Games Convention and Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie

Games convention in Leipzig.

Today I went on a shoot to a video game convention in Leipzig, which is about two hours away. It was my first trip on the autobahn, and I must say I highly recommend it. It is fun to go fast, although you get used to it quickly and after a while you get velocitized, so it doesn't really feel like you're going fast anymore. Also, a couple of misconceptions that I should clear up. First, going fast on the autobahn saves time--it does, but not as much as you'd think--maybe 15 minutes on a 2 hour trip. And second...well, I guess I just had the one thing to clear up. Anyway, the Games Convention was pretty cool. They had the newest games and systems from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, EA, etc. and they had stations set up where people can play...very cool. Then, after work, I went to this place in Friedrichstrasse Ubahn station called fish and chips, which is a place where you can get these little boxes of fish or chicken nuggets and a little wooden fork to pick them up...it was ok, nothing great though...Then I went to Dussman bookstore on Friedrichstrasse, and looked at some books in the English section...after that it was on to Checkpoint Charlie, which is a pretty good museum, but a bit smaller than I thought it would be.