After an excellent introduction by Mike, we set off on our own to explore more of Berlin. We headed back to the island of museums, hoping to look through the Pergamon, but the 2 hour queuing time was deterrent enough for us to keep walking. We made it back up to the Brandenburg Gate, hoping to get into the Reichstag building but alas this was also a bit too crowded, so we took some more photos and headed into the Tiergarten. After a little rest on a park chair, w...

At 10:30 we arrived at the Hackescher markt ready to do our the Insider Tour Berlin – Famous Walk. We were greeted by Mike, a New Zealander who has been in Berlin for 11 years after completing his degree studying European histories and then marrying a Berliner. He was awesome! His knowledge was amazing and the stories he told of the different times so engaging. He kept us laughing, yet at the same time could provide an appreciation of the difficulties the B...

After an awesome time in Prague it's on to Berlin. Our stay at the Pod Vezi was another great experience. Everyone looked after us and went out of their way to ensure we had all we needed. The Prague railway station had us confused for a while. It wasn’t clear which platform we were meant to go to – there was nothing on the departure info board. We asked a few information people, they just said go to the platform. I eventually asked a couple who w...