Departing Cairns
29 de agosto de 2022, Austrália ⋅ ☁️ 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!
30 de agosto de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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
30 de agosto de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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!
30 de agosto de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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 favouriteLeia mais
Brandenburg Tor
31 de agosto de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After a late brekky, we headed out to explore the city. First stop, Brandenburg Tor.
Bundestag
31 de agosto de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After the Tor, we walked a little ways to see the German Parliament building, known as Bundestag.
Berliner Dom / Cathedral
31 de agosto de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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
31 de agosto de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We headed over to Checkpoint Charlie, aka capitalism fail...
So much historical significance washed away by commercialism.
The Berlin Wall
31 de agosto de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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
31 de agosto de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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 caravansLeia mais
Secret Park Doof and Pizza Party
31 de agosto de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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 / friendLeia mais
Excellent cocktails
31 de agosto de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Had a fantastic bunch of cocktails at this bar... Whose name escapes me...
The Birthday Boy
1 de setembro de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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
1 de setembro de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ☀️ 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
1 de setembro de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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 thatLeia mais
Rendez-vous with Ali at Altes Museum
1 de setembro de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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
1 de setembro de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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 boyLeia mais
CENSORED EVENT AT HÜTTENPALAST
1 de setembro de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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.
HilarityLeia mais
Belgian chocolate crêpe disaster!
2 de setembro de 2022, Alemanha ⋅ ⛅ 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,Leia mais
