TysklandTiergarten52°30’54” N 13°21’38” E
15 juli 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Looking west from the Brandenburg Gate, we spotted the Victory Column, and we decided to walk through the Tiergarten towards it. Our main connection to the Victory Column is Wim Wenders' Wings ofLäs mer
TysklandHackescher Markt52°31’26” N 13°24’6” E
15 juli 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Our late afternoon and evening explorations brought us first to Simon James Park: There were lots of people sat out in the park facing the River Spree. At first, we thought there may be an outdoorLäs mer
TysklandHackescher Markt52°31’27” N 13°24’10” E
15 juli 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
After a quick stop at our hotel to freshen up, we headed out again to the nearby Haus Schwarzenber Street Art Alley which is a narrow alley filled with murals. Our main goal, however, was to see if weLäs mer
TysklandBerlin52°31’49” N 13°24’7” E
15 juli 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
As we had about 90 minutes before Monster Kabinett, we headed to the Circus Hostel, which houses the quirky David Hasselhoff Museum in its basement. David Hasselhoff is hugely popular in Germany, andLäs mer
TysklandWilmersdorf52°29’34” N 13°18’48” E
TysklandCharlottenburg52°30’24” N 13°18’30” E
TysklandEast-Side-Gallery52°30’12” N 13°26’38” E
16 juli 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
In 1989, while serving in the military, I watched in disbelief as the Berlin Wall came down, and the world order as we knew it changed forever. The East Side Gallery houses remnants of the BerlinLäs mer
TysklandMitte52°31’11” N 13°24’27” E
16 juli 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After East Side Gallery, we made our way back to the area around our hotel and we walked along the River Spree and enjoyed people watching. We attempted to visit the DDR Museum but the ticket sellerLäs mer
TysklandBerlin Brandenburg Airport52°21’45” N 13°30’17” E
17 juli 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After a leisurely breakfast at a Vietnamese-run eatery in Alexanderplatz, we made our way by train to BER.
At the security checkpoint, the airport broadcasts entertaining videos telling passengersLäs mer
KroatienRijeka/Krk Airport45°13’9” N 14°34’17” E 17 juli 2022, Kroatien ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Rijeka is about 18km west of the airport, and our accommodation (and the pool) was another 6km west from the city center. We were planning on taking the local bus, but we lucked out as Rokas hadLäs mer
