Berlin, Germany

Berlin of course is steeped in modern history and crazy nightlife. Since this is common knowledge, let me offer up something a bit more exotic. Here are two facts about Berlin:

1) Over half of Berlin’s citizens have declared themselves “atheist.” This is not necessarily because they don’t believe in God, so much as Germans are taxed for their beliefs – the tax, which can be up to 10% goes to the church the citizen is a member of.

2) Berlin recently built a controversial new memorial to the Murdered Jews of WWII. Noteworthy amongst the controversial aspects of this memorial is the fact that the memorial is chemically treated to keep it graffiti free. This of course is a good thing. The controversial part is the company that supplied this anti-graffiti chemical, is the parent company of the company who made and sold the gas used in the gas chambers.

Thanks to: JG, it was a blast man, the “Euro-hipster” party was fun – too bad someone couldn’t stay awake that night. Hahaha
Next stop: Amsterdam.