Berlin Day 2 - Sightseeing

Saturday, 15.04.2017

Our second day in Berlin (actually our first full day) was dedicated to sightseeing. After breakfast, we set off at 9 o'clock. Again, we took the subway towards Alexanderplatz, where we wanted to start our tour. As soon as we entered the station, the first homeless person (?) asked us for money. Others followed. Eventually, I got really annoyed.

DDR Museum

When we arrived at Alexanderplatz, the weather was so awful that we decided to visit the DDR Museum. Many other people had the same idea, so the museum was incredibly crowded. Which was a shame, because the museum itself is really well done. You can do many interactive things there, like driving a Trabi, although you can't really do it because all the good things are already taken... So we didn't stay there for long, as it was getting more and more crowded over time, and we escaped back outside, where the weather was still rainy, cold, and windy.

Sightseeing Tour

So we walked across Museum Island towards the Brandenburg Gate. There, we took some photos, even though it was raining.

Instead, we found the nearest snack bar and had our first Berlin currywurst! :D Throughout our short stay in Berlin, we had eaten a total of three currywursts... that should last us for the whole year!

We then went on to Potsdamer Platz, which was within walking distance. There, we also saw a section of the Berlin Wall.

By now, the rain had stopped, so we made another photo stop at the Brandenburg Gate to take some pictures in the dry.

Evening Program

We arrived back at the hotel around 6 o'clock, where we rested a bit before getting ready to go out. The plan was to have dinner and then go for some drinks. We had dinner at the 'Kartoffelkeller', where they served all kinds of potato dishes. For the price, I had expected a slightly better taste though.

Afterwards, we went in search of a bar. We had heard that there was always something going on at the Hackesche Höfe. Either the people there were already hiding, or we were too early? Anyway, when we arrived, there wasn't much going on. So we wandered around Berlin, looking for a bar where we could have a drink. We're probably the only people who couldn't find a good place to drink in Berlin :D In the end, we did find a cozy bar. However, we didn't stay long because around 11 o'clock, we suddenly got so tired that all we wanted was to fall into bed :D

And so ended our long and exhausting day! For the next day, I hoped for good weather because it simply wasn't enjoyable in the rain...