After a morning at Holzmarkt 25, we decided to go for a wander to a few places in the afternoon, starting with a return visit to the Brandenburg Gate, then over to Potsdamer Platz and finally to Kurfürstendamm, or Ku’damm for short.
Continue reading “Berlin 23: Riding around the Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz and Ku’damm”
Having seen about the urban village cooperative that was once home to the famous Bar 25 before going, we were really keen on visiting Holzmarkt 25 during our stay in Berlin. We ended up liking it there so much, we went twice!
Continue reading “Berlin 23: Holzmarkt 25”
A lot has happened since my last post on Kingsway, back in February 2024. At that time, I was checking out the newly installed sun loungers, which were receiving some attention in the media, due to another disingenuous campaign by Trafford Tories, who clearly don’t like money being spent outside their heartland in the south of the borough.
Continue reading “Back in Costa del Stretford at the completed Kingsway scheme”
High on the list of places we were keen to visit was the Stasi Museum, once the headquarters of the infamous Ministry for State Security, commonly known as the Stasi. It is now a research and memorial centre concerning the political system of the former East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Continue reading “Berlin 23: Stasi Museum”
Well, what a difference a year makes! Or more accurately the 10 months since my last post on the A56 back in February 2024, when I asked if it was the end for the A56 pop-up cycle lanes. At that point, there was no apparent progress on the replacement for the pop-up scheme, with the remaining cones disappearing regularly. Well, I’m pleased to say things are now looking significantly brighter.
Continue reading “RIP A56 pop-up cycle lanes, long live the new protected lanes!”
After a few days in Berlin with no cycling, I was feeling the need to get on a bike and explore. So on our third proper day in the city, I headed out with our eldest to find some Nextbikes and go for a ride.
Continue reading “Berlin 23: Riding around Mitte and Tiergarten”
As I’ve mentioned in previous Kent posts, whenever we’re down in the county visiting family, I usually try to fit in some rides. That was the case for the October 2024 half term, where in addition to the usual rides around Maidstone, I was able to do a ride along the Crab and Winkle Way, starting in Canterbury.
Continue reading “The Crab and Winkle Way, a walking and cycling route from Canterbury to Whitstable”
Following our trip to the top of the TV Tower, we decided it’d be good to spend the afternoon visiting one of the many flea markets in Berlin. Having looked at the different markets running on Sunday, we thought the ones in Mauerpark looked interesting, especially the location and opportunity to see some remnants of the Berlin Wall.
Continue reading “Berlin 23: A rainy Sunday in Mauerpark”
As with the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag and the wall, Berlin’s TV Tower (Berliner Fernsehturm in German) is definitely one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. If you’re in and around the central Mitte area, it’s pretty hard to avoid. Indeed, we had a running joke during our visit that it was following us.
Continue reading “Berlin 23: Top of Berliner Fernsehturm, Berlin’s TV Tower”
In the summer of 2023, after our week in Helsinki, we arrived in Berlin for the second leg of our trip. Having done a fantastic job of selling Berlin to the rest of the family after my trip to the city in 2022, they were all really keen on going there. I fancied Copenhagen myself, but we’ll save that for another year!
Continue reading “Berlin 23: Back again in Berlin”
Dom Cycling 