When Berlin Met Sarah: The Ring

Exploring a new city is like a puzzle to me. I gradually collect more and more pieces, slowly figuring out how the whole puzzle connects. Berlin for me is still a very unfinished puzzle, but today, many pieces were both collected and connected.

After babysitting almost every day and evening this week, I felt the need to get out and do something with Jack. What can I say? I hadn't seen him much this week, and missed the guy. However, while we wanted to do something, it was (and still is), freakin' cold. The air and wind was raw and cold, the sky was grey, and it was not pleasant to be out in. That's when Jack had the brilliant idea of riding The Ring line of the S-bahn (metro).

The Ring is a line that goes around all of Berlin's main, Zone A area. It takes about an hour (perhaps a little more) to go around. It goes to the east, west, north, and south, and lets you see different perspectives and new sections of the city. We saw lots of graffiti, factories, and large Home Depot-like stores. We saw the backs of nice apartment buildings. We saw the side of Treptow Park and another entrance to Templehof Park. On a clear day, you can see the Fernsehturm Tor, but it was covered in fog and the greyness of the day. I tried taking pictures, but with the fast moving train and the reflections from the window, it was hard. This Guy has some pretty good pictures, if you want to see more of what we saw.