Berlin

Although it was a cold night, and not that easy to sleep in the car (well for me - Richie can sleep anywhere at the drop of a hat), we had a bit of a lie in and finally left for the last leg to Berlin at 10am.

I had booked us a twin room at the Ibis Mitte, which we changed to a double realising it was a smoking room and still stank of fags. Not sure if this was such a good idea, as the duvet was the shortest in the world and I later discovered Richie has a habit of stealing it all anyway..

On arrival we could not help but be amazed by the imposing Fernsehturm (TV tower) which is over 200m high. This was our first stop and gave us fantastic views over the city, before taking a more leisurely tour around the city on the river Spree to see the many sights.

We finished the day with an evening meal and a few beers in the Prezlauer Berg area at a nice terrace cafe, followed by a nice evening stroll. Almost immediately we were accosted by a group of young German girls, apparently on a hen night. The bride to be asked us to buy something from her bag of plenty - the selection was condoms, lollys or alcohol. Richie obliged and opted for a lolly. This then prompted the hen to attempt an English tongue twister for our entertainment. Strange tradition this - but probably better that ours of getting recklessly drunk and sleeping with a stranger....