This morning we caught a train into the centre of Berlin to go on a 3 hour bike tour of Berlin. We were in a nice small group with only one other couple, from England. The weather looked a bit gloomy but we only got a tiny bit of rain! The bike tour took us to the Nikolaikirche (the oldest building in Berlin), Hackescher Markt, the Reichstag building, The Berlin Wall Memorial, Brandenburg Gate, the Victory Column, the Gendarmenmarkt with the German and French cat...

The drive from Wrocław to Berlin was not too difficult and we were very pleased to realise that Germany doesn't have any road tolls! And the autobahns were brilliant - driving up to 150 km/h (maybe even 160 km/h)! We crossed from Poland into Germany at Łęknica to stop at Rakotzbrücke, a beautiful bridge in Rhododendronpark Kromlau. The bridge, also known as Devil's Bridge, is made of stone in a semicircle which is reflected in the still water ...