July 16 - Arrival in Berlin (And a toast to Mom)

After just a few hours in Berlin we have decided to add Germany to the short list of countries that we want to come back to. We took an early train from Copenhagen this morning and traveling most of the morning through Denmark. About 2.5 hours into our trip the conductor made some announcement about a crossing, and we weren't really sure what was going on, but stayed in our train seats figuring that if we were supposed to be doing something, that someone would come and make us move. That's when our train pulled onto a ferry. If your jaw hasn't dropped yet let me say that again...that's when our high speed train pulled onto a ferry...it was so weird. I mean I guess our busses sometimes go on ferries...but a train? It even had tracks. So we got a boat ride out of the deal, and a great deal of entertainment.

Out train ride continued on uneventfully, and we arrived at our hotel in Berlin around 4 pm. The German train system is awesome, and it has been very easy to travel around the city this afternoon. We found a brewery in East Berlin on the river for dinner, and had bratwurst, sauerkraut, and beer. We raised our glasses and toasted my Mom, when she was in the army she wasn't allowed to come here. I have no doubt that she would be pleasantly surprised to see what has become of the city, at first glance there is no noticeable difference between east and west, tomorrow we are going on a more detailed tour, but 20 years has been good to make two cities become one.