Berlin! (New Phone - 0175-332-2171)

So, a few days ago I took the train from Vienna to Berlin via Nürnberg. My only comment is that it is a pleasure to be back on German trains. Seriously, the difference is quality is vast. If cooking was like train travel, Germany would be one of those really cool magnetic ranges that somehow knows how to heat only the pot you're cooking with, while the East is like trying to use your last match to light some wet logs in the woods.
Vienna was quite nice, but due to the heat and some mystery illness I spent most of the time curled up on some pillows in the hostel. However, one interesting consequence of not being able to leave the nearest bathroom is the increase in available reading time. As a result, I finished the new Harry Potter in about 10 hours (not in one sitting!). Mostly I read on the train though. Luckily the bug quickly receded and my guts returned to normal fairly quickly, although I am now 2 belt loops down from when I started the trip.
In Vienna, on my last night, I stayed up rather late talking with some other travellers in the lounge and ended up in my room at around 02:30. Searching in the dark by the light from under that crack in the door, I went from bed to bed trying to ascertain whether it was occupied or available. After checking all 6 beds I realized that there were at least feet every bed, leaving little room for my feet. So, thoroughly perturbed I began looking around the room to see if I had perhaps missed some vital clue as to why mx bed was occupied. I had. The theif had actually left me a floor mattress and fresh sheets on the area next to my bed. So, after noisily setting up the mattress and pointing the only fan at myself (in revenge), I went to sleep. The theif woke up at 5 am and had a little pow-wow with some friends for about 3 hours instead of eating breakfast in the cafeteria like everyone else. Significantly more peeved, I went down to complain at the front desk. After a breif and friendly conversation, we traced down the guilty party(s). Apparently, the day before a group of three Japanese girls who spoke verly little English attempted to rent a bed. So for all three of them they rented one bed. One slept in the lounge (the floor is made of pillows and there's some awesome hammocks). One slept in her bed. The final girl, out of curtousy was given a floor mattress and not charged for the sleeping arrangements. Figuring that no one would kick a girl out of bed (rightly so) she simply decided to leave me the floor mattress and take my 21 € a night bed. In any case, the girl who worked the front desk laughted at me a bit and refunded my money for the night. It was actually pretty damn funny at the time and I would've slept on the hood of a car if they told me it was free and given me a pillow. So, it all worked out for the best!
Berlin is awesome so far, but I've got a lot more to see! So, I'm off to the Medical History Museum for the "Pain" exhibit. It's supposed to be really cool. There's also a Dali' exhibit as well as the Jewish Museum that I would really like to see. Simply put, Berlin has not just something for everybody, but too much for one person to actually do. I could've spent 2 months here and not run out of things to do and see. Well, I'm off! Tschüss!