After hitting what I hope was the only really low point yesterday morning, I bounced back enough to enjoy some of Berlin. But first, whatever did I do my last day in Munich.

So I saved the walking tour of Munich for last which ended up working out great since the weather was perfect. I started in Marienplatz, the town square. The Neue Rathaus (new town hall) is a beautiful neo-gothic building and it has figures that move. Why aren't our town halls that cool? Well I guess maple Ridge does have the horse but it's not the same. Then I walked to Odeonplatz, another square with a beautiful yellowish coloured church and also home to Residenz Palace. I didn't spend much time with Residenz because I spent a lot of time there on my first day. After that I walked down Max-Joseph Platz and then to the old town gate. I stopped by the market for lunch then visited another St Peter's church and the Frauenkirche. After finishing with the Altstadt I took a walk (and a nap) in the Englischer Garten before going to the Olympic Center. The Olympic Stadium is quite an odd looking building and makes me wonder what sort of strange structures we'll end up with in Vancouver. Then I returned to Schwabing for a nap before my night train.

I arrived in Berlin before 8am and was met by my host Sebastian. I was feeling really under the weather so I spent most of the day napping. The next day I still wasn't feeling better but eventually forced myself to go out. Sebastian had kindly printed out some guided tour information so I followed one of those. I started at the Reichstag, the seat of government and waited in line to get up to the dome. It's free but it's a long queue through secutity. It's pretty cool when you're up there though. Then I walked past Brandenburger Tor, the city gate, which now stands for the reunification of Germany. I walked a ways to Checkpoint Charlie, the famous crossing point, which is a huge tourist trap. After that I went to the Gendarmenmarkt, a square with two churches and a concert hall with beautiful architecture. Next was Bebelplatz, where the first book burning took place. There is a monument made up of giant books. Then I passed a lot of statues and the palace of the crown prince, eventually coming to the Berliner Dom. I also walked past the red town hall and strolled through Nikolaivirtel. I finished at Alexanderplatz, whose landmarket is a tall tv tower (that is currently made to look like a giant soccer ball for world cup).

Today it was pouring rain so instead of doing another walking tour, I took a public transit tour. There are two bus routes here that pass by a lot of the important sites so I took both of those. I also took a bus out to see Charlottenburg Palace and then another one to a section of the Berlin Wall that's been turned into a graffiti gallery.

Berlin ended up being pretty cool but my time here has definitely been marred by not feeling very well. Hopefully things improve for Prague.