Blogs from Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe - page 15

Yesterday I managed to get out and I wanted to get lost in one of the local parks so i did I went to the nearest Tiergarten which was only around five minutes away on the S-Bahn. The garden was quite impressive its size was breathtaking, as I didn’t know where exactly I was. There were lots of maps to indicate your general location but once you are in the garden there are many trails a person can take which made it more enjoyable. The garden I went to was called Grober Tiergarten which hold many symbols and landmarks is over 500 acres large I was impresses and tired by the end of my day but not to worry I was reenergized with Currywurst, which made me a happy camper. One of the most notable landmarks ... read more

On my 3rdday in Berlin we hopped back on the coach to travel to Potsdam. Less than an hour later we arrived at Sanssouci… wow! We entered from the side, which makes it look like just a one-story yellow building. But as you walk around to the back you are able to marvel at its beauty. It is painted a lush golden shade that glows in the sunlight. It is rowed with windows that are elegantly decorated. I turned my head to my head to the left I noticed terraces cascading down to a huge and beautiful garden. The palace was built in the mid-18th century and was the summer palace to the King of Prussia, Fredrick the Great. It is done in a Rococo style and it is named after a French phrase meaning “without ... read more

I waved goodbye to Poland as I caught a flight from Krakow to Berlin. Are accommodation was located very close to the Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Central Station). So handy! Our accommodation has terrible food so after dinner every night we would sneak over to the train station to buy pizza or ice-cream… The first full day consisted of a coach tour of the key sights of the city. I was bombarded by beautiful sights such as the stunning Reichstag building, huge Berlin Cathedral, gleaming Berlin Victory Column, Altes Museum and elegant French Cathedral. Luckily we got off the bus to truly see parts of the Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. The memorial is rows upon rows of freestanding pillars concrete pillars. Before your enter it, it looks as if ... read more

Saturday 4 July 2015 This Is to be a day of celebration. Having waited 70 years for a birthday spent in Berlin, today's the day. It's going to be another scorcher with 35 degrees predicted, so pacing ourselves, plenty of fluids, keeping out of the sun and treating air conditioned buildings as our friends are all going to be important. There are some treats in store. First, a visit to the East Side Gallery, the name given to a 100 metre stretch of the Berlin Wall which has been transformed by many artistic expressions, opinions and ideas into a giant work of street art. This visit needed to be short because of the extreme heat, but showed how important that wall Is for remembering, and also for its expressions of hope for the future. Time for ... read more

Hello my fellow travellers! This morning, after a really good and healthy sleep, me and Andreas said our goodbyes to Sebastien for his short but very kind and generous hospitality. I wish we had more time here with him, it was a genuine pleasure talking with him over a few beers last night. Following his tip from yesterday we made our way over towards the East Gallery. We jumped off a couple of stations early though as I spotted a church that looked interesting. It turned out to be closed and actually looked kind of abandoned, but I guess that is a logical effect of the spreading secularism in this part of the world. It all has positives and negatives as so much else has. The church was named the Emmaus Church and at least from ... read more