Home in Berlin

I just got home to my apartment from Paris. I took a 12.55h train from Paris through Belgium (so I did see Brussels) to Köln Hauptbahnhof at 15.45h. Then I waited an hour for 16.49h train to Berlin. I got to the Berlin Hauptbahnhof at 22.20h. My iPod's battery gave out halfway to Köln and I'd finished reading my books during my night in Frankfurt... I'd slept too much the past few nights to sleep on the train and just spent the time sitting. Pretty bored. It sure made the 9 hours traveling go a lot slower.

Once I got to Berlin Hbf, I noticed that the S- and U-Bahn system maps were all covered with sheets of computer paper that showed a "strike" system detailing what lines/stations would be affected by the ongoing strikes. Fortunately I could get from the Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichstraße station, where I could transfer to my S25 line. I got on the first S25 that came in my direction, even though it was stopping about 4 stops short of my station--I figured if I needed to catch a taxi, it'd be better to go a shorter distance. Once this train ended at Priesterweg, I sat out on the cold platform for about ten minutes before another train came to go the rest of the way. Not so bad really. And that concludes my trip to Köln/Frankfurt/Paris.