Today has been one of the busiest days of the trip, at least in terms of all I've seen. We left Wittenberg and drove to Berlin. We had a bus tour of the city and saw lots of sights. We got out and went in one church that was really pretty. It was bombed horribly during the war but rebuilt. Many churches that were affected by bombings now have reconciliation crosses showing that Germany and the Allies have made peace. We also stopped at Checkpoint Charlie and saw parts of the wall. A brick path follows the path of the wall and there are parts all over the city, so no one will forget the division. After seeing a lot of the city by bus, we dropped our stuff off at the hostel. By this point it was around 2, so we headed out for lunch. Some of us ate American food at the mall/train station (I was missing it and am still craving a burger). We then went to see the sites by foot. We saw the beautiful Reichtstag (Parliament building) and then headed to the Holocaust memorial. I encourage everyone to look at my pictures of this as it is hard to explain. It is a square courtyard with giant concrete slabs, hundreds of them. They range in height to up to 15 feet. The ground lowers as you walk through them, so you are surrounded by a maze of tall towers. It was very interesting. Underground of the memorial was a very well-done exhibit on the Holocaust. We spent some time going through, and they had lots of good information. We did some souvenier shopping and walked through the Sony Center. A few of us headed to the Music Museum, but it was closing so we did some more walking around. We then decided to try out the subway system since it's such a big city. We figured out how to buy tickes and where to get off to go to the Hard Rock Cafe. The wait was too long, so we found a nice German restaurant. We got back on the subway and found our way back to the hostel. We are getting ready for devotions and are getting up early for our last day in Germany.
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