I regress: Saxony (the most southern province of former East Germany) and Bohemia (the western half of the Czech republic) were my next destinations on my January European tour after Berlin. Apart from being great destinations in central Europe, somewhat distant relatives who’d visited Arizona a few years ago and friends from Middlebury awaited me [...]
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Berlin: Prices, spirits, and thumbs–up, up & up (Jan 7-9)
Posted: January 17, 2010 in Germany, Winter TravelTags: "complimentary", AirBerlin, Berlin, Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, breakfast, Checkpoint Charlie, currywurst mit ketchup, free press, gypsies, Holocaust Memorial, hostel, Jewish Museum, Meininger Hostel, museum, passport control, Reichstag, spankings, WiFi
Bottom line: I love Berlin. Or maybe it’s just Europe. Or maybe it’s just not-Russia. Even though spending in the Euro zone is excruciating painful when a simple bottled water at 1,50 EUR really means 2+ American buckeroo’s, I’ve come back to the (more) capitalist system with a new (and happy) acceptance of inflated prices [...]
