Berlin was wonderful! I love Germany and Germans are some of the nicest people in Europe. 
There was a public transportation strike going on and we could only use the s-bahn, no trams, buses or subway...it made things a little difficult but we worked it out. We stayed in a the All-in hostel, in a room with 5 other people, I don't think we even talked to any of them while we were there, strange. We went to the Reichstag the first night, it is basically the capital, it is amazing. There is a glass dome on top that you can walk up and see down into debates and discussion.
There was a public transportation strike going on and we could only use the s-bahn, no trams, buses or subway...it made things a little difficult but we worked it out. We stayed in a the All-in hostel, in a room with 5 other people, I don't think we even talked to any of them while we were there, strange. We went to the Reichstag the first night, it is basically the capital, it is amazing. There is a glass dome on top that you can walk up and see down into debates and discussion. On Saturday we woke up early and walked to a nearby flea market, it was fun, a few neat things. But then we went into deeper Berlin far from our hostel and hit the mother load. This flea market was huge and had all sorts of oldie-worldie goodies! A lot of amazing things, it was like going through a history book. Laura and Jess are so funny, they kept asking me how to say things in German, and would use me to help barder! My German helped me out mega, and I liked it! We were at the flea market for hours, everyone found really cool stuff and now we are all good at bardering and ready to go to a flea market here. That night we went to this really cool , kind of shady, art collective. It was a few story high building with a variety of very funky artists' works. A lot of collages and controversial efforts. We couldn't stay in too long, the building hadn't and wasn't being very well taken care of and was giving me breathing problems, great.
Sunday we went on a great walking tour of the city. It was free and targeted towards young people. We went everywhere and saw everything, mostly just tastes...to make you want 
to back. It was great though, we had a really pumped up tour guide who was really enthuisastic about Berlin and it's amazing history. It was raining the entire time, so I couldn't take many pictures (my camera fell awhile back and now is missing a piece,) and I didn't want the inside to get all wet.
to back. It was great though, we had a really pumped up tour guide who was really enthuisastic about Berlin and it's amazing history. It was raining the entire time, so I couldn't take many pictures (my camera fell awhile back and now is missing a piece,) and I didn't want the inside to get all wet. Our bus left at midnight, just under 4 hours to get home, to Prague. So today has been exhausting, there was no sleep on the bus, and get this, I probably have tonsillitus. Just as my coughing gets controlled and I am semi-breathing normal...my tonsils flare up and start to hate me. I am going to the doctor right away tomorrow to get looked at and get this taken care of. I had my neighbor med student look and he is sure that it is tonsillitis?
How can someone who never gets sick at home be sick their entire time abroad?
HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY!!
Wishing all a lucky day!!
Rox
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