October 3, 2006 - Interlaken - Berlin

October 3, 2006
Interlaken, Switzerland – Berlin, Germany

We awake at 9:45 this morning and had to quickly pack our things (as to be out of the room by the 10:30 lockout). We then played on the internet for a while and then planned out our train route to Berlin (Interlaken – Bern – Zurich – Berlin).

At 11:15 we left the hostel and headed for the train station. On the way we stopped at the supermarket and got breakfast goods for the train. Once at the train station we found the train to Bern. In an incredible stroke of luck, we noticed that the train continued on through Switzerland and Germany and ended up in Berlin! We did not have to switch trains at all!

It was a long and tiring train ride. The first several hours were filled with amazing scenery. After that, I finished listening to Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix and took a nice long nap. It was such a long train ride that we ended up eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the train…

When we arrived in Berlin we were amazed to see that the train station was housed inside of a large mall. It was kind of confusing and it took us a while to find an information desk and figure out how to get to our hostel. After taking a bus to the correct part of town we wandered the streets for a while. Eventually, we asked a food stand where to find our hostel. The guy looked at us funny and then told us it was right across the street…Feeling slightly stupid, we went to check it.

It is the most amazing hostel yet! Lonely Planet lists it as one of the top 3 hostels in the world. It has a fun atmosphere and the rooms are super cool. In fact, they are more like the rooms at a nice hotel than a cheap hostel.

We are both tired from the long day of travel and plan getting some sleep so we can explore the enormous city tomorrow!