No matter where we go in Europe, one constant is an H&M advertisement featuring Lana Del Rey.  From short-loop videos in Norway to walls of giant posters in Berlin, she is everywhere.  In major train stations, along the side of the road, in malls, at landmarks, she constantly looks down at us with her large eyes and poofy hair.  Valerie calls her the “scary lady”.  Given her almost big brother-like omnipresence, I’d have to agree with that description.

On today’s 5 hour train ride from Berlin to Prague, we chatted with an interesting couple from the States that were seated next to us.  Bob, former CEO of Ripley’s Believe It or Not, and his wife retold the stories of their many trips to Europe and other places around the globe.  I think Valerie was very excited to hear about all the marvelous places she hasn’t visited yet.  During the conversation, Valerie kept remarking how we should visit these places during future vacations.

Our guide Alex from yesterday’s tour highly recommended the German History Museum, so we decided to check it out.  The museum covers the history of Germany from about 100 BC to the 1990s.  We arrived at the museum around 12:30 and didn’t leave until almost 17:00.  Originally, we were planning to visit some other Berlin sites like the Topography of Terror or Checkpoint Charlie after the museum, but we were so tired from experiencing the entire history of Germany that we just headed back to the hotel room to pack up for tomorrow’s journey.