One upon a “crime” in East Berlin Visiting the Stasi prison museum is a stark reminder of the horrors humans inflict upon each other. The …
Travel: Stasi Prison, Berlin
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Berlin Blog Day 4
Our last full day of this quick trip to Berlin. Usually, it’s food first before we get hangry, however on our doorstep was an unusual fountain …
Berlin Blog Day 3
Breakfast today was a highly technological affair at Data Kitchen. The courtyard setting could be a million miles from the busy Hackesher Markt area outside. Inside …
Berlin Blog day 2
Another fresh and bright morning in Berlin. On this trip we stayed in Prenzlauerberg and had breakfast at Cafe Melon beside a tram stop to Alexanderplatz. A …
Berlin Blog Day 1
When you find £20 return flights to your favourite city it’s a no brainer. So off we went to Berlin for our 6th time (though …
Travel: 24 hours in (East) Berlin
What to see and do in 24 hours in (East) Berlin Could you get the essence of Berlin in 24 hours? It’s a tough call …
Travel To Do: Gleis 17, Grunewald, Berlin
The dark history of Platform 17 Located in the Grunewald area of Berlin is the railway station Berlin-Grunewald with its castle gate building and forest …
Food Review: Cafe Sibylle, 72 Karl-Marx-Allee, Berlin, Germany
Classic East Berlin brunch spot to watch the world pass by Open since 1953 this was, and still is, one of Berlin’s most popular cafes. …
ALECSA Hotel am Olympiastadion, Glockenturmstraße 30, 14055 Berlin Review
Budget Hotel in West Berlin We stumbled across the Alecsa Hotal am Olympiastadion whilst looking for somewhere cheap to place our heads. We just needed …
Travel To Do: Stasi Museum, Berlin
The Stasi Museum in the Friedrichshain area of Berlin is worth a visit (indeed is the whole of Friedrichshain!) This building housed The Ministry for …
Travel To Do: BierPinsel, Berlin, Germany
Bierpinsel Berlin Getting off at U9 Schloßstraße station gives you a bit of advance warning of what to expect at Bierpinsel. The garish colour scheme …
Food Review: Shiso Burger, 29C August Str, Mitte, Berlin 10119
Take a leaf out of Shiso’s book… Shiso Burger on Auguststrasse in Mitte had been recommended to us so we headed there specifically. Inside it was full …
Food Review: Konnopke’s Imbiss, Schönhauser Allee 44 b, Berlin, Germany
Currywurst under the Bahn A part of Berlin food culture since 1930, Konnopke’s Imbiss is still a Berliner favourite. Everyone and anyone come here for …
Food Review: The Bird, Am Falkplatz. 5, Berlin, Germany
Muffin top at The Bird, Berlin One of the places we had to visit in Berlin was The Bird. It’s listed on every To Do burger …
Holiday Inspiration – Berlin, Germany
Berlin break ideas Now Mrs Foodie loves Berlin a little too much. If only she had stuck in at school and passed that Higher German …
25 years – Berlin Wall
Food Review – Burgermeister, 8 Oberbaumstrasse, Kreuzberg, Berlin
Under the U-bahn on an upturned beer crate This is slow “fast” food – the queue is immense, the heat stifling and we are sitting …
Ostel, Berlin Review. ** Closed **
Located in the Friedrichshain area of Berlin and a 5 min walk from Ostbahnhof is Ostel, a nostalgic hostel ideal for backpackers, young couples …
Street Food Thursday
Markthalle Neun Street Food Thursday Street Food Thursday is a weekly food event in the Markthalle Neun building and gathers together a gaggle of street …
Huettenpalast, Hobrechtstrasse 66, Berlin, Germany Review
Whimsical, budget accommodation at Huttenpalast The “Palace of the Hut” (Huttenpalast) is located in the Neukölln district which appears to be up and coming since …
Review – Cafe am Kamin, Falckensteinstraße 18, 10997 Berlin, Germany
Friendly, local cafe We stumbled across this neighbourhood cafe wandering through Kreuzberg catching some sun. As it was hot and sticky we decided some refreshment …
Holiday Diary – Day 2 – Berlin
A warm night in the “hut palace” but we still has a good sleep. After we’d showered a simple breakfast of croissant, apple and tea …
Holiday Diary – Day 1 – Berlin
Berlin Arrived safely to an overcast but humid Berlin. Our accommodation for the night was Huettenpalast. Quirky, friendly and retro came to mind as we …
Happy New Year
In Glasgow for New Year this year, last year it was crazy Berlin. Wherever you are, have a great night and much hugs and wishes …