Hey from Berlin!
I'm pretty regularly checking my e-mail and accessing the internet now (every 1 or 2 days). Things have been amazing on my trip with my dad so far. In Amsterdam we went to the Anne Frank Huis, and the Rijksmuseum and in Haarlem (15 minutes west out of Amsterdam by train) we went to the ten Boom museum and St. Bavo's Grote Kerk (great church). That night we heard an hour long organ concert in the church. It is the largest organ in Holland and one of the largest in the world. I took an amazing picture of it and I'm going to blow it up and frame it for my room. I also bought 2 prints from the Rijksmuseum store (I found them at the actual store but it was more practical to order them online) that I absolutely loved. It cost me about €45 for them though. Shipping got me. Oh well, it was worth it. Right now I am in an internet cafe in Alexanderplatz (right next to the TV tower). We went to the Berliner Dom today. I conviced my dad to come up to the dome gallery (its right on the base of the largest dome - a path all the way around) all 267 stairs of it. The view of the city was incredible. I still hate heights though. We took a night train (sleeper train) last night from Amsterdam to Brussels then switched there and headed to Berlin. It was really weird. It was like you got on, then you were immediatly supposed to go to bed. With 6 people in one room. If you can call it a room. But we survived and are staying at the Mercure that we stayed at. Amsterdam is a really expensive city. Everything there is more expensive. Its nice to be back in Berlin. Except for their retarded Fanta bottles with the lame thingy that doesn't come off the lid. We're going to the Pergamon Museum when we're done here. It should be fun. Tonight we're turning in early, seeing how every night so far has been a late one (midnight or later). Tomorrow is another full day in Berlin followed by a full day in Leipzig. The next day we head to München (Munich). It should be fun. I guess that's all for now. Later guys. Here's pictures of the 2 prints I purchased from the Rijksmuseum: (#1 is called The Mill at Wijk bij Duurstede and #2 is called Interior of the Sint Bavo Church in Haarlem - the church we heard the organ concert in last night)
