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Thursday 31st of December 2009 – Berlin Day Five – New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve!!! After very late (or early) night, we slept in. I got J out of bed at 11, in time for breakfast, thankfully it doesn’t finish until 12. We ate – I had a bit of a hangover – and … Read more

Wednesday 30th of December 2009 – Berlin Day Four – Zoo & Tresor Woke up today and it was snowing, as predicted, real snow not snow that melts in 5 minutes like in London. We went off to the Zoo, as recommended by Jo and what a treat that was. My favourite day so far. … Read more

Tuesday 29th of December 2009 – Berlin Day Three Had a lie in today, out of bed by 10:30. Coldest day so far, minus 1 and hardly any visibility. Very eerie. Got the M4 to TV Tower (Alexanderplatz). Walked down Unter Den Linden. Stopped at St. Mary’s, oldest church of medieval Berlin 1294, but nothing … Read more

Monday 28th of December 2009 – Berlin Day Two – Tacheles & Reichstag After nice brunch at the hotel, fruit salad, scrambled eggs, chorizo, salmon, orange juice and coffee, walked up to Greifswalder Station and bought 72h tickets for 22Euros each. Then hopped on the M4 tram, off at TV tower Alexanderplatz, but as visibility … Read more

Sunday 27th of December 2009 – Berlin Day One – Karl Marx Allee We landed at 14,30, local time and one hour ahead from London. Got a taxi to hotel we’re staying at Greisfwald: 211 Greifswalder St in NE Berlin. The guy in reception who greeted us is quite a character, he wasn’t too impressed … Read more