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Went down to the East Side Gallery today, which is a stretch of the Berlin Wall that has art and graffiti on it, I think it may be the longest stretch of the wall remaining in town. That was cool to see. The wall is pretty high, it would've been hard to get over. Behind the wall, there is now a beach bar on the river. It's funny, Berlin has a lot of sand and beach bars all around. I stopped in and had a corona with a lime(a good German beer), sat on a comfortable chair, and listened to the music blaring from the speakers, I think it was counting crows. The weather was perfect. After that, I wandered in to Metro, which is like a big Sam's Club, and this was the grand opening weekend, which was great for me, because they had a bunch of food samples that they were giving away. I got some coke, some curry-flavored potato chips called Riffles, which were like Ruffles in the States, and a bunch of other stuff, so it was a nice score.
In other news, the LA Angels are seven games back with nine to go, so they are really up against it. The good news is that six of those nine games are against the first place Oakland A's. The bad news is that they will probably need to go 9-0 in order to have a chance at the postseason.
After the Metro trip, I met up with Rob and Sara at the Unsicht-Bar in Mitte, which is a blind bar and restaurant, meaning that you eat in complete darkness and the waitstaff is made up of blind people. Really cool idea and a way neat experience. This would be a neat idea for a restaurant in Atlanta. It is a multi-course meal in total darkness--I mean, you can't even see your hand in front of your face. The food was really good, probably the best food I've had here, and our waitress was very good also. I ordered the surprise menu, but I made out pretty well. It's kind of scary walking into a completely dark room, kinda makes you realize how much you depend on sight. I sort of got used to the darkness, but then later, my eyes were a little light-sensitive. But it's kind of cool trying to navigate in the dark, pouring drinks and finding the bread or your fork. Unlike any dining experience I've ever had.