AustraliaParramatta Park16°55’36” S 145°45’37” E
29 agosto 2022, 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........
GermaniaBerlin52°31’48” N 13°24’12” E
30 agosto 2022, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 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.
ViaggiatoreI almost fell asleep there… so tired after not being able to sleep at all on the flights. 😴
GermaniaAlexanderplatz52°31’8” N 13°24’46” E
30 agosto 2022, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We walked from Mikkeller to the oldest restaurant in Berlin, and spotted the famous TV Tower (Berliner Fernsehturm) in Alexandraplatz
GermaniaAlexanderplatz52°31’6” N 13°24’47” E
30 agosto 2022, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 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 favouriteLeggi altro
GermaniaBrandenburg Gate52°30’60” N 13°22’42” E
31 agosto 2022, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After a late brekky, we headed out to explore the city. First stop, Brandenburg Tor.
GermaniaTiergarten52°31’6” N 13°22’24” E
31 agosto 2022, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After the Tor, we walked a little ways to see the German Parliament building, known as Bundestag.
GermaniaBerlin City Palace52°31’6” N 13°24’0” E
31 agosto 2022, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 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.
GermaniaFriedrichstadt52°30’30” N 13°23’24” E
31 agosto 2022, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We headed over to Checkpoint Charlie, aka capitalism fail...
So much historical significance washed away by commercialism.
GermaniaPotsdamer Platz52°30’24” N 13°22’60” E
31 agosto 2022, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 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.
GermaniaHermannplatz52°29’24” N 13°25’36” E
31 agosto 2022, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 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 caravansLeggi altro
