Axel Hotel Berlin

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Con Tiki

A travel blog entry by estp

... was quite a bit older than me, but it was still nice.

That evening our Con tiki started - I have one roomie, Cadi from Australia. Shes awesome, as are most of the Australians. Our tour guide, Penny is awesome. We started off with a dinner - I had traditional German meatballs that were quite tasty. After dinner we went to a pub near our hotel that served the best rum I think I have ever had. No idea what the brand is though unfortunately. Really started to get to know ...

Hitchhiking to India

A travel blog entry by stoo

This is a top pick!

... light either, which they say is hitchhiker doom, but we'll give it a go. I've decided that I'm just going to carry a card sign which simply reads 'INDIA'. With a bit of luck people will see the funny side, realise how far I have to go and give me a helping hand. It might earn them a talking point over a pint later. It might earn me a rogering in the back of a truck.

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The Best of Times, The Wurst of Times

A travel blog entry by teambf

... weeee! Cute leather gloves and a gorgeous handmade swallow bracelet and we should leave before I go overboard..

Back on track and we finally make it to the Topography of Terror open air memorial exhibition. It is set up along a large stretch of the remaining Berlin Wall and details of the city pre, during and post WWII as well as the rise and fall of the Nazi Party. It is thorough, well laid out and answers quite a ...

On tour in Berlin.

A travel blog entry by rhills

... of Terrors we simply did not have enough time. This afternoon was better with a trip to Potsdam where Stalin deceived the allies at the end of ww2 . We saw the room and table they met around and heard so many stories of life before and after the Berlin wall. Christabel our guide for this afternoon joined in the celebrations that lasted all night when the news first came through. No one ...

The new and cosmopolitan Berlin.....

A travel blog entry by eagle10

11 Sept. 9 - Friday

I woke up early this morning and decided not to wait for the alarm. I got cleaned up and finished loading my Packs. I left the Hotel about 07:00 for the short trip to Amsterdam Central. I had expected the trip to take at least 15 minutes, but it was actually closer to ten. It was a quiet and reflective ride, as I passed through neighborhoods just beginning to stir for the day. There were a few shops and restaurants open, but most ...