Pension am Tiefen See Potsdam

... Potsdam area which connects by train to Berlin. After one weird campsite that was unwelcoming we found another on the lake which was large but pleasant and accessible with a shuttle bus to the tram where we could connect to the train. Being late afternoon we hung out at the campsite and had our usual pasta dinner and sadly the internet was not working so we strolled the campsite and checked out the other campervans and Wayne sussed out good and bad aspects in the ...

... out of any gullible tourist. It is a poor copy of the original building, 50 yards from where it should have been. There were touts dressed as American and Soviet soldiers willing to have their photos taken with you, for a fee of course, and it was possible, if you were prepared to stand in line, to have your passport stamped, again for a fee. But walking north from there, into the heart of ...

I didnt know where to go first so i kindly asked my housemates for some ideas and they told me to take a bus or train to the brandenburg gate,with an area full of history in berlin to get a feel for german culture. I get there at around 13:00 and decide to walk around the area and meet some german locals and get some knowlege and ...

March 15, 2008 Today is the day I start packing up for my spring break to Germany. I am really excited. After checking the weather, which was somewhat similar to Chicago's current I weather I decided to pack the clothes that ...

Over the weekend, we met with Frank's friend Ilka for a breakfast in Kreuzberg, then made our way to the lovely town of Potsdam. Ilka first took us to The Belvedere on the Pfingstberg Hill, a summer palace built by Frederick Wilhelm IV in 1863. It has a fantastic view from the ...

... and now here I am again but IŽm so tired that I guess IŽll go to sleep very soon, I just need to give some food to my hamster before:P My mum is comming to visit me next weekend, then Agata on 25th and maybe Andre on 29th. IŽll be so busy with guests soon that maybe I will not have time to be nervous and tired:P and IŽll finally see Berlin properly:P Also maybe they will get me a free ticket that people from the embassy can use so I could travel to visit Tobi for a weekend:)

... airport. You have to line up behind the airport you need. Finally checked in, I weighed in at 20.1 kg, we went to the gate. Nothing exciting, just generally tired. To board the plane, we had to take this bus to the plae. I think we may have been late leaving, but I instantly fell asleep, so I'm not too sure. The flight wasnt bad, they actually gave us sandwiches and drinks, which I wasn't expecting on a short, discount flight. We landed in Berlin, got our bags ...

... personality, but he comes across as rather put out by having guests in the building. I checked in. Now, for those who don't know, a Pension can run a wide gamut but is generally a small family run hotel, or even a house. This is a second floor walk up hotel-type situated in an older building. Not exactly shabby, but the rooms are very simple and bare of decoration. There is one sheet on the bed on top of the mattress, a quilt, and a pillow. Spartan. The walls are thin, I can hear ...

DAY 25 - Lucerne to the Rhine Valley, Germany Today we left Switzerland and travelled back into Germany, towards the Rhine Valley. Unfortunately, after our first service stop, we got stuck on the Autobahn in a traffic jam for about three hours, only to find out that two trucks had had a head on collision. We were supposed to have a river cruise, but didn't have time so we went straight ...

DAY 70. OCTOBER 10. TRIER Rancho Relaxo Today was another one of those chill out days. As we didn't have to drive to Brussels it was a stress free day from driving on the roads. In fact we had no driving planned at all so we bade farewell to Lizzie and dropped the rental car back. It was a bittersweet event, for all her troubles we really liked Lizzie and will miss her. I guess in a funny way we will even miss Herr and Frau Interruptus. Car less we were reduced to walking ...