The train pulled into Berlin around 7:20am and we emerged to some pretty miserable weather. It was actually drizzling. We shared two taxis and arrived at our hotel only to be told that we were not able to check in until probably 3pm. We could leave our bags and get breakfast at the hotel which we promptly did. After breakfast Fran was still not feeling well so she and Charlie went to see what they could for an earlier check in and the rest of us went walking acr...

Today ended up being a transport day. We were picked up at 8:30am which meant that we got to see Charlie up and around before 8am. We said goodbye to a bit of old world charm and nostalgia as we left the Metropol and arrived at the station. We had to wait about an hour, but this wasn’t too bad as we were looking forward to our new Moscow-Berlin Express. And then we weren’t. The cabin is small. Truly small. Not only that but the chairs provided are low to the...

Today was rather a cruisy day as we didn’t need to get ready and organised until 10:30. As such, Breakfast was a rather casual affair in the luxury that is the Metropol with the harp playing in the background and white gloves waiters on call to replace your latte. Oh, the hedonistic life in the land of ... wait ... the land of communism. Oops. Speaking of Communism, today we visited the Kremlin and later the Treasury Museum. We were met by our guide and ushere...

Well, I’m kind of at a loss; sitting in a hotel which was frequented by Rasputin and Lenin, a bare 200 metres from Red Square and a place which now prides itself as serving meals fit for a Tsar! Watching Porsche and Ferrari sport cars race down the street knowing that they can pay off the police with several thousand Roubles. Or even walking the streets around the GUM Store and seeing the likes of Bulgari and Rolex one wanders about the revolution of communism....

This morning my noise reducing headphones ran out of power and after hearing Todd for a while I got up, had a shower and went for a walk for an hour. After breakfast, we had some time before catching our train To Moscow, so I spent the time catching up with TripAdviser, managing to complete 14 reviews. The walk to the station really didn’t take very long and the hardest part was navigating through the renovation work to find the correct platform and train. Afte...