Riding the Rails in Berlin

We had no firm plan in mind as we descended into the Samariterstrasse station. We knew we were in the old East Berlin just because of the total lack of ornamentation inside the station and on the buildings of the neighborhood. Everything seemed to be kind of drab and purely functional rather than designed for aesthetic enjoyment. We used this stop at least 5 times during our stay and the longest we ever had to wait for a train was less than ten minutes. Access was easy and the cars themselves were never crowded.

Day One - Arrival in Berlin

December 20th 2007
The flight to Frankfurt was uneventful except for the fact that we arrived there too late to catch our connecting plane to Berlin. Fortunately, shuttle flights seem to run nearly every hour between the two cities so we simply boarded a half empty Airbus leaving an hour later. My painstaking research paid-off well on our arrival in Tegel Airport. After clearing customs and immigration quickly, ... read more

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