Break in the posting of blogs, Sorry :o(((((

So far this journey we have been very lucky and have had free Wifi but from tomorrow we will have to pay for Wifi and whether we connect will depend on the costs!  So the next few weeks there might not be ANY posts, I'm sorry :o((((((

But just so you can picture what we are doing whilst we don't have Wifi;

Thursday 1st May we are heading to Copenhagen
Friday 2nd May we are heading to catch Norwegian Fjord Cruise for 8 nights from Copenhagen
Saturday 10th May we finish the Norwegian Fjord Cruise disembark for a few hours and then head back on the same cruise ship to do a Scandinavian Cruise for 7 nights
Saturday 17th May disembark Cruise and then we head to Moscow
Tuesday 20th May we head to Amsterdam
Friday 23rd May we head to New York
Tuesday 27th we head to Florida where eventually we have Wifi woop woop!!!!

We are having a wonderful time and have got many, many more places to see along the way
We are only on Day 14 of 91 WOWCHA!!!!!
Lots of love from Angela, Colin and Amy XXX

Berlin Day 2 30th April

 

 Berlin Day 2

Leisurely breakfast in our room and then we headed out. 

We were only a 5 minute walk from our first destination below;

 

Here we are at the biggest part of the Berlin wall still standing

 

There were lots of information stations just down from the strip of wall

 

Another trial occupation for Mr Anderson, singer maybe other than the fact this is the ear piece for one of the interactive information stations!!

 

Map showing East and West Berlin

 

Colin taking all the information in!

 

Amy looking at the 22 festivals and public holidays set by the Nazi's in 1937

 

The wall behind Amy brought down in 1990

 

Martin-Gropius-Bau - art exhibition centre

 

 

Amy thumbs up we have made it to Checkpoint Charlie, tick off the wishlist

 

Amazing what you find in the Checkpoint Charlie Museum shop!

 

Oh here we go buy a piece of Berlin wall smallest piece was 9 Euros!!

 

The actual Checkpoint Charlie

 

Rip off Tourist.com here - checkpoint Charlie and get your photograph with soldiers for 3Euros

Let's just gatecrash and have random people in our photo instead

 Cost = Free

 

We hopped on a City Sightseeing Hop on Hop off tour with a live commentary

in German and English

 

Gendarmenmarkt - the square has French and German cathedrals and Schauspielhaus (theatre house) in between the two cathedrals below all in one square

 

Thank you for the kiss xx

 

Rotes Rathaus and TV Tower from a distance - two wishes on Amy's wishlist

 

At the TV Tower

 

We couldn't really see the front of the Rotes Rathaus due to building works this was the best photo we could get and this was Colin climbing on a bench to sneak a view over the builder's wall!

 

St Mary's church built in 1292

 

We walked around the TV tower and came across sunken trampolines -

we had to have a go!! 

 

And a spinning mini roundabout

 

Waterfall in front of St Mary's church

 

Alexandraplatz Underground Station apart from it is above ground level

Supposed to be the most beautiful underground station in Berlin!!

 

 

So with Colin carrying the rucksack he thinks that he has sufficient training to apply for, wait for it, the German Sausage man (in the background of this photo but closer up below) ha ha!!

 

One of the beer gardens at the Alexandraplatz shopping outside area

 

So the deal is Amy gets on the trampolines if Daddy gets a beer at one of the Beirgartens!!

 

The highest trampoline Amy has ever been on!

 

Water pumps, not sure why?!

 

So here is Daddy's part of the bargain other than he gets a tankard of wine instead of Beer!!

It is probably the most expensive bottle of water Amy has ever had and then she spilt most of it, WOOOOPS!!!

 

One of the many Berlin Museum's

 

Reichstag with the glass dome you can walk round at the top of the building

 

Had to take a selfie with the big german flag in the background!

 

Unusual Buskers with bubbles!

 

The back of the Brandenburg Gate - another wishlist item ticked

 

The front of the Brandenburg Gate

 

 

Pandora shop was found and the Brandenburg Gate was bought,

that is all Amy's Euros spent now! 

 

Gardens next to Brandenburg Gate Colin impressed as all the other gardens we have been past have all been overgrown and full of dandelions!

 

Just missed the top of the gate off this selfie, doh!!

 

Bundeskanzleramt Berlin, German Chancellery

 

Hauptbahnhof

 

Berlin prison holding 1,296 male prisoners

 

The Palace a bit like Buckingham Palace if a certain flag is flying they are in residence

 

The Victory Column

 

One of the many University of Berlin buildings

 

Wittenbergplatz Underground station building

 

It is rush hour and Amy is being very patient stuck in traffic jams :o(

 

Original Bratwurst 2 euros - bargain!

 

Sharing the Curry Bratwurst

 

My pudding Frozen yoghurt, banana, Smarties with Chocolate sauce

First time I have had frozen yoghurt, it was okay!

 

Pudding before bed and then a REALLY early start as we are heading to Copenhagen!!