A Night At The Museum(s)

Last night we were privy to anmazing and wonderful experience unique to (as far as I know) Berlin. Every museum in the city, all 98 of them, were not only open late (2 am) but for one price of a ticket, you could see them all! Needless to say, I and my roommate took advantage of this, starting our epic crusade at the interesting meld of the Automobil Forum. On the lobby floor, we were treated to a number of delicious new models from German auto companies, of which Volkswagen persuaded us that we needed the sexy new Scirocco and fully loaded VW vans. Another side note is that Bentley and Bugatti decided to crash the party, the latter with its impossibly fast/expensive "yeah-its-that-close-to-sex-on-wheels" Veyron. After that, we walked back to the Museums Island, only after pausing for a few minutes of thrall as the State Opera performed a free opera in the adjoining plaza. Beautiful strains of Beethoven's Fidelio, though unfamiliar, transfixed the sidewalk in its beauty. Sadly, we had to pull ourselves away and meet our friends underneath the brilliantly lit Berliner Dom. From there, we proceeded to the German History Museum, a collection of material and artifacts I've yet to see everywhere and in presentation so completely unvarnished and plainspoken. Amazing. After an adventure of wedging the six of us into a totally full accordion bus, we made it to the equally amazing New National Gallery (rough translation) with exhibitions by Hiroshi Sugimoto (awesome photographer) and a centenarian artist whose name escapes me sadly.
Regrettably, we ran out of gas after the National Gallery (mind you it was like 1 am) and proceeded home, but with a greater appreciation of the amazing wealth of knowledge that Berlin has to offer. This year is going to be amazing without a doubt! On a side note, I really appreciate any and all of you guys who are reading me blather on about my experiences here. It's really good to my experiences in written form, and I hope that you enjoy reading as much as I do writing.