The second day here jet leg had worn off but Mark Nickles had other plans for me instead of skating. He wanted me to do something very European so we went to a soocer game. It was Berlin against Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg is two hours from Berlin and the home of VW cars. The game winded up being tied 2 to 2 and then just ended which I found strange, but I will tell you this these people have pride in their team. Every time Berlin would score it turned into a huge party. Not a bad second day here I can't to see what's next.







We woke up at a decent time (I guess in the skateboard world) and I got to try some German coffee it's a little stronger than home.Walking to get breakfast a saw a 12 foot wide tin vert ramp that looks more of a sliding board than a ramp. The first spot we went to was this buttery ass bank under a parking garage but after about 2omins we got the boot (somethings never change no mater where you are). We decided to check out this crazy cement mini that was between two buildings and that you need to know someone to skate. In the middle of the flat was a bullseye and if you fell in it you had to buy everyone skating a beer, lucky for me I just missed the bullseye. I saw more of the Berlin wall today and started to trip out that East and West Berlin were joined together less than 19 years ago. That night we headed out for a real German dinner and some beer.







You can get lost for hours checking out all the sights and cool things. Yesterday was an all out mission. We took trains, trolleys, skateboards and even our chevro-legs to get everywhere. We skated some really cool spots and got kicked out of everywhere. The police got really mad at a train station where we were skating and wanted our passports. They were nice and let us go after a few. They even said they like skateboarding but someone called in. (I hear that all the time)We've met all sorts of skaters from everywhere at Stalin. There are some really talented skaters shredding up the place all hours of the day. From what I hear Stalin Square wont be around for long.. Too bad, it's a fun place to hang out and skate all day long. I stitched together a photo of the main area.