Berlin ...is less insane than Amsterdam. Though that wouldn�t be all that hard. Amsterdam is what George Orwell described as a double-think. This place accepts that 2 and 2 are 5 and you believe it even though that rational side of you knows it�s wrong. What the Dutch consider normal, everyday things, the rest of the world stops and looks around waiting for someone to stop them from happening. The entire place and experience was, to say the least, mind-blowing and not the least bit unnerving. I really don�t know if I�ll ever want to go back or not. Regardless, from what I�ve seen of it, Berlin is a really cool place. Disadvantage is that I couldn�t find a hostel where you didn�t have to be a member, so I�m shelling out a bit more than usual for a hotel. It�s nice, though, and I love the fact that I don�t have to wait for a 300lb. Swiss chocolate freak to finish his shower to take mine (like I did in Dublin--that guy beat me to the shower every day). Tomorrow I�m off to tour Berlin (not that it can be done in a day, but I�ll at least get my trendy-tourist ticket punched). The day after either more Berlin or Dresden. The day after that I think I�m off to Munich for who knows how long. Much love. Keep safe, and whatever you do, don�t go to Amsterdam without adult supervision.