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Berlin Trip – Day Eight – Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin Zoo and KeDeWe
Unfortunately the final day of our Berlin trip had arrived. The good news though was that it wasn’t raining for a change. After having our last German breakfast of cold meats and cheese it was off to make the most … Continue reading
Posted in Days Out, Photography, Travel
Tagged Berlin, Berlin zoo, city break, Germany, holiday, KeDeWe, schloss Charlottenburg, vacation
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Berlin – Day Seven – Sachenhausen, Mitte and Potsdamer Platz
Pit-pat, pit-pat, pit-pat. This was the noise that we awoke to this morning. Rain, rain and more rain striking our hotel window. Perhaps it was a sign of the sombre day to come, a visit to the Memorial and Museum … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, Brandenburg gate, Germany, holiday, memorial, mitte, museum, Potsdamer platz, reichstag, Sachenhausen, soviet, trip, vacation, war
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Berlin Trip – Day Six – Life in the East and Pergamon Museum
It was a rainy day in Berlin but we decided not to let the weather get the best of us. So we went out to see some of Berlin’s indoor attractions. In the morning we would try and find out … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, city break, DDR, DDR museum, east Berlin, Germany, holiday, mitte, museum, pergamonmuseum, Stasi, trip, vacation
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Berlin Trip – Day Five – Visit to Dresden
When the cockerel awoke this morning to emit its early cry, we were probably already awake. This was to allow for an early breakfast and for my girlfriend to take several hours to do her hair and make-up before we … Continue reading
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Tagged august the strong, Berlin, city break, Dresden, Germany, saxony, zwinger
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Berlin Trip – Day Four – The TV Tower and a trip on a riverboat
Based on a weather forecast saying Berlin would remain dry and clear, we changed our plans for the day. Originally a number of websites dedicated to predicting the weather believed it would rain. After eventually getting some breakfast it was … Continue reading
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Tagged alexanderplatz, Berlin, Berlin river cruise, city break, Fernsehturm, Germany, holiday, spree, Stasi exhibition, topographie des terrors, tv tower
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Berlin Trip – Day Three – Potsdam
Based on our experience with yesterday’s rain we left the decision on what to do today to the last earth minute. With the Berlin equivalent of Derek Brockway informing us that it would be dry, we got on the train … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, brandenberg gate, brandenberger tor, city break, Germany, holiday, neues Palais, orangerieschloss, park sanssouci, Potsdam, schloss sanssouci
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Berlin Trip – Day Two – The Berlin Walking Tour
After a good night sleep, apart from a bit of sleepwalking, it was off for a quick breakfast. The selection in the breakfast buffet was excellent with cold meats and cheeses but alas there was no black pudding. With our … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, Berliner Dom, Brandenburg gate, checkpoint Charlie, city break, Germany, holiday, insider tours, mitte, reichstag
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Berlin Trip – Day One – Swansea to Berlin
After 6 weeks of waiting the big day finally arrived. I’m not referring to National Taco Day (which twitter claims is today) but the day of our departure to the city of Berlin. The German capital with its history and … Continue reading
Posted in Days Out, Everything Else, Photography, Travel
Tagged Berlin, city break, Germany, holiday, itinerary, Swansea, trip, visit
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Toronto Trip – Day Eight – The final day
Unfortunately this was the final day of our Toronto trip. After checking out of our hotel we decided to make the most of our last few hours. Walking away from the hotel, we found several of the adjacent roads were … Continue reading
Posted in Days Out, Entertainment, Food, Photography, Travel
Tagged beer, Canada, dog, dogs, downtown, Food, luminato, Ontario, path, st Lawrence Market, steam whistle, Toronto, Woofstock
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