The Hansablick, which had been recommended by Gina who had stayed there numerous times, is a turn-of-the-century Old-Berlin townhouse which has been transformed into a hotel and art gallery. We found our friend Peter or the "The Pretty Guy" at the front desk. Peter was just fabulous, but was too shy to allow a photograph. The Pretty Guy was mostly nice and pretty.
In the morning Toby and I headed off for a tour, where we joined Berlin Walks with Jakob, a Hugh Grant look-alike and probably the best tour guide in Berlin. Jakob took us to the Berlin Wall, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Bebelplatz (scene of the Nazi bookburning), Ghost Station, the War Memorial, and many, many other places. Along the way he fed us an encyclopedia of facts, was informative and entertaining. Jakob managed to handle a lot of delicate subjects with discretion and tact.
Later we met Gina at the Jewish Museum, where we saw an exhibit on Jewish creators of comic books and graphic novels. After a short rest we had a long* dinner with Gina and John at a wonderful Italian bistro where the propietor took the "beans" out of the fish before he served it to us.
*Germany was playing football.
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