Brrrrrr!!! Berlin

Snow covered Football Pitch

We had a very comfy train trip to Berlin (much better than flying!) . It did take 6 hours but we had a chance to see all sorts of amazing scenery; little towns, forests, snowy fields and rivers.

I dropped Leah off at the "free to good home" give box.

Walking through Berlin admiring all the graffiti and soaking in the alternate hipster vibe, we very quickly realised how much colder it was here, with the temperature below zero most days.

We braved the cold the first night to join the hostel's pub crawl tour. We went to some crazy little bars with equally crazy/creepy bartenders. Our favourite place was called Dr Pong, where you could play a huge group ping pong game with about 30 other people. If you stuff up your out and last one in wins (no, Arvi wasn't that good). Awesome fun. 

Playing ping pong at Dr Pong

  On our walking tour we learnt not only about Nazi Germany, but life after Nazi rule and the Berlin Wall that divided East and West Germany. We also visited the East Side Gallery, the longest stretch remaining of the Berlin Wall that has been decorated by famous artists.

Kircheneintrittsstelle Berliner Dom

Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe

'the kiss' the East Side Gallery

 

 Markets are pretty popular in Berlin. Stores have everything from fruit,veggies and eggs to old cameras, rings and fur coats. We loved walking around and looking at all the stalls, stopping for a  delicious soup or gluhwein to warm our tummies.  

Gluhwein to warm us up