Eventually, we were let inside, and after a thorough security check, went up the elevator and received a free audioguide that pointed out and explained the city sights as well as the history/architecture of the building. It uses lots of "green" type technology to heat itself and even collects rain water through a hole in the center of the dome.
We spent the rest of the day outside, which was kind of bad for Allen since his coat went missing in Prague. Either he left it there, or it was stolen. Personally, I think the asshole Canadians staying in our room took it/hid it, since they also took his sheets.
Anyway, we were outside because we were looking at the Topography of Terror, an exhibit detailing the Nazi regime. The building that will house it won't be completed until 2010.
Next, we walked to Checkpoint Charlie, a place that documented the escapes of people over the Wall. There was a lot of information about the Wall there, most of it depressing (people shot trying to escape), though some of it was more humorous (a guy who randomly escaped by walking out of sight next to a bus passing through a checkpoint).
Now we're back at the hostel and there are some loud, obnoxious Americans staying here. Naturally, they're from California.
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