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Enchanting Erfurt – Days 34 & 35
We left Berlin mid-morning and arrived in the town of Weimar around lunchtime. We parked the car near the public swimming pool and followed the signs to the old town. This UNESCO heritage listed town has a car-free town centre, … Continue reading
A Sunday Stroll – Day 33
Boys and girls went their separate ways today. Rowan and Chris went on a bike tour called ‘The Third Reich Tour’ with a company called Fat Bike Tours. For more than 5 hours they cycled around Berlin, stopping frequently at … Continue reading
Posted in Summer holidays 2010
Tagged Berlin, cycling, Fat Tire Bike tours, Germany, Tiergarten
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Shameful Secrets – Day 32
Chris and I left the apartment early this morning, without children (obviously). We weren’t going far, just two train stops to the northern part of Kreuzberg. Up until 1945 this area was the location of many embassies and government buildings … Continue reading
Posted in Summer holidays 2010
Tagged Berlin, Checkpoint Charlie, Germany, Jewish Museum, Ku'damm, Topography of Terrors
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Opposites Attract – Day 31
The spell of hot weather has finally broken: it rained overnight and today is overcast, cool and drizzly. We tried to find a Laundromat but had no luck so ended up having to handwash. The apartment is now decorated with … Continue reading
Posted in Summer holidays 2010
Tagged Berlin, East Side Gallery, Germany, market, Museum Insel, Mutter Hoppe, Nikolai Quarter
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Culture Vulture – Day 30
Berlin is definitely the place to come for culture. There are so many museums, galleries and theatres here that you could spend a year visiting them all. After a glut of history in our previous cities, Georgia was keen to … Continue reading
Potsdam and Berlin – Days 28 & 29
About 3 hours east of Hannover lies Berlin. Divided for 45 years after WWII, West and East Germany have been reunited for 20 years, making Berlin a city of contrasts. Like a contestant on “Extreme Makeover”, Berlin has undergone some … Continue reading
I just don’t get it – Day 27
Well, nothing new to report today. It’s been another beautiful sunny day. We had coffee on the patio again this morning and then drove into Hannover. We parked the car near the Machsee (yet another huge lake) and walked from … Continue reading
Just chillin’ – Day 26
Another beautiful summer’s day and we’re in the perfect place to make the most of it: a chalet metres from a bottle green lake. Chris and I went for a walk almost to the next village this morning while the … Continue reading
Lazy days by the lake – Day 25
According to the media, Northern Europe is experiencing a ‘heatwave’ with temperatures in the low thirties. While we southerners may scoff at the use of the word for such low temperatures, the Germans are struggling to cope. Several students on … Continue reading
Beautiful Bremen – Day 24
On the way to Hannover we stopped for a few hours in Bremen, a hanseatic state in north-eastern Germany. We parked on the edge of the city and caught the tram into the centre; the trip took only 12 minutes, … Continue reading
Postcards from Somewhere Else 