Berlin

Even though it was tough to part with Stockholm we had to move on. The next country on our list was Berlin, Germany. Before getting there we had a grueling schedule of train rides. The first train was an overnight train from Stockholm to Copenhagen (10 hr.), which was in normal seats because we were too late to reserve a couchette. We got to Copenhagen in the morning and the next train in line was Hamburg, Germany (5 hr.). While on the way to Germany, the train had to board a ferry. This massive ferry boat housed not only our train, but also a variety of 18 wheelers and vehicles. The ride across the water took about a half hour. After a couple more hours on the train we were in Hamburg, and despite my best efforts I could not find Mozier. Our last train from Hamburg to Berlin was up next (2 hr.). We lucked out on this one, getting a whole cabin to ourselves where we stretched out and relaxed, but I think we deserved it.
We arrived into Berlin with no place to stay. Things kind of worked out for us in Stockholm, so we thought we were on a roll, we thought wrong. The layout of Berlin is very confusing and not foreigner friendly. After a half hour or so of trying to decipher the map and bus routes, we tried our luck at riding our first bus. We boarded and were moving down the road. The fourth stop was where we were to exit, and we were kind of second guessing ourselves when we walked off of the bus. The part of town we were left at probably wasn't that dangerous, but I definitely know the reason they didn't show it on the map that we bought. We made it to the hotel that we had written down, and it wasn't a looker. We decided against it and made our way down the outskirts of east Berlin.
It may have been the fact that we had just gotten off of an 18 hr. or so day of travel, or just that we were in such a massive city, but it felt like we walked forever before we found a hotel that had vacancy. The place we finally found was a hostel named the circus. It was listed in our travel book, and had nothing but good reviews. I don't think either of us expected such a cool place, but it was just that. It was unfortunate that there were no more open spots for the rest of our time in Berlin. When we finally got settled in and showered, we walked across the street to a nice little mexican restaurant where Kristen and I enjoyed the largest plate of fresh mexican food we have ever seen. Long story short, if you visit Berlin, visit the circus.