How much is 6 000 000?

After a very pleasent stay in Frankfurt I departed to Berlin from Frankfurt-Hahn on Monday, 12.05. after travelling there by bus for about 1 and a half hour. I think I will blog an own ontry on Ryanair as I travelled with them four times now and they are kind of special.

Berlin. Hm, Berlin. I can't count the times I've been to Berlin now as I work there quite frequently for Christian, a friend of mine. Actually I love this city. I love everything, the railway system, the specific sounds of the trams while accelerating, sometimes I love this feeling of being anonymous. I love the feeling that this city never sleeps. I just love this city.
On my arrival we started to work a little on nightshift as it is always a good feeling to have your work done.
The next time we did a boat trip on the Spree and took a look from the water. To be honest, it's not a "must-have" for Berlin but it's ok if you want to relax and watch the city.
In the evening we did one of our famous "let's visit something strange in Berlin" so we decided to visit "the Schlange" , a quite impressive building with a motorway just going through. Well, we arrived there at about 2 am in the morning after listening to a really weird radio station where people discuss their problems live on air. Extremly funny especially after some beer ;)

The next day was my "day off" that I always try to have when I am in Berlin. Christian had to work and attend university so I did my own program that day. As I saw all the tourist attractions already I always try to find something interesting I haven't seen before, this time the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe which I heard of (and parked beneath) but never visited.
Normally I don't like Museums that deal with historical things. They always present you facts and timelines, but if you read the signs "King that build this" ask yourself - did this King ever move a stone? If you read "The army was defeated and 30 000 men died. King ... was killed in the battlefield." And what's with the other ones? Are there no wifes missing their husbands and children losing their fathers?
So I did not have high expectations when I went to the exhibition under this memorial, especially because the time of the Nazis is discussed in German schools very intensive and repeatedly so I know the facts over the holocaust. My personal opinion is they tell you a lot of numbers. But can you imagine what it's like when there were 6 000 000 people killed? Of course you always know that the Nazis were bad and you must not kill people, but were you ever struck by a number?
To be honest, this exhibition impressed my deeply. They showed different families, their backgrounds and their fates and you could compare this to your own home. That were no people living on their own somewhere but people like you and me doing things like you and me, with the same fears, the same aims.
In contrast to this point on my agenda this day the next point led me to the Müggelsee, a lake outside of Berlin (but still belonging to it) where the BVG, the Berlin transport company, has some ferries, one even as a rowboat. Well, although the Berlin S-Bahn goes there, it's quite rural and more like a small village than a part of the city. The ferry tour was quite ok, i met a guy who worked as da database admin at Universal Media in Berlin, we were the only passenger abroad.
The end of this part was quite dramatic as my flight's departure was at 21 55 and I was still lost in the woods at about 19 o'clock :D Luckily Christan drove me to the airport (thank you soooo much) and I arrived there in time.

p.s. if you ever come to Berlin and want to eat good Indian/Singapore food and drink real good a cocktails at a good price I can recommended the Mirchi. It's really worth a visit :)