Free Walking Tour
There are several free walking tours provided in Berlin, we chose the Sandemans New Berlin tour because there were several tours a day (9am, 11am, 2pm and 4pm) so we wouldn't be rushed to make a time. The premise is that you tip so to speak what you feel the tour was worth at the end. The tours are a great way to see the sites especially if you are on a tight schedule as we were. Our tour guide was called Zabi and was really informative and passionate about Berlin and the sites and stories that accompany it. In two and a half hours we managed to see:
+ Brandenburg Gate
+ Where the Berlin Wall used to be
+ Holocaust Memorial
+ Checkpoint Charlie
+ SS Headquarters
+ The Berlin Wall
+ Pariser Platz
+ Bebel Platz
+ And many more
I hope you enjoyed the addition of Ted to the monuments! I would really recommend going on a free tour or tour in general because you get to learn so much more about the monuments and Berlin itself. Zabi also gave us advice about the best way to see the East Side Gallery!
Berliner Republik
Since we were in Germany we decided to try the local cuisine, namely currywurst at a restaurant called The Berliner Republik. Currywurst is a popular dish in Germany consisting of a frankfurter type sausage in a curry tomato sauce, often served with the potato of your choice. I went for pan fried potatoes and below you can see the result.
Do not get me wrong I am glad I tried it...would I choose it again on a menu? Probably not but it needed to be done! If you did want to visit this restaurant, it is in the Friedrichstrausse area down a street beside the river. I would recommend booking as we didn't and ended up eating outside on the river front where they do provide blankets if cold. The only issue with being seated outside is that you often felt neglected and forgotten about.
East Side Gallery
I was really interested in going to see the East Side Gallery because I had heard it was a must see in Berlin. We got the train from Friedrichstrausse to Ostbahnhof, which is just a short walk from the Gallery. If you didn't know the Gallery is a reconstructed portion if the Berlin Wall which artists have created murals on. The murals and detail of the murals really are beautiful although some have now been graffitied. If possible try and reserve seeing the Gallery on a warmer day of your trip because we did it on a bitterly cold day so had to keep moving so to not freeze!
Hans Im Glück
This restaurant is situated on the main road of Friedrichstrausse, near the train station. It's interesting woodland interior really catches the eye and was what drew us in to eat. The menu consists of different types of burgers from beef, chicken, vegetarian and vegan with a variety of fillings. They offer certain deals in the day, for instance in the evening for the price of the burger plus €7.50, you get a burger, chips and a cocktail. The cocktails were really nice and the ones we chose were quite fruity and strong! I had a grilled chicken burger with bean sprouts, salad and sweet chilli sauce which was really nice but a very large portion so bare that in mind whilst ordering. The service was slightly odd as you seated yourselves and we were asked as we paid if we were going to tip, regardless we enjoyed our meal here and would recommend to others!
Imogen xoxo
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