Last Day in Berlin

8-14-09

On my last day in Berlin Tess and I joined her friends Sonya and Lucy at a vegan restaurant for brunch. It was fantastic because brunch was all you can eat for whatever price you felt you should pay. There was a card on each table that explained this policy and suggested a range of prices. On our way back to Tess’s apartment we stopped at a photo booth and took two strips of four black and white pictures. They are darling and will be nice to have with me in Russia.

We continued to Tess’s apartment to pack our things so we could leave what we were not taking on our three week adventure at her host parents’ home. We then lugged our very heavy and awkward bags to the tram and continued the fourty minute ride. We had some issues moving our things and on the first tram we met a very nice Swiss med student who was living in Berlin and on his way to dinner at an exiled Iranian politician’s home. He took to us and helped with our bags. It was very nice to have an extra set of hands.

After dropping off our things we returned to the “downtown” area of Berlin to see the Reichtag which is the German parliament building. The building has a glass roof that you can climb to the top of so the parliament can look up at any time and remember who they are serving. The building is also built to represent transparency. Unfortunately, we were unable to climb to the top because the line was so long. The track and field world championships are currently being held in Berlin and were occupying the nearby area so lots of other tourists had the same idea we did.