The week in Berlin

I really felt like i wasn't a tourist as i slipped into my routine of German lessons in the morning and then sightseeing in the afternoon/catching up with new friends. Monday night i caught up with a lovely lady called Brigitta from Bonn, she came and shared a few drinks with me at the lovely hearth in the hotel and we talked and shared stories for hours. On Tuesday i caught up with another conference attendee Susan (originally from Ireland) and her German husband Phillip. I was invited to her home, a lovely apartment, for lunch and then we went out for the afternoon/evening and ended up at the G&T bar where i sampled some local gins. The next day i went to Bikini Berlin, has nothing to do with bikinis, with Clementine Davies, the sister of someone i work with who lives in Berlin. So bikini berlin is adjacent to the Tiergarten, the kings park equivalent in Berlin. It also borders the zoo, so from BB which is a shopping centre, you have the most amazing views over the zoo, and you can see the animals, and over the Tiergarten. Caught up with Udo from the conference and he took me to the Hackesche mart for a coffee in one of the original cafes. The serving sizes were incredible! Then i met up with Susan at the soho club...you get the idea! A great week and lots of brain challenging work as well as much socialising! Here's some pics xx