So I thought I'd post some pictures of random buildings and public bathrooms that I've seen around the city. The toilet/vault is coin operated and the doors slide open when you deposit the money...(I'm not sure you if you have to insert more money to be allowed to exit..)

I also was surprised to take an elevator in the S Bahn (subway) and appreciated the distinct absence of urine splattered about the floor. I've grown too accustomed to New York.

Speaking of subways...check it out. In the subterannean kiosks located on the subway platforms are bottles of Jagermeister for sale. Over there, just next to the M&Ms! Gotta love that. Upon further investigation, I noticed that you can buy bottles of vodka, bourban and whiskey in the kiosks as well. (This is of course, in addition to beer which is available everywhere, is cheaper than bottled water and is consumed openly and at all times; in the streets, on the subways and anywhere else imaginable.)

I don't know why they are raving about the smart car in America...in Germany every car is a smart car. Understandably a part of this is due to the ridiculously high price of gas here in Europe. One liter is about 2 bucks. (In toronto its about $.95,) this is about 8 bucks a gallon!

The bicycle attachments are how the mailman delivers the mail in the summers. The colorful truck is called a DieselShtupper!

Hello Friends and welcome to my Europeanische Journal. In an effort to save time and share some of my experiences with every one of you, I decided to create this blog. Some days there will be many entries and some days there will be few but hopefully you can enjoy some of my experiences along with me!
Above is a picture of the Neue Synagogue (New Shul) located at the center of Berlin on Oranienberger Strasse (Strasse is Street) The shul was completely burnt down during Kristallnacht (Nov. 1938) but the outside has recently been restored.




Last Thursday, I visited Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. This was a very intense experience and I felt a little awkward in my hawaiian shirt. Aside from the site being a memorial to the concentration camp it serves as a museum as well, with plenty of information and details about the camp and its prisoners...















I was surprised to discover the "arbeit macht frei" on the entrance to the camp. I thought this was something exclusive to Auschwitz.