Day 5 was mostly uneventful, but we did have a chance to chat with Mary Lane, a Wall Street Journal arts reporter based in the newspaper’s Berlin offices. Photos from the day are below.
Also, here are some more tips I’ve picked up since getting here:
Exchange rate: If you find a place to buy euros close to the going exchange rate before you travel, load up. Once you’re in a tourist-heavy city like Berlin, the exchange rate will likely be heftily be raised. And don’t plan on just using your credit card without transaction fees: Berlin, for example, is cash only in a great deal of places.
Power adapter: You probably won’t forget to buy a power adapter because you knew that different countries have different outlets and voltages. But, if you have any three-pronged power cords, don’t forget to also get an adapter that switches the two prongs of your adapter to the three of your device. The three-prong adapter will set you back less than a dollar.
Foreign friendliness: Most natives will act right kindly to you, whether they’re just nice people or excited about nabbing your tourists dollars. But a select few will yell out expletives, followed by “… tourists!” The best move is, of course, to suck it up and move on. A trip to the hospital because you came back with the only foreign insult you knew is not worth it.
