Yesterday caught up with me a bit, so I sleep in later than I wanted to. I tried to cram in as much as possible into a somewhat shortened day. I started with a boat tour of the Spree, which was great to see the architecture and learn about the city. Berlin has a great feel to it - I loved the blend of old and new architecture combined with the deep and tortured history. I could definitely see myself living there. Also of note - Berlin has more bridges than Ven...

What a day!!! After a long flight, I arrived in Berlin. Sadly, my luggage didn't, so I spent five hours at the airport in various baggage offices trying to locate my bag (one such office is pictured above) I still don't have my bag 12 hours later, but I have been told it should be delivered within the hour. I arrived at my air bnb in Mitte around 1:30 or 2 pm. My host was lovely and made me a cup of tea. I had to wait on word from the airline so I couldn't stra...