What else would we do with a half a day in Munich besides drink?!? Okay, maybe we did a couple other things first.... We drove to Marienplatz, a plaza in the center of the city. The first thing we saw was the huge Neues Rathaus, or New Town Hall, in the center of the plaza. We went up to the top where they ring the Glockenspiel throughout the day. We happened to be up there at noon, so our vast views of the city were accompanied by 43 ringing bells. Thanks to S...

Today was an autobahn day! We woke up at 4am, knowing we had reservations at a hotel in Munich tonight - thank goodness there's no speed limits! We started the day by driving back up to the town of Ribnitz-Damgarten, where our bags were being held at the police station. We got there by 7am... The police officers were so nice.... And ALL of our stuff was in our bags!!! Except plenty of cash, of course. But we had already written everything off, so it was like Chr...

For our third and final day in Berlin, we started by heading to Checkpoint Charlie. This was the Allies name for the crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. It's also where US and Russian troops faced each other with tanks during the standoff in 1961 which, if one had decided to shoot, most likely would have started WW3. Right down the road was a part of the still-standing wall, and behind this was the museum of the Topography of...

To start our 2nd day in Berlin, we decided to do a bike tour - the most touristy thing ever, but it was perfect. We got to see so much of the city, places we never would have found on our own. Our tour guide, Rami, was from Berlin so he was incredibly knowledgeable, and told some pretty awesome jokes too. We saw so much on our 5 hour tour... Parts of the still-standing wall, Checkpoint Charlie, the Tiergarten, Hitler's bunker, the list goes on and on. It was als...

After a delicious breakfast and saying goodbye to our wonderful new friends, we were off to Berlin! We checked into our hotel, then we had to take a trip to the US embassy to find out what it'll take to get a new passport. Unfortunately, Easter weekend happens to be the WORST time to lose something, since everything is closed Thursday through Tuesday. And yes, our stuff was stolen Thursday. But not to worry, there's plenty of things to keep us busy in Germany fo...