germany

Ahoy. As this is the first time I've gotten to a computer with time to blog, I figre I'd fill you all in about where I've been to in a couple of parts. First its Germany.

After Glasgow, we flew out to Berlin last Thursday. We flew first to Heathrow, then connected to a flight to Berlin Tegel airport. At the British Airways lounge at Heathrow we also saw a former Bond. That was amusing, he didn't seem very nice though, pity.

In the air on the way to Berlin, we met this nice middle aged German woman who we spoke to for a while. She offered to help us get on our way to our hotel which was really great, as we learnt that the transport system is very confusing for those who are unaccustomed.

With her help, we managed to make it to our hotel quicker than if we tried to get there ourselves. Berlin is a really interesting city, and the side we were on was East Berlin. The area was considered a "trendy" part of town, and it sort of showed. Being an asian in Berlin is like being an NBA basketballer in China, you stick out heaps. As a result it felt pretty uncomfortable getting around for much of the German leg of the trip, especially since we couldn't read any of the signs or anything (apart from some words I picked up through logic).

The day after arriving (Friday) we took an Inter City Express train (man it was fast) to the town of Wolfsburg, to check out the Volkswagen centre, the Autostadt. It was an amazing place to go to, and many of the pavillions were really cool with the factory tour being the highlight I'd say. Great for car fans. I managed to get a headache through the day though (which may have been a result of being upside down in a harness), and when heading back to Berlin I felt really icky and sick. I recovered with some meds and stuff, and tried not to do to much when back at the hotel.

Our trip to Germany ended with our flight to London Heathrow the next day.