Berlin, day two

Berlin day Two.

Spritzkuchen is the name of the choux paste doughnut shaped treat above. Sooo light and flavoured with creme pate and white chocolate icing, "breakfast of champions" second breakfast.

So the day starts as it has for the last three with a mediocre breakfast and a walk to the train station.
Berlin first thing in the morning, in the suburbs anyway, is a very quiet place especially on a Sunday. All the shops are closed and hardly a soul on the streets or walking to the train.
This however doesn't last, when we get to Alexanderplatz, centre of town, the place is overrun with people for the main day of the marathon. We get a great view all the way around from what ever metro stop we stop at.
Cheering drums, flags you name it fans are going nuts. What a great day to be in Berlin.
The walking continues to "checkpoint Charlie" a bit touristy for me....euro's for photos with actors dressed in American G.I. Uniforms.
The wall however...

A very moving place to be, everyone is very respectful of this monument to the past, quiet not exploited at all.
We continue to walk and it's time for lunch, a little Italian number today found in a market place off Alexanderplatz again.
Italian vino, a great Gnocchi with tomato and pecorino for me, spaghetti for Richard, topped off with the biggest, lightest tiramisu I've ever seen. Need to walk a few more Ks after this baby.

After lunch we walk through the Oktoberfest again along with another market selling more German style snacks, you can call them snacks but the smallest weighs 500gms so it's bloody hard work.

Now it's time to start thinking about tomorrow, we walk to the train station again through open, tree lined streets each with a mix of the restored older buildings and the new where the originals fell to the  bombing of this beautiful city.

It's off to the airport now, Tegel airport has baggage storage for us, so while we are in France we need only take a day pack.... The bloody suitcase is too heavy for a two day trip.

After getting back from the airport we stop at the local pub next to the hotel again for a spot of dinner. Pilzpfanne Hubertus which is strips of pork with onions, mushrooms and spatzle with a great glass of the local gevertz finished off the night and me as well.

It's off to Paris and Dijon tomorrow, back to Paris the next day, then to Copenhagen.

Busy, busy times.....no video today....no time.

Check out the pic below of the local restaurant, great place, great food.