Translation of senkrecht

So I cannot eat an entire fish, that looks like a fish and I cannot eat an entire chicken that looks like a chicken. Understand? It is all in the head, as I have told you before. Nothing personal.
The tour started soon and we first visited the ruins nearby, which was a ten minutes drive. A tour guide introduced us to each and every pyramid and told us stories about practically every stone.
We changed to another room which was slightly better and stayed there one night. The next day we moved to another room again before finally leaving for a better hotel. It was important to stay in a good place.