Painswick to Berlin

We set off for the airport nice and early make sure that we avoided the traffic that the news had made it clear would be a problem on Good Friday. The roads are quiet and we arrived at Heathrow very early even though the underground wasn't working and so we had to get the bus from where we parked our car.

Heathrow was similarly quiet and we checked in quickly and whizzed through security meaning we had a couple of hours to relax in the lounge with a beer or two.

Flight was delayed by about half an hour but eventually we took off and arrived in Berlin, just about 20 minutes late. Got the train and underground from the airport to our hotel where we arrived at about 6:15 p.m.. it seems we've been upgraded to a suite and so we've got a nice living room, separate bedroom and bathroom. We're on the 6th floor with a view over a pretty non-descript Street if I'm honest.

We spent the evening having a few drinks in some of the bars nearby before getting home ready for a day of sightseeing on Saturday.Read more