A weekend together with my wife in Berlin.
Our train (IC from Amsterdam to Berlin) was almost two hours later in Berlin then planed. We met Olaf (a citizen of Berlin) in the train, and he was so kind to bring us to the apartment (thanks Olaf!). We arrived at eleven thirty , but that was no problem for Heike. We called her and she arrived ten minutes later on her cycle to show us around the apartment. She even bought red roses for our 27th wedding anniversary and (as requested by email) something to eat for the next morning! The apartment is about 10 minutes walk from the S-Bahn. We bought a Berlin Welcome card (€25,50 pp) for three days. A great way to travel (get a route map and you will get anywhere you want). The view from the balcony (through a special glass piece) over the Lietzensee (a small lake and a park) is beautiful; to the west “Messe Nord” with the tower and to the other side the TV tower (the old Eastside) and Alexanderplatz. Get the M49 in 10 minutes to the “Gedächtniskirche”and Kurfurstendamm (shopping street from the "old" west). In over half an hour to sixty minutes you will get anywhere in Berlin from the apartment. The apartment has the size of a big hotel room but then with your own kitchen! It has an “Ikea” style but cozy and clean . If you’re going to Berlin, stay at Heikes “Sky over Berlin” and enjoy this city to the max! But don’t forget to rent a cycle and see it the right way. Berlin: until we meet again!