Ron and Evelyn felt like they needed a bit of a rest this morning, so Sherry and I decided to rent some bikes, which were conveniently available from right in front of our hotel. Berlin seems to be a very cyclist friendly city, with lots of bike lanes/paths and a lot of people on bikes. We ended up cycling for a good 3 hours, mostly in the Tiergarten (the Central Park of Berlin) but also along the Spree. We went as far as the Reichstag and saw some of the same s...

We could sleep in a little later this morning, as I had previously made a reservation on line to visit the Reichstag (German parliament building) at 10:45. We took a 3 km cab ride there and spent a little time at the nearby Brandenburg gate (see pic) before heading over to the Reichstag. I showed them the official looking letter they'd sent me (typical German bureaucracy) and we made our way through the security apparatus. We wound our way up, and then down, t...