First night in Berlin

We got into Berlin at 9pm last night. Had a quick chat with family. Miss you guys!

Our hotel is right by a lot of the big sites downtown. We had a late dinner by the Brandenburg Gate, then wandered around a bit. I had the curry wurst, a Berlin specialty, while everyone else had wiener schnitzel, off of the Heart Healthy menu. Both were delicious.

The gate:

The Reichtstag. We were all struck by how much more massive it feels in person. This is a huge building, and beautiful at night.

A couple more tanks to end the day. These were put in place by the Soviets and probably served as a good reminder as to where Berlin was located during the cold war.

The Wall ran right through here. There's a brick pattern in the ground to show you where it was, and a few sections on display. Here's the wall with an appropriate symbol of why it fell behind it.

Some fun bikes here