We started the day going to the Bundestag (the German Parliment). We were VIPs and had a special entrance and a special guide for the tour. It was amazing to see this building as it was built for the people. Inside the building everything is normal...no great icons or woodwork, just a simple glass and metal building. There was a big fire in the 1900s and all the woodworking burned so when they rebuilt everything had to be as fireproof as possible.
They even have there own
color scheme for all the chairs on the floor. The color is copyrighted, bundestagblau - parliment blue (it's a kind of a purple-bluish color). We walked to the top of the building where I gazed on the whole of Berlin. Remarkable.
Chancellors Building and the Top of the Bundestage. Hard to believe that this building is where the third Reich started. The Bundestage was so beautiful and they were careful to mention that Hitler never stepped foot in the building.
Then we had the whole rest of the day before our train to shop and dine. We walked to the financial district and saw a typical mall. Prices were pretty much the same even at H & M. I did try to buy a telephone card to call home in emergencies, but I didn't speak German well enough and ended up buying a sim card for a phone I don't own. Ooops. Debitel 'took it back' though (canceled the purchase), whew! Finally got two phone cards...but hey Skype is treating me well enough that maybe I don't need it.
We worked on our presentation all the way to oldenburg and i think it is going to be great. Wish me luck for our first presentation tomorrow :)
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