Welcome to Berlin

Well, here we are in Potsdam, near Berlin, where we can get into the city centre by public transport. The journey here was OK, once we found the correct way, and finished going circling roundabouts a few times. Two sat-navs, and four brains, and we stll get lost! The campsite is pricey but nice, with lovely facilities. It's by a picturesque lake, but sadly that also means viscious mossies! The first night here we made the mistake of going to the bar, and ended up paying 40.00 euros for three rounds each (four people). But we can't complain. We like it here.

Yesterday in Berlin the sun shone, and it was a delight to emerge from the U Bahn and see the Brandenburg Gate straight ahead of us. After taking the necessary shots, we headed for the Holocaust Memorial. It's controversial, consisting of hundreds of huge stone blocks. But Tony and I liked the feeling of desolation which it gave, which I expect is what the artist wanted us to feel. Tony and Peter went into the Holocaust Museum but I chose to sit in the sun with a tea and a muffin, although the sparrows attacked the muffin before I could get to it. We walked down the Unter Den Linden, under the Lime trees, but I found it disappointing after places like the Ramblas in Barcelona. But we also found a beautiful Italianate square, where we sat in the sun for a bit.
Tomorrow Tony and I are heading for the Art Gallery and a lively area in the Old East Berlin which looks interesting. Peter and Liz are staying here with the dog. So we will reporting on that in our next blog, which will be coming from Tony, the director of Dolan'sTours.com (he did make us wander up quite a few wrong streets yesterday, and Peter says he's losing confidence in our tour guide)! As Kathy says, never take one of his short - cuts!