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

Although I'm not very happy with many pictures from the past two days, here are a couple of "highlights" and some of the activities we did throughout the city. We started off by going on an 8-mile Fat Tire Bike Tour toward the former east of Berlin to explore the vibrant bastion of counter culture, progressive thought and urban renewal encompassing the city. Above, our tour guide named Andrew explained some of Germany's history before taking us to a number of famous squats, t