Hello everyone, Ginnie here. Apologies in advance for any weird formatting or pictures; I'm writing this on my phone from the disco.
So, onto the story of today. We left our hotel in Lubeck heading for Berlin! It was about a three hour drive. We made one stop at an oasis to get some food, then about an hour later we made it to Berlin proper. The city is beautiful so far, and the hotel is very nice. The rooms have more people in them this time; mine has four people now.
Our rooms weren't ready when we first got to the hotel, so we ended up putting them in a luggage room and heading off into the city. After stopping at a church, we went to a biergarten for lunch. It was very expensive! We walked back to the hotel after that, and our rooms were ready this time.
We spent an hour in the hotel. Most people put on something nicer, as we weren't going back to the hotel before going to the disco. Leaving the hotel proved to be a bit more of a challenge, as many forgot necessary equipment (like train tickets, passports, etc) in their rooms. We ended up leaving twenty minutes later, but we still traversed Berlin's train system and made it to the Reichstag on time.
I think it's safe to say that most people liked this tour better than our EU parliament one. While we didn't have a tour guide of the same caliber as our Hamburg guide, our lady was still nice, if overly fond of the word "possibility". We saw the room where the parliament meets, as well as the newer modern buildings. Security was tight; we had to go through a metal detector just like in the airport. Personally I found the walls of the Reichstag the most interesting, as graffiti written by Soviet soldiers during their invasion of Berlin has been preserved on the walls. Our visit ended with a tour of the roof and a great view of the city.
Coming out of the Reichstag, we found our way to another train station and eventually to the street the disco--called the Matrix--is on. We actually missed it at first, as it's tucked under tracks. Everyone broke off to get some dinner. I had some fries and a Fanta. Then it was time for the disco. Everyone received a wristband meaning we couldn't have alcohol (so no worries there parents). Aidan and I are watching everyone's bags and planning what we want to do tomorrow when we tour the city. I really don't enjoy environments like this--too loud and too many people for me--so thanks to Aidan for keeping me company. But don't worry; my fellow Academites are having a great time dancing! And no one had to worry about losing their stuff, so everyone won in the end. There are many other German students here, with a separate room for the teachers to hang out in. As of yet, I have yet to see any signs that the reality I perceive isn't real, red or blue pills, or killer computer programs, so I think we'll make it out of this Matrix in one piece. We leave at 10:00, though this blog won't be posted for a while as I'm writing this without Internet. It'll be an action packed today and everyone needs sleep.
Tomorrow we head out to see the city. But that'll be someone else's story to tell.
After note:
Apologies, but I can't get pictures to load on my phone!
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