Thanks to Daron Dean, I had the pleasure of watching the sun fade behind the horizon and adorn the sky with swirls of deep blues and chalky mauves. I also watched the city come to life - one by one, street lamps radiated with light and cars zoomed past the Spree River. Let's just say it wouldn't take much for me to sneak unto the 20th floor of an apartment building and camp out for over three hours if it meant I got to see the city painted with such a beautiful array of color

Over the last couple of days, we have visited a number of historical buildings, passed a great number of street artists, and learned how to successfully use transportation in Berlin. With public transportation networks like buses, trams, and urban/suburban rail lines, it is very practical to live in any large German city or metropolitan area without owning a car. Tourist spots are also filled with non-traditional forms of transportation too, offering locals a unique form of i