Berlin Germany

We arrived in Berlin yesterday, although it was only 4.30pm it was dark so it felt much later, again it is very cold here but we found a hostel ok. Once again the mixed dorm had a snorer, seriously the most annoying thing in the world, he was above Ems bed so she kept punching the bed and yelling shut up, but that was only temporary... stupid hostels.
Today we have had a good look around Berlin. Arriving at the main station I felt like I was in the Jetsons, it is the most modern station I have seen. The city is an odd mixture of old buildings and futuristic looking buildings. Mostly it is well organised and advanced but then the Eastern side of the city is a plain old city- the effects of the wall.
We have seen the tourist sites in the city- Reichstag, Branderburger Tor (wall gate), Potsdamer Platz. Tiergarten was a pretty autumn garden. We went and saw where some of the wall remains standing. There was a big outdoor exhibition there about the Nazi regime and holocaust, it was really in depth and we stood for ages reading and looking at photos, standing in the area where such horrific decisions were made was really sad and an experience I wont forget. There is a red pipe running down the city to signify where the wall was. So although the city is modern, you cannot forget its horrible history.
Tonight we are going to Amsterdam where we will stay until we head back to London. Hope everyone well xoxox