Before travelling last month I asked friends and colleagues for any recommendations when visiting Berlin. Museums, attractions and restaurants were added to my list of holiday possibilities, but one excellent suggestion I'd not considered was the Hop On Hop Off bus network. Ubiquitous in London, I think of these buses as a purely tourist notion which I didn't think … Continue reading On the Buses
West Berlin
A Solo Adventure
It was about half noon or so that I walked into Murphy’s Irish Pub on Friedrichstrasse. It was warm, mild and slightly overcast on my first day in Berlin. I realised I’d succumbed to being one of those tourists I hate that flock towards familiarity. Here I was, sitting on a table overlooking the Spree … Continue reading A Solo Adventure
Redhead Ramblings 