Hotel internet is very, very wonky, so I'm not going to bother posting anything substantial right now. I'm also on limited laptop battery power, so I need to be brief. Saturday night I ended up going out. I wandered down the side streets here in search of a place that served Wittewurst and ended up in an ethnic Turkish part of town, where I ended up having an excellent hub and a few beers. Ended up walking back to the hotel slightly drunk. No Wittewurst though.
Sunday was very quiet. There are very few shops open on a Sunday, but I ended up going to Aunt Benny's, a cafe nearby that did an excellent apple crumble, among other things. I think there was also some sort of toasted sandwich for breakfast, but it was rather good. I jotted down a few random musings while I was there - I'll get them up at some point.
Today was pretty rad, I took a walking tour to see the main sites and sounds of the city. It was only about 5 hours, and there's only so much you can cover, but it was most enjoyable. Our tour guide was excellent, and we took in most of the tourist highlights of Berlin's city centre. My personal favourites? The Reichstag was great, but the highlight was definitely the location of the Fuhrerbunker. I got chills down my spine when we got there. There's absolutely nothing there except for a sign indicating that this is the place where 65 years ago the man who plunged the world into war took his own life. It was a truly memorable experience. We went to the Jewish memorial, which left me undecided. I didn't get to explore the underground section, but from what I saw, it felt like it misses the mark somewhat.
Tomorrow, I'm doing the Third Reich tour - looking forward to it immensely.
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