After a somewhat frustrating time in Prague with the train being late and terrible customer service I was greeted with nothing but hospitality at the Berlin train station.  The attendant at the service desk was very helpful.  I was told that I would have to catch a train the next day to go to Paris, but that they would pay for my hotel stay.  I was given a voucher for the hotel night and it even included a full breakfast in the morning (not just the Continental BS that the hotels try to pass as breakfast).  I figured that as long as I’m in Berlin I might as well venture out and see what there is to see.  It was about 9pm.  I asked the guy at the hotel desk about some good places to go and he pointed me to the direction of a club across the street.  It was a techno club and I’m not really into that kind of music but I figured what the hell.  I met a security guard there from America who was pretty cool.  He’s a black guy from Arkansas who has been in Germany for about 7 years.  He suggested that I hit one of the clubs that play R&B/Hip Hop and he helped me look through the local disco guide to find some places.  The only problem is that clubs there don’t really get started until midnight or 1am.  Seriously, no one even shows up before then.  I found out that there was a club just around the corner that plays reggae music.  I then asked him if it was safe to walk around at night alone and he told me that I shouldn’t have any problems.  He says that there are some skinheads here and there but no one is going to mess with you unless you are being a complete idiot and there are 15 of them and just one of you. LOL.  Nevertheless, he assured me that I would be fine.  Also, the club is right at the beginning of the Berlin wall and I’ve always wanted to check that out.  As I’m walking to the club I pass by a couple of girls and ask them where the club is just to make sure I’m headed in the right direction.  They giggle, ramble something in German, and point that it’s just down on the right.  Then one of them starts to flash her breast at me as the other one is pulling her away.  DAMN.  Germany is definitely a lot different than Prague.  LOL.  The people there are scorching hot compared to the coldness of Prague people.  I checked out the reggae club but it was pretty much dead at 11:30pm and I was told the party doesn’t even really begin until 1am.  Since my train was due to leave at 6:40am I decided to head back to the hotel and get a few hours of rest.  Maybe I’ll head back to Berlin on the tail end of my trip!

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