We spent five days in the city to celebrate our Silver wedding anniversary, and we had an excellent time. Everything went brilliantly.
The weather helped. It was lovely.
I think what Berlin has, is energy, youth, vigour, and an excitement for the future. Rome, Paris, Florence, etc, all look backwards to their glorious history; their 'belle epoch' and their 'eternal city'. Berlin acknowledges its past, but looks forward as well. You could argue the same with London or New York, they both look forwards. But Berlin does it without the obscenity of wealth all put on show. Berlin isn't showy or brash, it's not all going at 100mph, it has a self assurance that it does things well, quietly, and efficiently, without the waste of its flashy counterparts.
I loved it. My new favourite city. Though time will tell if Rome takes that back...
Friday
Fly out from Norwich to Schiphol, and then on to Berlin - nice and easy
It took a while to get from the airport to the hotel. We didn't at that time understand the S-bahn, U-bahn, and buses.
We got to the hotel around five and rested really, and ate in the hotel
Saturday
Gym
We found the upmarket shops around Rosa-Luxemburg Strasse. Didn't buy anything as wanted to see what else there was.
Lunch in a small Vietnamese restruaunt
Museum Neue - to see Nefertii's head and Priam's gold (copy unfortunately as the Russians took it and won't return it)
Then a long walk to watch the light shows and Brandenburg gate
A lot of walking!
Dinner was BurgerKing near the hotel - yuk
Sunday
Gym (Noah texts and calls)
Museum of Contemporary Art - This included some unusual stuff such as sculptures made from tallow
Joanne was very tired, so we didn't do much apart from popping out to a nearby cafe for a pizza
Monday
Gym
Back to the Brandenburg gate and then the Reichstag - superb stuff. We were very early, but they let us in.
Walked to the Goethe statue in the Tiergarten, and then the Jewish memorial. Bleak and amazing
Then to the 'Mall of Berlin' - yuk, could have been anywhere.
Currywurst and then Biriani
Joanne very tired so early to the hotel
Tuesday
Gym
Shopping time back at Rosa-Luxemburg - Joanne a coat, a green top, and some new trainers. Me a couple of shirts
Back to hotel to rest
Then evening meal in the tv-tower. An excellent time for us both
Wednesday
Gym
The Wall - Too many selfies from people who don't understand. Maybe. It was a killing field
Oberbaubrucke bridge
Ramones museum?!?
Werkhaus and Aufbau haus
Oranienstrasse - cool, hip, hipster, teslar, fixie, graffiti, edgy, arty, - got the kids a t-shirt each. Sat outside a bar and watched the world go by. Cortex records
Berlin State Library - just the best. Icing on the cake. This were so kind and just let us i
Took it easy as Joanne exhausted
Thursday
Off to the airport
All nice and easy
Britain and beige. Dull dull dull. off to the parishes for parochial 2-dimensional blah
Museum of Contemporary Art - This included some unusual stuff such as sculptures made from tallow
Joanne was very tired, so we didn't do much apart from popping out to a nearby cafe for a pizza
Monday
Gym
Back to the Brandenburg gate and then the Reichstag - superb stuff. We were very early, but they let us in.
Walked to the Goethe statue in the Tiergarten, and then the Jewish memorial. Bleak and amazing
Then to the 'Mall of Berlin' - yuk, could have been anywhere.
Currywurst and then Biriani
Joanne very tired so early to the hotel
Tuesday
Gym
Shopping time back at Rosa-Luxemburg - Joanne a coat, a green top, and some new trainers. Me a couple of shirts
Back to hotel to rest
Then evening meal in the tv-tower. An excellent time for us both
Wednesday
Gym
The Wall - Too many selfies from people who don't understand. Maybe. It was a killing field
Oberbaubrucke bridge
Ramones museum?!?
Werkhaus and Aufbau haus
Oranienstrasse - cool, hip, hipster, teslar, fixie, graffiti, edgy, arty, - got the kids a t-shirt each. Sat outside a bar and watched the world go by. Cortex records
Berlin State Library - just the best. Icing on the cake. This were so kind and just let us i
Took it easy as Joanne exhausted
Thursday
Off to the airport
All nice and easy
Britain and beige. Dull dull dull. off to the parishes for parochial 2-dimensional blah
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