Berlin Berlin

After a hectic schedule with consecutive days travel to Gelsenkirchen, Dortmund, London, Hanover and back to Frankfurt, we decided to take it slow for a couple of days to watch the quarterfinal matches at local bars around Frankfurt. This gave us some much needed recovery time and a chance to plan our next escapade. We decided that we really needed to see Berlin and the infamous Fan Mile that everyone was talking about.

In the end wedecided to try and cram it int0 a day trip. We arrived at the main Haupbahnhof in Berlin which is the most amazing train station I have ever seen.

Adidas were running World of Football during the world cup which showed matches on the big screen in the stadium, but also promoted concerts, like Black Eyed Peas and James Blunt during the championship.

This is the German Parliment building that was rebuilt after the war. We went inside and up to the observation level which provides a pretty sweet view over Berlin.

One thing that immediately stuck us about Berlin was the cool and funky architecture. There are many quirky sculptures, grand monuments, interesting buildings and clever design everywhere.
The Berlin Fan Fest is huge. It literally is a mile long and took us a good 20 mins to walk its lenght.

The Brandenberg gates was most impressive, though I did think it was a shame that I couldn't get a full shot of it because there were trucks and vans blocking the view and a bunch of Worldcup sponsor advertising.

The 6 or so hours we spent wandering around the fan fest and immediate surrounding area just weren't enough to see what Berlin had to offer. Hopefully I'll get another chance soon.