Tag: germany
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Berlin Day 5
The end had arrived, but not before one last sightseeing run around the city.
April 8, 2025
Berlin Day 4
To avoid the busyness of the city, I thought it'd be nice to visit Spandau Citadel and Charlottenburg Palace. It'd mean something new for us both, and hopefully wouldn't be too much time on our feet.
April 7, 2025
Berlin Day 3
We were finally about to run our third Super Half, the halfway point for this series. My three most recent ‘proper’ half marathons have seen steady improvements on the road back to my pre-pandemic times. Each of those races are ones where I’ve resisted the temptation to push too hard too soon, but have still had to walk at some point towards the end of each race. In fact, I’ve not ran an entire ra …
April 6, 2025
Berlin Day 2
parkrun, sightseeing, and carb-loading. Maybe a more active day than usual for before a half marathon.
April 5, 2025
Berlin Day 1
To avoid the stress of potentially arriving late due to traffic or having train cancellations or delays, I’d travelled down to South Ruislip last night. This morning we could have an easier start to the day, and take the underground train to London City airport a little after 08:00. The journey there is one that is relatively simple, and mostly hassle-free, even with luggage. The only downside to …
April 4, 2025
Berlin
Berlin. The most symbolic aspect of the Cold War as a place where East met West with a wall that kept the population apart. I first visited this city sixteen years ago with James, a friend from University who I've seen much of the world with. It was a short trip, but we saw the key sights and moved on to several more European cities. Then four years ago, in the shadow of the pandemic, I visited fo …
March 27, 2025
Germany Day 12
The end of the trip had arrived, with a tour of the Miniatur Wunderland.
October 5, 2021
Germany Day 11
Today I'd get to explore Cologne, and Drachenfels. It was potentially a very busy day, which had to run to schedule due to a four hour train journey at the end.
October 4, 2021
Germany Day 10
Sometimes things don't go to plan and you just have to deal with it, and have different adventures as a result.
October 3, 2021
Germany Day 9
The time had come to leave Munich and too see more of the places Germany had to offer, starting with Rothenburg and then Frankfurt.
October 2, 2021
Germany Day 8
Whilst places aren't evil, sometimes the evil actions of despicable people taint those places. Obersalzberg is one of those places that I felt needed to be seen whilst I was in the area.
October 1, 2021
Germany Day 7
Today was all about the building projects of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, starting off with Linderhof, and moving on to the magnificent Neuschwanstein Castle.
September 30, 2021
Germany Day 6
Today I moved on from Leipzig, to Munich and visited the horrific site of the Dachau Concentration Camp. This was then followed by exploring Munich, and trying some more German food.
September 29, 2021
Germany Day 5
Today I'd be visiting Colditz Castle, but it was a trek to get there. Could everything possibly fall into place and go according to plan? Only time would tell…
September 28, 2021
Germany Day 4
Now the railway journey could begin, starting by travelling to Dresden, exploring there, and taking a train to Kurort-Rathen to hike up to Bastion Bridge. Just what you want the day after doing 40 miles on foot.
September 27, 2021
Germany Day 3
At last the Berlin Marathon was about to start, a race that for months I wondered if it would actually happen. Question is, how would the heatwave we were forecast affect it?
September 26, 2021
Germany Day 2
Today I needed to collect my race number, and the rest of the day would be for relaxing... or not.
September 25, 2021
Germany Day 1
My first trip since the pandemic started, today would mostly be about seeing how travel has changed, and getting to my destination: Berlin.
September 24, 2021
Germany
After the lost year, it's finally time to be back travelling, and to see new sights and cities. Planning would no longer be quite the same as before…
September 14, 2021
Europe Day 3
Having failed once to find the Berlin Wall, we had a second attempt and spent the day using the public transport to get from place to place. It was a lot easier on our already weary feet.
May 18, 2009
Europe Day 2
We spent a day exploring the city of Berlin on foot - from a little further than the Fernsehturm, all the way back to the hotel via many sights such as Checkpoint Charlie, and the Brandenburg Gate.
May 17, 2009
Europe Day 1
For our next adventure we would be travelling around Germany, Italy, and Greece; starting with Berlin. Everything was planned by ourselves, and would be a bit of a practice run for an eventual trip to Australia.
May 16, 2009