Monday, July 5

Day 42

  
Today Valerie and I got up a bit later again, and had breakfast around 10:30.  After that we headed over to Potsdamer Platz so that Valerie could see it again in a bit more detail (yesterday we had to rush off to catch the tour at Brandenburger Tor, and had to skip Potsdamer Platz).

While at Potsdamer Platz, our first stop was at H&M, a clothing store that sells pretty trendy clothing for really cheap - I ended up actually getting two shirts and a pair of jeans, all for under 40 euros.  After H&M we walked around the Arkaden, aka the giant glass mall.  Valerie ended up buying a couple of souvenirs, and as well we stopped at an "american" restaurant (kind of a weird mix of a burger joint, sports bar, and diner) to get burgers...this was more as a tribute to Independence Day (and we couldn't find any good burger places yesterday).

By the time we got back to the apartment, it was time for Valerie to get her stuff packed up, and then take the U-bahn/bus to the airport.  We left around 6:45, and got to the airport by 7:30.  After that, I said goodbye to Valerie and then headed back to the apartment.

The rest of the night I just took it easy, practiced some, watched some tv, and then went to bed a bit earlier.