The Tyranny of the Individual Comforter and Other Thoughts

I'm not sure what it is about all the places we've stayed so far, but man they do love individual comforters.  While some may find that a delightful and easy way to prevent your covers from being stolen, the whole thing seems like a way to remain as isolated as possible which I don't like.  Our solution (back in the old days when we had an apartment) was to buy a comforter that was a size up from our bed.  That way even if someone steals a chunk, there is plenty more comforter to go around.

Really, though, what I'm concerned about is where all the regular bed sheets have gone.  Sometimes a comforter is too warm, but if it's all you've got welcome to Sweatsville, population: you.

While I'm at it, I know the service at restaurants isn't as attentive as in the States which can be nice as it doesn't feel overbearing, but sometimes the American in me just wants somebody to bring me the damn check already.

Seriously, though Berlin is a great place to spend time.  It's huge but not overwhelming and there is a ton to do.  There are a good amount of English events as well.

You can get really close to the elephants at the Berlin zoo.

In our neverending quest to go to the tops of things, we went to the dome of the Reichstag (the main German Parliament building).  It's a unique place where you can look down from the dome right into the room where the Parliament meets and votes and also get a great view of some of the city.  There was also a crazy sunset that day that you can see reflected in the dome.

Let's talk about food.  Döner kebab (sort of like shawarma or a gyro) is an entire meal for usually under 3 euro and it's delicious.  It's hard to describe what makes it different from the shawarma I've had, but it is.  It will be interesting once we actually get to Turkey to see what variation we can get.  Currywurst (the other classic Berlin street food) quality seems to vary a bit more, but it's hard to go wrong with a hot dog covered in ketchup and curry powder.  Curry ketchup isn't really a thing in the US but it should be because it's awesome.  Saus in Faneuil Hall has a really good curry ketchup, if I need a fix when we get back to Boston, though.

Finally, observe my transformation into my evil twin: