From Stockholm

Took a train to stockholm arlanda airport to see where i could go. nothing worked from helsinki back to germany in time to leave sunday, so caught a flight back to berlin. as there literally isn't a standard or deluxe level hotel room in a 5 star hotel in berlin as expensive as the 4 star hotel in the red square in moscow i was going to stay in, i got a room at the intercontinental berlin. ive stayed in quite a few intercontinentals now, and the berlin one is amazing. the amsterdam intercontinental is in an old castle on the water, and its really hard to beat that. but the berlin one swings modern, like the sf one. the room is a masterpiece. gapingly large for a european hotel room, with a king bed, and a full desk, and a chaise lounge, and a full bath, and a walk in closet. all done in espresso stained woods, graphite carpets, and mirrored surfaces. very modern and gorgeous.