We woke up in the beautiful two bed suite. We checked out of our room and stored our bags in the basement. We met a tour guide who took us to the starting location for a free walking tour. We learned a lot about Berlin and it's history. We saw the remains of the Berlin wall, the Haulocast victims memorial, and many other important places. We ate Döner Kababs from a place near the hostel for only €2,50! Döner Kababs are a Turkish sort of gyro sandwich that they fill with a LOT of meat (lamb, cow, pig, and more), lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoe, and sauce (cucumber, garlic, and spicy). We had our first Döner in Paris for €4 and became addicted. It is awesome how they carve the meat off of the rotating kabob with a machette and fill up the pita with it. The last place you would want to rob would be a Turkish diner because they are always holding a huge and sharp machette. After eating, we went up to the hostel where I got ready to go out and Mark
prepared for a deep slumber. I went to the Berlin Pub Crawl and met a lot of really cool people. I drank some great dark german beer. We went to 4 different pubs and then took a train to the club. The club was fun and I ran into some people who I've seen in Paris and Amsterdam! I had a great night. The train had stopped running until 4 am and I needed to get home. I met a young guy from Ireland and he needed to get back also. We did not want to spend money on a taxi, so we walked. As we were walking, I was looking at our location on my GPS and suddenly all the maps downloaded and I could route my journey home. Those 20 seconds of wi-fi helped us get back. I tried to go back and find it so that I check email and I never could. It was a miricle that I was given just enough to guide me home. It took two hours of fast-paced walking to get back to the hostel. Along the way I didn't see another person until I was ten minutes from BaxPax. It turns out that our
hostel was two streets away from the prostitute road. I had sex solicited at me by tens of girls! This was crazier than the Red Light District. These girls would chase after me begging for sex. They all thought I was German and when they heard me say "sorry" in English, they would start speaking perfect English. I lost track of where I was and one of the girls pointed me back in the right direction. She then gave me all the info about what €80 could buy. It sounded like I was talking to a telemarketer who wouldn't let me go. I told her that I really had to go to sleep and she tried to make me feel bad by saying "I'm not beautiful enough for you, am I?" I shook my head, smiled, and left. I finally made it home around 3:30 a.m. and passed out wearing all my clothes.
Tuesday, May 19th
We woke up and eat more Döners. I had mine in a burrito instead of the pita and it was wasn't as messy. We played Ping Pong outside for a couple hours. I had the time of my life! I found out that I need to play in an open area to truly feel comfortable. The table was on a slope and the wind would greatly effect the ball. It was still a lot of fun. Mark took a nap while I searched for Wi-Fi. I returned without success as Mark left for the library. Our roommates, Blaire and Diana came and I talked with them for a while. When Mark got back from the library, we all went to the train station for food. Our last roommate, Brian, arrived when we got back. We all spent the night in the room talking to each other.
Wednesday, May 20th
We woke early and all walked to the station for breakfast. We ate at different places and went back to the hostel. We reserved a hostel for Rome. We split a Hawaiian pizza at the Turkish place before boarding a train for Rome. We took a train to Munich and another to Rome. We had reservations for our seats and they were far apart. I tried to go into my room but it was locked. There was one other person, Youriss, who had a reservation in the room. We talked and he learned that I was studying to be an engineer. He said that an engineer should be able to open the door. There was a bolt on the top of the door that needed a special tool to turn it. I pulled out my pliers and gave it a crank and it opened! We went inside and had a lot of room to lay out. As soon as we got comfortable, the ticket man came by and started yelling and told us to go to the very back of the train. We showed him our reservations and he didn't care. We started to head to the back and
noticed signs that told where this half of the train was headed. It was going to seperate and go somewhere else. We went back and sat in the room that Mark was in. We met some people who we instantly became friends with. They shared there food and I showed them magic. They offered for us to stay with some of their family in Switzerland or Germany. We exchanged email and might work something out if I come back. We went to sleep in the hot and cramped room.
- Stefan
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