Heinz and Peter went for a walk around Marienfelde, seeing where Heinz spent his early years and exploring the newer part of the town and climbing another viewpoint, formed of the rubble of the bombed… Back Home

Wednesday was a full day’s programme. Our first stop was the Kapitulation Museum in Karlhorst, where the Nazis surrendered to the Allied forces We then drove to the Soviet Memorial cemetery at Treptow, which commemorates… Soviet Museum, Alexanderplatz and the botanical garden display

We drove to Britzer Garten, a nearby public park which is a very popular place for family outings and charges a small admission fee to cover its maintenance. It features a network of walks, childrens… A walk in the park and visit to the Kaiser Wilheim market.

We took an S-Bahn into Berlin to visit the Gendarmenmarkt , located between two cathdrals and with a fantastic atmosphere. Later on after a few more purchases, it was time to sample some authentic German… Gendarmenmarkt

On Sunday morning, we went for a walk around the artificial hill that was created from the rubble of all the houses that were destroyed by bombing during the war. The walk gave us the… Sunday Strolls, carols and festive food

After breakfast, we all set off to catch the bus to Dahlem, for our look at a small district Christmas market. We went into the market and had our first taste of Glu-wein , which… Our first two markets

Last year, our German friends, Heinz and Barbara invited us to Berlin to see their famous Christmas Markets. Unfortunately, we were unable to travel, meaning that the invitation was postponed for 12 months. So no… Off to Berlin!