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1252 days ago
Well it was a bit premature of me to close this blog down before I'd even come home, so I will now give this the finale it probably does not deserve. Whilst the Ios cough was slowing shutting down our immune systems, we ventured out for my final night in Berlin to the Riva Bar, where Kris' brother Eric was working. We ended up spending the whole night there, as the group downed some dirty cocktails (non-alcholic for me of course). The Horse and Jenny's brother Tony ended up worse for wear after the 2 taxis we caught seemed to be racing the streets of Berlin to get to Kris' place. A 5am finish meant major sleep-in time was required. Got up around midday. Bear, Horse and I decided to have 1 last Euro meal together. We ended up at an Indian restaurant... I don't know whether it was because we were sick, hadn't had food like that for awhile, whatever, but it didn't sit too well with Bear and I and Kris' toilet copped the punishment. The Germany and Sweden round of 16 ...
1256 days ago
My last night in Berlin before flying home, so sadly this will be my last entry... unless something eventful happens tonight. One of the Irish guys in Ios talked about the "Ios Cough". And we all seem to have caught it... only exacerbated via the Bears crash-and-burn style of partying, serving only to pass on mutated versions of his illnesses. Sleeping in the same rooms and sometimes the same bed is not the healthiest way to travel. So the Ios cough has turned into the Berlin cough and saw the Kingdom laying low for a couple of days. After 1 day of recuperation doing nothing, we did the Berlin tour courtesy of Jenny. We were supposed to hook up with the Dog as well, but he pub crawled the night before and we missed him. The tour consisted of train rides, Checkpoint Charlie, more train rides, East Side Gallery (Berlin Wall) and more train rides. I've always thought the only way to truly experience a different city is to jump on their public transport system... and ...
1258 days ago
Not much else to report on in Berlin... in fact, we've done so little I've forgotten what we've been doing the last few days. Needless to say, the city is a buzz with the World Cup on. The weather is quite hot and humid too... and they don't really have air-conditioning cos they don't need to - especially on public transport. Everyone pays for public transport here too, even though no-one checks. They're a trusting bunch... when you buy fruit at the supermarket, you have to weigh it yourself and put a sticker with the price. I could imagine what would happen if they tried this in Melbourne (well at least at my local supermarket). Only got a chance to wander around the city yesterday after watching the Germany vs Ecuador game - we tried to go to the Fan Mile (where they used to have the Love Parade), but they were in lock-down 30 minutes before kick-off due to the number of people. Apparently some guy went psycho in a crowded area 2 weeks ago before the start of the World ...
1260 days ago
Arrived safely in Berlin on Saturday 17th after a 2 and half hour flight from Athens on Easyjet... and listening to Bear bitch about how airlines should have a special designated seating area for people over 6ft 2in. Planes seats are designed for people my size... 5ft 10-11in and weighing no more than 80kgs. Anyone else has to suffer and risk DVT. Kris and Danni picked us up around 11:30pm and took us back to their place in the Prenz Lauerberg, about a 10 min drive from the centre of Berlin, 25 min by train. It has a bohemian feel about it, but is quiet and close to everything. Good to put our feet up and have a host that knows the area and the food. Chilled out and caught up first night, second day went into Berlin and watched the Aus vs Brazil game at the Sony Centre on the Cinemaxx balcony overlooking about 6 huge screens so you could watch from any angle. Berlin is too cool for school... looks pretty easy to get around, streets are nice and wide, mix of the old and ...
