Berlin, arrival.

We left Prague at 8:30 on Wednesday. An early start for travel for us. We feared missing it so we took a cab. I made sure they understood we only had 300czk so if the driver wanted to make a bit extra there was no extra to make. All went without incident and we waited for the train.
5 hours later Berlin! this town of 3.5 mil. or more has a very complicated public transport system. To get from the West HBF to our hotel we needed to take one train then transfer to another. It was easier since the language is based on our latin alphabet so comparing names is easy. Once at our station we walked the wrong direction at first. Nice cloudy day for a walk however, so very nice. 
We continue to have cool, 1-2C, temperatures but no wind and, unfortunately, no sun. Deb is over her cold. I have a tickle in my throat. I hope i can stave off the sore throat until Amsterdam, two days hence.
We walked our neighborhood upon our arrival. Very large business district west of us. Found an Irish pub with great beer. Of course, lucky us we walked right into Hard Rock Cafe. Our barkeep there gave us the name of a restaurant that had the best food we have had all trip. We have a lead on another restaurant fro tonight's dinner.
Today, as i write this a day later, we will use the "On-Off" tourist bus to show us highlights. As i said the public trans systems will get us to where we want but it adds a bit of a challenge in logistics. On the tourist menu, The Brandengurg Gate, checkpoint Charlie and some of the Wall as a start then what ever else is available until nightfall,
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