Today I went to Kufürstendamm, a neighborhood that Alexander, the guy who opened my account at Deutsche Bank, told me about. He didn’t say anything specific, so I had no idea what to expect.
The locals, evidently, call it Ku'damm. I say “evidently” because Alexander said, “you’ve probably already been to Ku'damm” and I said, “no.” I had no idea what he was talking about and he didn’t elaborate. I later looked at a map (in my Moleskine, thanks Rachel!) and there was no Ku'damm, but there was a Kufürstendamm. So if the place I went is not the place he was talking about, then this will turn out to be a funny story about why I went to Kufürstendamm when I should have gone to Ku'damm.
So there I was in Ku'damm, or wherever I was, and I noticed this coffee shop that my good friend Herr Schepker told me about. It’s called Tchibo, and he told me they sold prepaid cell phones. It turns out they sell cappuccino, clothes, cell phones, and a bunch of other stuff. Since it had been recommended to me, I went in and bought a prepaid cell phone.
It sounds Japanese, doesn’t it? Anyway, the phone cost 25 Euros, and all calls within Germany cost only 15 cents/minute. That seems good, right? Of course they’re Euro-cents, so that’s like $50 a minute, but whatever. Text messages are also 15 cents.
I’ll give you guys my Berlin cell number so, if you need to, you can call or text me any time of the day or night. I’m not sure how expensive a text message is for you—you can find out from your cell provider. It could possibly be as little as a quarter. But a phone call may end up costing you $1.50 a minute, so you should probably only use that in case of an emergency.
My new cell number is…are you ready? 0176 5230 8237. I know that looks like a lot of numbers, that’s probably because there’s twelve of them. And first I guess you have to dial the international access code for the US (011) and then the country code for Berlin (49). Anyone willing to give it a try?
After I got my phone I went to a bookstore—HUGENDUBEL. Best bookstore name ever.
Then I had more good street food—Rostbratwurst—lecker!
And I saw an echt protest.
I’ve posted all these pictures and more to my Picasa Web album under “Berlin Day 12”.
I did actually try to call your phone today but it says that your number '(011) (49) 0176 5230 8237' cannot be completed as dialed. Hmm. Well anyway I wasn't going to stay on long. I was just going to tell you that we miss you here and Bloomington isn't the same without you. Go have some fun, okay? Meet interesting people and be glad you're not surrounded by the same dull town drinking at the same four bars. Thanks for keeping us updated.
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