We arrived in Berlin & found our hotel within walking distance from the train station (Hoptbahnhof). Wow, this train station is one of the most impressive I have ever seen...almost a work of art...and absolutely massive! Over our 3 night stay in Berlin, we needed to come to the Hoptbahnhof a couple times a day to catch trains & we were in awe every time. The hotel, wasn't necessarily in the middle of it all, but the convenience to the station was a huge bonus, and with our passes being good on the S-Bahn trains all over the city, we took advantage of that! 
As soon as we got checked in, we were off in search of a laundromat - yep, the glorious part of travelling :) We were fortunate to have had a washing machine in the apartment in Vienna, but now were at the point of needing to head out to find a place to do laundry - we found one a few train stops & a walk away, and managed to get ourselves a whole load of fresh clean clothes (exciting, I know).
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| Big tree...can you find me? :) |
It was getting late after we finally made it back to the room & we were both beyond starving, so off we headed again in search of a restaurant Rob had read great reviews for on TripAdvisor. Just one S-Bahn stop away to Friedrichstrasse - and then we searched and searched but could not find the place...so we gave up & wandered into a spot that we saw getting off of the train. The main beer they served in here was a Kolsh in itty-bitty 0.2 L glasses, which apparently is a traditional way to serve a Kolsh, even though larger sizes were available on the menu. We did order a larger one, much to the shagrin of our server who gave us the low-down on the traditional small size. It was an excellent Kolsh, crisp, clean and oh so thirst quenching!
That rounded out our exciting travel & laundry day...we didn't have a chance to take a single picture, so I am including a few shots we took of the Hoptbahnhof a couple days later :)
New Beers for the day: Gaffel Kolsch
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