rockover

Last day in Germany I went a little venturous today by taking the underground to the zoo. I found out the train passes are good for connections so that helped. I spent some time trying to figure out where my drop off would be and once I figured that out, got on the train for what I thought would be the end of the line. However, before the first stop, I was staring at the map again and saw that the Zoo stop was only two stops and not in the next county like I thought it would be and only required a change of trains. So, as I got off the 2nd stop to change trains, I followed the sign that said U6 upstairs. Once upstairs, U6 pointed downstairs. Ooookay. Downstairs and looking around definately showed U6 as being upstairs. I go upstairs again, cross the platform to a different U6 pointing downstairs. Once down, I pause for enlightenment. I finally noticed that not only does U6 point upstairs, it also tells me the end point of the track. This is the end point I wanted so I go back upstairs, cross the platform and go downstairs where I was before all this started. I now had the end point and also the stops I needed and all that. The zoo was pretty good. Only cold. They had a mexican restaurant in the Zoo, so I sat down and ordered Ribs and Wings. Definately different. They were breaded which changed the flavor a lot. On the way back, I followed the map, but after an hour or so of walking, I decided to catch the train and after it kept going and I wasn´t seeing anything familiar (like the Christmas Market), then I checked and found out I was walking and training into the next county. (Don´t tell ARO that the Zoo got me turned around 180.) Get off, cross the track, catch the next train and here I am. An hour later. I did see a lot of car dealerships. Mercedez has two floors of glass and their cars in a circle. SMART has their cars in a small clear tube about 8 cars high. Anyway, not much to talk about. The Zoo had amphibian section and that was interesting. I`m not sure if I´ve ever been to a zoo before and saw tanks of Neon Tetras. Guppies. Angle Fish. Gouramis. I saw something that looked like a rat, had 2 legs skinnier and longer than the body and tail and was standing up. Fast bugger too. I think it was from the African region. This be it. Had fun. Enjoyed it all. I may have to try this again. Our plane leaves about 10:30 am and gets in around 4pm. May invite some friends over and show them 2 hours of pictures, then again, maybe not. I can´t wait to get to work Monday, then again.... Randy.