Wednesday 26 June 2013

Guten Tag Berlin

Hello My Lovelies or as the Germans say Guten Tag!

As promised this is my post all about my trip to Berlin! I went to Berlin in July 2010 with my sister, (my travel buddy!) she had been to Germany before but I had never been and didn't know what to expect.
We stayed in a Best Western central to the city and the underground which meant we could easily visit all of the main tourist sites.

The first place we visited was the Brandenburg Gate very early before any of the touristy people turn up i.e men dressed in World War II army outfits etc. which meant we got to really see it and take some wonderful pictures.

Brandenburg Gate.
 
Then just literally around the corner is the Reichstag (the Parliament building) which again is advisable to get to as early as possible as a queue does form. You don't get to see much of the building just straight to the roof which is a shame. After we had been to the Reichstag we went for breakfast as it was still really early and then walked around the city till we got to Checkpoint Charlie and then on to the Berlin Wall (the parts that still exist!) The Berlin Wall was actually fascinating and to think for so long the German people were separated by it until 1989 when it was pulled down.
 
Checkpoint Charlie & the Berlin Wall.
 
Next was lunch at the Berlin T.V Tower which is a viewing tower and a revolving restaurant at the top-I had never been to a restaurant like this before so that was a new experience and one I have since repeated by going to one in Brussels.
 
 
View from the T.V Tower, the shadow is the tower!
 
Once we had taken photographs of the views of Berlin, we headed out for ice-cream and then back to the hotel as we were shattered.
 
The second day we went to the Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. I knew this was going to be a really interesting day trip but also a very moving one. We had an amazing tour guide that we booked through viators (a brilliant website!) and he talked us through everything we saw and answered any questions we had. We spent the whole day at the camp and is some thing I will remember for ever.
 
 
 
So that is my trip to Berlin in a nut shell...if you want to know more than please ask!
 
Also would you like to read some more of my city experiences? I've been to Rome, Valencia, Prague, Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg, Pisa, Florence, Dublin, New York, Phuket, Bangkok (where I was stranded for 10 days!!) If any of these take your fancy then leave me comment below!
 
Till next time,
                   Tori.
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8 comments :

  1. Looks like you had a lovely time, i'd love to go to Berlin! x

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    1. Hi Courtney, I loved Berlin would love to go to Munich at some point too! Thanks for your comment!
      Tori. X

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  2. So jealous of how well travelled you are, I feel like I haven't been anywhere! xxx

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    1. Ahhh thanks Josie, I do love travelling its where all my wages go,lol! Thanks for leaving a comment.
      Tori. X

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  3. I've always wanted to visit Berlin, it looks wonderful!

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    1. Hi aishaditta, Berlin is amazing, you should def try and visit if you can! Thanks for the comment.
      Tori. X

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  4. Looks amazing! I've never been in a restaurant up high like that. I'd love to see more travel posts--getting stranded in Bangkok sounds horrifying!

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  5. Hi Martha,
    Thanks for leaving a comment. I'm not going to lie I hated being stranded in Bangkok the worst experience ever! I might just write about it soon.
    Tori. x

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