Another sunny but cold day in Berlin.

Scott needed to remove some rubbish from hls storage area so a trip to the garbage tip was planned. Germany takes recycling very seriously and you need to sort everything carefully, and then unload it into clearly marked containers at the BSR (Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe), the city’s official waste management and street-cleaning company. Scott collected a car, we packed it as best we could and then unloaded the rubbish as directed at the BSR. 

KaDeWe is an upmarket department store, an icon of Berlin’s luxury shopping and culinary culture. It has a wide range of departments, including fashion, cosmetics, home goods, electronics, and gourmet food. We wandered around, taking in the luxury goods and Scott purchased some new items of clothing.

The food court, up on the gourmet floors, has lots of different food options from classic German dishes to seafood, sweets, and drinks like champagne and wine. We found a table in the corner overlooking the west end of Berlin. I chose a goulash soup and a lobster tail for my dinner and Scott chose a roulade with red cabbage and potatoes plus a lobster tail.

We admired the view as the sun set. We then wandered some more through the gourmet food section.

The U-barn train was the chosen method of transport to get back to the apartment in Neukölln. 

It is getting colder each day so we are hoping it may snow again before I leave Berlin.

Guten Nacht

Sleep in a warm comfy bed refreshed the soul ready to enjoy my first day in Berlin. 

The day promised to be cold and clear and it was lovely to see snow covered streets.

We rugged up with our gloves, coats and headwear and headed out for the day. Scott planned to take me to a rooftop restaurant on the East side.

We walked there so we could see the Spree River iced over as well as the canals we followed to get there.  We walked past the Eastside gallery with its ever changing artworks. Once we reached the intended venue, we were informed that the restaurant is closed on Sundays and Mondays. A frustrating and puzzling concept in Berlin and Germany is that all shopping stores are shut on Sundays. 

So we carried on, avoided the cold gusts of wind and caught the U-Bahn from Warschauer Strasse to Alexanderplatz as we knew the Hofbräu restaurant would be open for some Bavarian fare.

We chose a Beef Goulash each with beers and then an Apple Strudel for a sweet treat.

Scott reserved a Free2move share car and after walking the 800 metres to get the car we sat back and enjoyed the warmth on the drive back to Bouchestrasse. 

We have seen a lot of people with little wooden sleds for their children. 

The Kramer Restaurant was booked for dinner which had good reviews and was not far from the apartment. We braved the cold and walked to the trendy and warm restaurant.

The wait staff were attentive and friendly, a young French woman, a Kiwi woman and an Aussie young man.

It was very cold on the walk back to the apartment. The warmth of the apartment was very well appreciated.

Guten Nacht