Museums
I hope Grandpa Ed's surgery goes well on Thrusday. He needs all of our sympaphy for his poor shoulder. I am sure Grandma Shirley will have him mowing soon (maybe in three days), and I can't wait to hear him soon say, "They cut me #sob, sob# They cut me..."
It will be a museum day today. Now that I am settled--hotel, passes, board over-view of the city--I can proceed to some of the individual sights. I will see the Reischstad (seat of government), Egypt Museum, Art Museum, Modern Art Museum, Natural History and Check Point Charlie Museums. I still must scope out my departure route from downtown to the airport. Rick Steves advises to take a taxi but I don't liek to pay too much for something I can get for a tenth of the price, i.e. bus trip. 20€ vs. 2.5€
Since I have the Museum pass I can come and go as I please, and I can also move to and fro with the all-transit pass. I am excited about it. I am most excited about the Reischstad and Check point Charlie places. Hopefully many pictures will be taken!
My breakfast was wonderful this morning! I was plesantly surprised at the amount and variety of foods they had to offer. They had: cereal, milk OJ, fish, sausages, biscuits, crossoints (sp?), coffee, eggs, etc. This was in a small restaurant-like atmosphere. I had pondered going to another hotel but I have decided against it. The upgrade was be minimal at best.
Sorry I haven't called aften. It seems that it costs much more to call the US from payphones than from room phones. Since I have had no operable phones in any of my rooms, I haven't called as much as I would like. I will make it up to you through photographs.
Again, I slept like baby. The room was cool and surprisingly quiet too given I am set in a very busy area of Berlin. It is interesting to note the differences in bed-ware: You get no sheets only one large, feather-stuffed pillow and one heavy comforter. This is the same in all of middle Europe. Strange huh? Does one sleep well?? I guess that depends, but I am not going to change to just a comforter and no sheets (some do that, by the way!).
I missed the TV last night although I went to sleep early at around 10PM. It is nice to see CNN International and get the weather and news too. There's nothing else in English usually except MTV and VH1 whihc play mostly US videos and have a much freer view on nudity.
It will be a museum day today. Now that I am settled--hotel, passes, board over-view of the city--I can proceed to some of the individual sights. I will see the Reischstad (seat of government), Egypt Museum, Art Museum, Modern Art Museum, Natural History and Check Point Charlie Museums. I still must scope out my departure route from downtown to the airport. Rick Steves advises to take a taxi but I don't liek to pay too much for something I can get for a tenth of the price, i.e. bus trip. 20€ vs. 2.5€
Since I have the Museum pass I can come and go as I please, and I can also move to and fro with the all-transit pass. I am excited about it. I am most excited about the Reischstad and Check point Charlie places. Hopefully many pictures will be taken!
My breakfast was wonderful this morning! I was plesantly surprised at the amount and variety of foods they had to offer. They had: cereal, milk OJ, fish, sausages, biscuits, crossoints (sp?), coffee, eggs, etc. This was in a small restaurant-like atmosphere. I had pondered going to another hotel but I have decided against it. The upgrade was be minimal at best.
Sorry I haven't called aften. It seems that it costs much more to call the US from payphones than from room phones. Since I have had no operable phones in any of my rooms, I haven't called as much as I would like. I will make it up to you through photographs.
Again, I slept like baby. The room was cool and surprisingly quiet too given I am set in a very busy area of Berlin. It is interesting to note the differences in bed-ware: You get no sheets only one large, feather-stuffed pillow and one heavy comforter. This is the same in all of middle Europe. Strange huh? Does one sleep well?? I guess that depends, but I am not going to change to just a comforter and no sheets (some do that, by the way!).
I missed the TV last night although I went to sleep early at around 10PM. It is nice to see CNN International and get the weather and news too. There's nothing else in English usually except MTV and VH1 whihc play mostly US videos and have a much freer view on nudity.
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