Day 3, Sunday we got up and checked out made our way to the Munich train station. We were going to use our 1st class 5 day rail pass for the 1st time and I was sort of clueless as to what I had to do. We'd made reservations on the Friday we arrived for a Sunday 920 train. We had assigned seating. When we got on the train I was a bit taken aback by how busy it was and the seats didn't seem very special. What happened is either the DB train attendant we made the reservations with didn't realize we had a 1st class pass or that train was all booked up.
The train rolled out on time and made stops in Inglestadt, Nuremburg and Leipzig. The ticket collector bore a remarkable resemblence to the German SS Inspector in Indiana Jones and the Lost Ark and having seen way too many WWII films with scenes on trains I was a bit nervous. I tried to sleep still a bit tired from the previous night but was difficult. 6 hrs later we rolled into Berlin.
It took us a half an hour but we finally found our Hostel, the Heart of Gold Hostel. It's based on the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy and is built like a giant spaceship. It's kind of noisy reminds me of my days in a University dorm, but it's cheap and clean and they have internet access, a cheap breakfast a 24 hr bar and located centrally not far from the Brandenburg gate and all the other touristy things.
We opt to go to a local Irish bar Oscar Wildes, needing a break from Bavrian food. It's nothing special but somewhat comforting. Later we walk to another backpackers hostel caleld Belushis that has a bar that shows NHL games, we watch a bit of the 1st period of the Sharks and Hawks game and then head back to the hostel It's quite rowdy a number of Brits mostly University age. We have a few drinks and then head to bed. We head to bed intending to get up early and get in all the must see Berlin stuff on Monday.
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