We decided that the excursion for today was to walk to the defunct airport that is now the central exercise hub for Berliners with their bicycles and their dogs.

I had a hairdressing appointment for a blow dry at 10am so I walked the 3 blocks to see the lovely hairdresser to get ready for the trip home. She charged me 20€ which is around $32AUD.

We then made a late start and walked down the road to a Cafe called Na am Wasser (next to water). I chose the Speck quiche with salad and Scott ate the carrot and goats cheese quiche with salad. This place only accepts cash, which is a practice that is unusual after COVID and drives many people mad because card is king these days.

We then walked the 2.5 kilometres to the Templehof Airport. I managed to avoid slipping or falling in rain, snow or ice over the past few weeks but a concrete footpath in Berlin finally tripped me up. It was a light fall, mainly because all extremities are padded with leggings or gloves. 🙄

What an interesting place this is! Tempelhof Airport, covers 355 hectares of the site of the former airport, including its buildings and surrounding land. This makes it the largest inner city open space in the world and Berlin’s largest city park. We clocked up our steps and read the informative signs. During the warmer months this area is swarming with people.

At the other end of the airport, Scott booked a Sharenow car which was a small Fiat and he circumnavigated the outer buildings of the airport before heading back to the apartment.

We left the car in the supermarket car park which had other share cars there too. Scott promised me a home cooked meal so he stocked up on the ingredients to make a dill pickle soup. We first went to Netto where some dogs were tethered to purpose made hooks outside the shop. What a great idea! The supermarkets in Germany do not have separate shops for their liquor. They are just in the aisles and no one is silly about it but they do check your age if you choose some. You can even stock up at the last minute at the cashier with 40ml bottles of spirits, the vodka costing 1:19€ or $1:85AUD.

Scott is an amazing cook! He wanted to add body to the soup without thickeners so he boiled and mashed the rest of the potatoes and mixed it through the soup.

What a great way to finish the holiday with a home cooked meal! My personal cocktail waiter is also an amazing cook 👨‍🍳. It was delicious 😋 and washed down with French Martinis.

We reflected on what has been a wonderful couple of weeks of experiences while building memories.

Guten Nacht