Ich ben kine Berliner

so yes i am not a citizen of Berlin, i hopes that what i just said and that it is more appropriate than "bis morgen schön," though i do love that saying. but Berlin is such a wonderful city, and seeing it onthe bike tour was such a great way, it is so thick with history and conflict. The Jewish memorial was so fitting and such a great tribute, though you can never make a tribute in anyway it is a great place to realize the isolation of those in concentration camps and things. The BrandenBerg gate was everything that i thought it would be and just a really impressive monument and i understand why such great history has taken place particularly there. But other than those two things we saw on the bike tour, the zoo we went to in our free time was really impressive, i think it was better than the yoo in Köhl though the animals didnt look as happy and might not have had as much room to run around and feel free but the giraffes had a taj mahal type palace area and it was really a neat place, and some interesting species as well. Last night seeing the parliament building was really impressive, offering us great views of the city around us and just how low the buildings are, the charlité and the DB building being the tallest i saw, but how spread out and large the city is for haveing about half as many people as just the Manhattan, i would like to see the comparison of populationand area between the two, but anyways this city is unique in alot of ways and will always be affected by the wall and the soviet policies that took place for almost 50 years here. but it is a great place for a capital and much more fitting for Germany than Bonn in my opinion. It is a bit symbolic of how Germany has to deal with the past but still look on to the future with it behind them, as the wall runs right BEHIND the parliament building and the governmental buildings span both sides, so i like the architecture here and the symbolism that soaks everything around here, even the Hbf. which is apparently haunted or ruined. 17 people stabbed opening night, a major girder fell off first storm, the windows crack and shatter in the wind, only one bathroom and not enough room for long trains to stay under cover, especially in winter when it gets cold. hmph i only have to go through there once more, good thing! Well Berlin i hope to see you again someday but for now "bis morgen schön" and cheers mate.