BERLIN OR BUST.........

Well I am now in Berlin, its starting to freak me out just how many countries I am visiting in such a short amount of time. Day 5 and country number 3 already. We got in about 6pm, I got my room, unpacked then jumped in the deep end. I decided to ask the counter for the area that has the tattoo shops, apparently its not the nicest of areas but it is safe so they say. I took the S Barn (Train) to Warcschauer Station, only 5 stops. I got off and OMG as you can see from the pic it was dodge lol. I walked for about 30 mins and came across 2 tattoo shops, both closed, took pix and am gonna do a bit of research tonight and see what they are like. May end up getting the tattoo Nikora suggested while here, not sure yet, have to wait in see. The area wasn't really that bad, it was absolutely packed, its quite weird seeing so many people around quite late and it still being so light. For dinner I had a Curry Berliner, its a Bratwurst sausage with ketchup and curry powder, OMG it was to die for. I'm getting so good at navagating the cities i'm visiting and having so mush fun doing it, I thought I would be so much more worried and timid doing it. But i'm surprising myself at every stop. Who would have thought that this little Kiwichick could cope so well in the big wide world? Tomorrow i'm booked into a bike tour of Berlin, it goes for about 4 hours and is supposed to be awesome. We bike through a park that is 2.5kms long and at its widest point, 1km wide. On Tuesday I am going on a tour of Sachenhausen, It was a Political Concentration Camp. Not to sure what to expect but really interested to go. Its 10pm now still quite light out but not as light as Amsterdam, i'm guessing its about 20 degrees, currently i'm sitting in the beer garden of my hostel plowing thru a pitcher of Sangria - mmmmmmmm, i'm gonna sleep well tonight ;) As long as i'm up by 10am, all is good, have to meet the tour operator at 10.30. I think I better sign off here, hope I'm not boring you all to much with my rantings ;) But im having fun so that's the main thing. I must say, even tho i'm having lots of fun and keeping unbelievably busy I cant stop missing my boys and Shannon and mum and dad, i look at pix constantly but haven't quite got the courage to call home yet, I don't think I will cope that well. But at the moment I am fine, having a little tear here and there but coping as best I can. Until tomorrow I better sign off, loving and missing you all and wish you could all be here experiencing everything that I am. I'm 40 and finally experiencing what most people experience in their 20's xxxxx