RTW: p50 - Berlin 2 & The Generator Hostel

The Generator, Berlin (also in London), is a BIG Hostel. It takes over 300 people, and the biggest problem with this is it means they cater to tour groups, and worse, school groups. Way too many youngsters there treating the place like crap and lowering the quality for all. Apart from that, and its location being a little out of the way (although right next to the station) its not that a bad Hostel. The rooms were big enough, big lockers, nice bar downstairs (be warned of karaoke night!) FREE Breakfast, and the Free Walking Tour (see below) also starts here. But the internet was expensive and crap, with half the keyboards or mice not working (check local internet shops). Saw 2 other hostels in Berlin and have their ups and downs, beware of security if you stay in central Berlin.

After seeing off Shana and the gang Gabby and I headed back to Berlin before Love Parade.

Post WC Berlin was quite different, and gave us time for some Sight Seeing. We took the FREE New Berlin Walking tour, similar to the one in Munich, and it was just as good. Loads of Berlin history jammed into 3hours as we saw the key sights of Berlin with stories to boot!
The Berlin wall itself is a lot smaller and thinner than I expected, but the combination of 2 walls surrounding no-mans land and Soldiers stationed along the whole wall is what made it so strong. You really feel a bit heavy when you try to soak in everything from Berlin’s past in just a couple of days.
We aslo walked up the top of the Reichstag (glass dome looking thing).