Berlin is like some prizefighter boxer: Knocked down a few times, it will get back up and fight. The city is bold, dynamic and cool- has tough exterior and a soft heart. Berlin is a little rough around the edges (Kreutzberg) with a beautiful and smart centre (Mitte). It was seen some good times and hard times. At the moment it has be the title-holder, at least when it comes to fashion and economy. So many great shops and restaurants, great places to stop and have a beer, the beautiful willow lined river...
Loving Berlin so much.
Love the cool and grungy cafes, the beautiful mix of architecture, the relaxed bike-riding Germans, crazy all-hour bars and at the moment, summer! An extra bonus is having friends here to help us find the gold. Our best friends friends from Sydney arrive next week too.
So a few snaps...
Kreutzberg
Victoria Park and memorial from which Kreutzberg gets it's name (cross).
Old and new statues in the German History Museum where I saw the amazing exhibition of fashion from 1700-1915 called Fashioning Fashion. The exhibition is originally from Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The rooftop-bar view(above)from Hotel de Rome in Mitte where we drank Champagne with our good Berliner friend , Uwe.
We slipped away from the city yesterday to a resort spa an hour outside Berlin. Fontane Therme sits on Ruppiner Sea.
Spa, sauna, nude sunbath, chilly lake swims, salt pool, drinks and repeat...
The amazing modern building in the middle of a Medieval Prussian town of Neurppin. Beautiful views, gorgeous design, friends and nudity. What more could you ask for?
'Round two' starts tomorrow.
Love from Berlin. XXX
15 comments:
Wonderful pictures! I am from Germany and I never thought Berlin could be so nice. Have a nice time with your friends! Mel
Thanks Mel!- Berlin IS wonderful.
Loving your travel posts :) The personal points of view bring me right there with you. Berlin, lovely - who knew?
Love Berlin....one of the best cities in the world(in my opinion). Love your travel information....must read every time there is an update..enjoy Europe. Cheers Mike
Loving this! Never been to Berlin. I get more and more jealous of you two with every post! (What is happening to my quiet compassionate nature?)
Jilly- Thanks so much. perhaps I should be a travel blogger!!??
Americci- Thanks! I am starting to agree with you on Berlin.
Louise- Pack your bags! (the world ends in six months or so)
Really? What to wear to the end of the world event? :/ What to wear to Berlin?!?
December 12th 2012! What to wear to Mexico???
that light is very australian!
loved sightseeing berlin trough your eye.. and i envy you for nude swims, i miss that :)
Love, love, love Berlin! And you got blue skies. Loved walking just outside the popular areas and finding really brilliant buildings and grafitti. Enjoy!
You're going to Mexico?? That will be a big change from Europe! Can't wait to read more posts. Thanks again for keeping us entertained! :)
Berlin sounds intriguing. More please!
I'm NOT going to Mexico! It was a joke because everyone is going to Mexico for the end of the world a the end of the year to visit the Mayan temples. Sounds cool though- travelling, not the end of the world (which wont happen)
Thanks Dotty, Valerie, Mokosha and Loani....plenty more to come!
Great photos - thanks for sharing such cool inspiration! Have fun!!
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