1. Berliners like rules. Pedestrians and bicyclists have separate sections of sidewalk. Unless you are Aaron you do not cross into the wrong section. Pedestrians and bicyclists also have separate traffic signals and unless you are Aaron you do not cross without the appropriate indication. Even if it's 1 am and the street is empty you do not cross.
2. German toilets are frightening. I know this is gross, but you must know that German toilets don't have a bowl full of toilet water like American toilets. Instead the bowl is empty with an opening at one end where whatever you put in the bowl can eventually be flushed. First though you must face whatever you've put in the bowl. It is Aaron's belief that this compulsive self-inspection lead directly to Nazism.
3. Street food in Berlin is fantastic. OK not all street food. Currywursts (hotdogs, sliced and doused in curry powder and ketchup) leave something to be desired. But this was excellent:
4. Grafitti is everywhere but ok, mostly. It's hard to overstate the presence of graffiti in Berlin. Literally no popsicle stand is left untouched.
And it's almost complete coverage of the East Germany Gallery is quite frustrating.
However, in the majority of instances the graffiti is pretty fun stuff.
5. The German word for five is funf, pronounced foonf (I can't figure out the umlaut on this keyboard). I appear to be the only one who finds this a continuing source of hilarity.
xoxo Jessie
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