Berlin, GermanyIt was time to say goodbye to Shelby and Dustin and board the train for Berlin. We were very happy to have them with us in Amsterdam for Christmas and New Year’s Eve, it helped us miss home.
The final stop for the train was Berlin HBF, it was a six hour train ride from Amsterdam, and the last train ride of our trip. The weather channel claimed the high in Berlin would feel like 17°F. As we entered Germany snow covered fields and trees, our first snow of the trip, and confirmation of the forecast. Lead gray clouds covered the sky and nightfall arrived 4:30 PM; only making colder.
Berlin HBF opened last year, the first train station for the combined city, East and West Berlin. It is a state of the art beautiful building, looking more like a shopping mall than a train station. Thank goodness the station is enclosed, allowing us to stay warm for a few extra minutes before we scrambled outside to catch the S Bahn metro.
Unfortunately, we didn’t get to Berlin in time to see any of the sights today, but we plan on seeing a lot during our four nights here. I’ve always been intrigued by Berlin and I’m looking forward to experiencing the hip and trendy capital of Germany.
Other notes: We officially went over budget today. The entire trip we have done an excellent job of watching our spending, but with the weak dollar we peaked a few cents over our projected daily budget. It didn’t help that our train ride to Berlin topped $300.
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