Berlin = COLD

I dont have much time because its a little expensive here to be online. Mom, sorry I havent been able to call...we cant find payphones and by the time we do...its too late or too early to call. I'll try tonight. I also cant post pictures...my card doesnt match up to the european computers, you'll have to wait till i get back, which stinks weve got some great stuff.

Our first news this morning was that it is SNOWING in Munich (where we will be in 4 days)....SNOWING. Needless to say, we are freezing to death here. Its about 10 c which is about 40 degrees f.

We finished up yesterday in Amsterdam, and drove to Berlin. It was about 8 hours which flew by since we all slept. We got to Berlin at about 6pm, ate dinner and Chrissy and Heather braved the cold while I passed out in the room.

Today we had a 3 hour walking tour of the Communist side of Berlin. It was extremely good. We learned a lot about the Nazi party, saw Nazi and Communist buildings and the Brandenberg Gates. We also saw the Berlin wall which was very cool. We even saw the college Albert Einstein attended and all the stuff is up for the World Cup, which kicks off here on June 9th. There are cool stages set up everywhere and the whole city is talking about it.

We are awful at German...weve tried to order Bratwurst 3 times and all times just ended up with fries. Apparently, bratwurst translates to fries. So, bottom line, were cold, starving and all we want is a bratwurst. Hahah.

Alright, we go to Prauge tomorrow with a stop in the German town of Dresden. So Jus for now. (Jus is the slang for goodbye in German).