sis. The Sony center was a lot smaller than we thought. Still very cool architecture, dad I think you would have appreciated. We had dinner at an Australian restaurant, we tried ppl but we realized that neither one of us like sausage or schnitzle, and we aren't big meat ppl. But don't worry were getting all the beer we can afford! I tried a new one today! At least one new one everyday so far! We had one at a beer garden that was HORRIBLE. There weren't many choices so we chose one that wasn't becks (lots of different becks). We figured out it was a mix of beer with some type of soda, the choices were red or green and we blindly chose green. Bad choice we should have gone with the becks. There was an interesting ginger lime one that would have satisfied my trying new things. Lesson learned. Earlier we went to the checkpoint Charlie museum and hitlers bunker. We learned from a tour group that we passed, that hitlers remains were dug up and chopped up and flushed down the toilet. I thought that was interesting. Ps hitlers bunker consisted of a parking lot and a sign. Passing Tour also pointed out this was because they made a point not to have any Hitler museum, memorial, or anything that would be dedicated towards him because how f-ed up he was. The only thing he has is a sign and an empty unkept parking lot. That's what you get you bastard. We also passed the holocaust memorial. Huge huge maze type thing. It was basically varying sizes/heights of cement-looking blocks. Something for me to research later. The internet/email didn't work all day- crappy. I was much more relaxed about it than Jill was but she's in charge of all that pretty much so I understand her frustration. We also mastered the berlin u-bahn. Much easier than previously expected.
I can't praise our room more. Haven't ever stayed in a room that could even come close to comparing! Were tired now, both in our cages... He he he. Tomorrow we go to the zoo/aquarium!! Were very excited but also sad because tomorrow is our last day in berlin. But also excited because we get to return to Paris! Bastille day!! Yahoo! Ok goodnight for now. Miss you all :)
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So far today has been lovely. After checking in we conquered the u-bahn (super easy). And went to the checkpoint Charlie museum. Kind of interesting. Then on the way to the site of hitlers bunker we got to see some of the wall (some of the remaining pieces). Then we went to a beer garden and had the grossest beer ever. Now we are hanging on the unter den linden for a bit before heading to the Sony center for dinner. Then back to the coolest hotel ever!
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Two lions room

Currently I'm in a cage! This room is ridiculous!! Two bed-cages hanging in the middle of the room, a little nook in the corner I already explored, another nook on the other side of the room, a TV!, a wall of windows with big pretty curtains next to a raised area with two beetlejuice-esk lounge chairs, there's a peeping window that goes to the room next to ours and if we have those curtains open and so do they, depending on whose lights are off can peek into the other room!! The only lights are orangey on the walls. Then the bathroom: closed off by two curtains that open up to a huge bathtub with a ginormous mirror covering most of the back wall. There's a little rail that's really pretty and artsy with two little candles you could light. The shower is to the right and two steps lead up to a green/blue glass room with stone walls. To the left, 6 stairs lead up to a clear glass room so you can look out while you do your business, but towards the room the glass is bluish around where the toilet is, enabling one to view the whole bathroom while their privates are hidden on their throne. There are little closets everywhere in the bathroom, and we even get a balcony- not really that small of one either. All and all this suite is way better than the hostel suite. Wahoo!
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Lara. In the lions den. In our hotel.
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Ok. So today was a lot of fun we started w the altes museum (lots of ancient Greek statues and vases, and Egyptian stuff, including the nefertiti bust). We enjoyed that. Then we went over to the pergamon museum. They had giant ancient stuff. Like full buildings. Then across the street to an Italian place. Funny to say grazie in Germany. It was raining really hard. So we stayed there for a long time. When it stopped raining we headed up unter den linden (a huge boulevard) towards the brandenburg gate. We enjoyed our stroll. At the gate we took lots of pics (remember when Reagan stood w it in the background and said "mr gorbechev tear down this wall!"). The hotel adlon was right there too! (where Michael Jackson held his baby over the balcony w a towel over the babys head).
Then it started raining. Like really hard. The wind was blowing hard. We hung under the gate for awhile. When it slowed down we walked over to the Reichstag (the parliament building). We're gonna go back tomorrow to go in.

Then we walked back down unter den linden (we stopped at a cafe to have a beer-and to use their bathrooms). On the way back we shopped a little..buying some touristy stuff. When we got back to the museum area (which is an island) we took lots of pics. The Berliner dome was so gorgeous. Its this old cathedral. It was gutted a while back. But the outside is amazing. Then we came back to the hostel to drop our stuff off.
Then we walked back to the nearby square to have dinner. Kilkinneys Irish pub was perfect. Pubs always seem to have great food! And they had a cricket game on. So tourists were coming in to watch the game.
We just got back to the room. And wow we are tired. Tomorrow we check out and go to the crazy hotel on the other side of berlin.
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So today was a blast. Ill write more later. We are currently at an Irish pub just around the corner from our hostel. Waiting for our food. We haven't eaten German food yet. Oops. Oh well. Ok. We'll write all abt the day after dinner.
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Raining really hard. Standing under the brandenburg gate. W lots of other people until the rain lightens.
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