Capitalism shows up in the strangest places.....

Part of my pre-trip planning revealed the presence of a Wal-mart in Berlin. Of course, I had to put this stop on our itinerary! After all, Lydia's super-fancy Pamper's supply was running critically low! Brandon was skeptical of the need for such a stop, but in the end gave into my request. After Lydia's nap on Saturday we headed out in search of this symbol of the "I WANT MORE STUFF" mentality. If any of you have seen the Madame Blueberry VeggieTales movie you'll know what I mean when I heard the "Stuff-mart" theme song in my head as we walked through the doors and felt convicted of my own desire for more, more, MORE.

We found it slightly humorous that Wal-mart resides in formerly East Berlin and to make it even more ironic... the street name??? Karl-Marx Strasse! Wonder how Karl Marx would feel about good ol' Sam Walton?