Do you know what time the sun sets in Berlin in the middle of the summer? 10:30! who knew and what an unexpected surprise. There I was yesterday enjoying my book in the park in the sunshine of what seemed like the middle of the day, but no by then it was already 7:30. Its amazing... it does not take much to impress me:)
Most of the day was actually spent in the suburb of Wannsee... where the infamous house of the Wannsee Conference stands. The town reminded me much of Sausalito with yacht clubs and people enjoying lunch at lakeside cafes. The area I learned was not only home to this significant conference, but a resort town for many of the SS and high ranking Nazis... you should see some of these mansions! How and why they chose a place so calm and picturesque to plan for the total destruction of European Jewry is beside me. Anyways enough Holocaust talk....
Today I happened upon a lovely art fair right alongside what remains of the Berlin Wall. Mom you would have loved it.... really creative photography.
Early tomorrow morning I am off... it will be my day of planes, trains and automobiles. I am attempting to reach the town of Lodz by tomorrow evening where I have booked into a Bed and Breakfast recommended by the Lonely Planet travel blog.... I don't think it will quite be a Napa resort, but let's see shall we. It seems to be a bit better than the run down hotels I have found online that have not had a face lift since the Iron Curtain came down.
Thanks everyone for the notes... I'll try and write more in Warsaw... as I recall the internet is surprisingly accessible there and I should have some more down time.
missing you all... and thanks for reading!
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