The good news is I made it to Berlin. 10 hours later than I was supposed to and about 24 hours of travel time from door to door, but hey, I'm here. The bad news is I'm gonna get really comfy in the clothes I wore over here because they're the only one's I've got. Yup, no luggage. I'm not alone, though... about 6 of the people I'm traveling with are also making best friends with the clothes on their backs. I know what you're probably thinking... "Eww, gross. They've worn those clothes for the lost 24 hours and they're gonna wear them again for the next two days (that's the estimated arrival time on our luggage since they can't seem to find it at the moment)??" That's what I thought at first, too, but you know that rumor that some Europeans don't, ahem, smell so fresh all the time? Well, when in Rome... or Berlin, in this case. Actually I don't think that's true about Europeans anyway, or at least not hear in Germany. I think it's a stereotype gone bad, but I'll see over the next couple days. And actually, a couple of us are going shopping tomorrow after breakfast, which now that I do the math is 4 hours from now. Farfegnugen! Anyway, it was dark on the way to the hotel, so not much to see yet, but here's a few images a snagged along the way. This one cracks me up. "Passengers with antlers - go this way."

No, I wasn't taking a picture of the flower power pants. I just liked the long perspectives in this walkway area. Promise.

Here's my hotel room. Kinda swanky, but would it have killed them to spend a couple bucks on a little color? I kinda feel like they're gonna come in while I'm sleeping and put a straight jacket on me.

Hey, check this out, though. I can get outta bed in the morning, literally step over the night stand, and I'm in the shower. Nobody ever accused the Germans of being inefficient.

Walking down the hallway to my room.

And finally, I clicked these as I was walkin' through the trendy hotel restaurant/bar.