Tuesday, August 18, 2009

What Would Mozart Think?

It was an early day for Team Glavin as we were “out of the rack” at 4:15. We took a special train to the airport. It reached speeds of 220 kilometers per hour. The flight was easy and the trip into Berlin simple and straightforward. It helps when you’ve been here before. There are folks all over the UBahn with tickets hanging from their necks as proof they attended the Track Championships. We made our way to the hotel. As we closed in on the address, 6 folks with backpacks and the rumble and rat a tat tat of the suitcases along the streets of Berlin, we noticed a few changes in the neighborhoods as we walked a few blocks. Ann, with map in hand and a reservation form with street address on top says “It’s right around here somewhere, I think.” We knew we were in trouble as there was an adult store on 2 corners and a go-go joint on the other. The reception for the hotel was on the 6th floor and the entrance to the hotel shared a doorway with one of the clubs. I am pretty sure when we looked at the Internet pictures we missed these photos. I am still trying to figure out the “5 star rating” it received on the Internet. I mean come on now how could the Hotel Amadeus be a bad place to rest one’s head? We managed to find a beautiful hotel across from the Zoo, no not that Zoo, the Berlin Zoo! All is well and mom and dad are resting comfortably, crisis avoided and as an added bonus we got our money back from hotel #1. We even get slippers in our new hotel!!
Carpe’ Diem

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