Departing Cairns
August 29, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
And we're off on a 30 hour, 3 flight journey to Berlin.
Oh, and we bought an apartment in Cairns at the airport literally as we were boarding the plane........
Hallo Berlin! First stop, beers!
August 30, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
After 30 hours of travel, we made our way to our Airbnb, had a quick shower and immediately set out to meet a bunch of the crew for a pre-dinner beer at Mikkeller in Kollwitzkiez.
Alexandraplatz TV Tower peeking out
August 30, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We walked from Mikkeller to the oldest restaurant in Berlin, and spotted the famous TV Tower (Berliner Fernsehturm) in Alexandraplatz
Oldest restaurant in Berlin w/ snuggles!
August 30, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We had a delicious pork knuckle that was massive. Jill tried to eat the entire thing in one bite.
Another look at the TV Tower after dark.
Afterwards, a few snuggles post-dinner. Dan's favouriteRead more
Brandenburg Tor
August 31, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After a late brekky, we headed out to explore the city. First stop, Brandenburg Tor.
Bundestag
August 31, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After the Tor, we walked a little ways to see the German Parliament building, known as Bundestag.
Berliner Dom / Cathedral
August 31, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Jill and I walked along the river crossing a bridge over to Museum Island and found ourselves in the Lustgarten with a perfect view of the cathedral.
Checkpoint Charlie
August 31, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We headed over to Checkpoint Charlie, aka capitalism fail...
So much historical significance washed away by commercialism.
The Berlin Wall
August 31, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
A short walk from Checkpoint Charlie to a preserved section of the Berlin Wall (Berlin Mauer) that overlooks a vacant space where the East German Secret Police Headquarters (Stasi) existed.
Back to Hüttenpalast to reset
August 31, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
After walking about 15km, we finally made our way back to check-in to our Berlin home, the Hüttenpalast. What an epic location!
It's essentially a large warehouse-like space with custom caravansRead more
Secret Park Doof and Pizza Party
August 31, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
I caught wind of a secret park doof happening about a 20 minute walk from Hüttenpalast, so we gathered the troops and headed off to try and find the party. Jill caught up with her co-worker / friendRead more
Excellent cocktails
August 31, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Had a fantastic bunch of cocktails at this bar... Whose name escapes me...
The Birthday Boy
September 1, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Back to end the night at the Hüttenpalast with the birthday boy himself.
The shirt was 100% accurate 🤣
Bagel brekky at Cafe bRICK
September 1, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Up and at 'em, we headed around the corner from Hüttenpalast for a fantastic (and giant) breakfast bagel.
Jill wanted to try out my amazing watermelon shirt...
Bundestag
September 1, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Jill and I were able to go inside the Bundestag Visitor Dome that sits atop parliament. The dome is full of mirrors and you can see directly into the chambers. This is to remind the politicians thatRead more
Rendez-vous with Ali at Altes Museum
September 1, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Back to Museum Island, this time to meet up with my friend Ali who happened to be in town.
Family Birthday Dinner at Hüttenpalast
September 1, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We all came back to Hüttenpalast for a glorious Turkish takeaway family dinner that Julia arranged.
We made custom kebabs, had delicious hummus and shared stories and love for the birthday boyRead more
CENSORED EVENT AT HÜTTENPALAST
September 1, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The only photos that can be shared are of what greeted you in the toilets - the birthday boys face (LATER altered to include NEINE POOPEN), and the birthday boy having a pash with himself.
HilarityRead more
Belgian chocolate crêpe disaster!
September 2, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Suffice it to say, no one had an early morning. We were shattered.
In the early afternoon, we recovered enough to check out the very famous street markets where there are clothes, knick knacks, oils,Read more
