Monday

Slept in late to catch up on sleep after the very late night, and then took the U-Bahn down to Potsdamer Platz, where I took the Top Tour Berlin bus around for a loop. Was able to see some areas I had seen on my last trip, but also drove by many of the embassies, the last remaining block with the wall still standing, the zoo with its two huge elephants at the entrance, and the concert hall.

I then got off at Checkpoint Charlie and revisited some areas, along with taking pictures with the wall and checking out the outdoor exhibits next to it.

After a quick lunch of bread, cheese, and some olives, I then walked to the the Stasi Museum. Although all the documents in the museum are in German some of the displays have been translated into English. So using the English guidebook I walked around. It was truly overwhelming what documentation was captured on citizens and the listenening devices and cameras were hid in such ingenious places.

I then took the U-Bahn to the shopping center of town, where I did some last minute shopping before heading back to the hotel room to pack.