After a few days recovering from Berlin I've started to sift through the photos, I had an amazing time exploring Berlin and it's made me that much more excited for the rest of this summer!
Thursday 2nd June
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| Final drink in Victoria Station before I headed off to Gatwick |
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| A bright and early 6.20 am flight |
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| One thing the group agreed was that there were no 'adults' around to tell us we couldn't eat ice-cream |
Berlin Zoo filled me with confusion; on one hand you could get incredibly close (arm distance) to their beautiful animals; on the other hand their enclosure's were the smallest I'd ever seen.
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| Dinner at L'Osteria which served the largest (and possibly the nicest) pizza I have had |
After a long search for the cinema which resulted in us walking in the wrong direction for 30 minutes (something that became a recurring theme throughout this holiday) we finally found it. Set in a park the outdoor cinema felt very cosy with deckchairs, blankets and popcorn machines, for me it was one of the highlights of Berlin.
Friday 3rd June
This was the day we planned to try and hit most of the main tourist attractions and boy did we succeed.
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| The Brandenburg Gate |
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| The Reichstag |
Note that while it is free, in order to visit the dome in the Reichstag
you need to register in advance and
you will need to bring formal identification with you. Follow the link
here for more information on how to register. I'd also advise registering at least two days before you want to visit as it can frequently get booked up.
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| Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe |
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| Checkpoint Charlie |
With a Vegan and a Vegetarian in our group eating out was harder than usual, however we managed to find several restaurants that served amazing food for all of us and this was one of those places. Located in the popular Mitte district and run by a lovely couple the service was incredibly fast and the food delicious! Even if you aren't limited like we were I would absolutely recommend this restaurant.
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| On the way to finding drinks we passed the Brandenburg Gate and were amazed to find it was even busier than it was during the day |
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| The strongest Mojito I've ever had |
After dinner we decided to explore Mitte and find a place for drink or two, we stumbled across
Tex Mex Cantina, which was under the railway bridge and served a selection of various cocktails. I chose the classic Mojito and was not disappointed! This was the evening that we realised that Berlin really doesn't sleep. We arrived at 11.30pm and people were still arriving and ordering burgers and steaks, and when we left in the early hours people didn't seem to be slowing down at all.
Tori
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