We were to be greeted at our hostel, The Circus, by a friendly receptionist, almost uncomfortably friendly, especially after the experience with the French. Nonetheless, The Circus would be one of the best hostels we will have stayed in during our 24 days. Big well-furnished spacious rooms with comfortable beds and modern shared shower facilities.

We had lunch at a restaurant just opposite our hostel, and their serving was super huge! And the beer there was quite cheap as well.

Having been underfed in Paris (argh! €4 can of Sprite?), our first meal of kebabs at a restaurant near our hostel was most welcome. German portions! And the food was mighty fine as well! And the cost? €7 for a platter, and less than €2 for a bottle of beer. Yum.

Our first sight of interest in Berlin was Checkpoint Charlie, where the Berlin Wall fell not too long ago. The Checkpoint Charlie museum showcased daring escape attempts across the wall, as well as the heroics of Berliners East and West, and the final collapse of the wall.

It was interesting at first, but as time wore on, the exhibits, which were mainly text, started to get dizzy. But all in all, it was a rather interesting visit, especially if you were interested in history. No photography allowed though, so you aren’t going to see any pictures of inside the museum.

We next proceeded to Museum Island, where we saw the Berliner Dom, and paid a visit to the Egyptian museum, home of Berlin’s most beautiful woman. A side note, Museum Island is named so, because of all the museums located on it, if it isn’t obvious enough! ;)

The evening was exhausted scouring the Haupbahnhof’s (Main Train Station) department stores looking for warm clothing (again). The rest of Berlin was closed as it was the Easter weekend, the most important holiday after Christmas in the Western world. Again, we could not find anything. All of a sudden, the cold wasn’t so fun anymore.

After consuming our dinner, we made our way down to the famous Brandenburg gate and took in the sights and attempted to take a photo or two. Unfortunately, as it was at night and there were so many lights around, it was hard to get the right exposure to get a good picture.

Nonetheless, I must say, the gate, the only remaining of a series of gates through which was used to enter Berlin, named so as its road led to Brandenburg, was stunning by night.