Berlin was the second stop of this little adventure. Berlin is absolutely massive, and so interesting. I only had two days here, but you easily spend a whole week and still not scratch the surface! It really has everything - very modern funky buildings, some of the best nightlife you'll come across, an interesting mix of people, great food, and of course such an interesting and important (recent) history.
The main highlight was a full-day walking tour I did of the city, starting in the East and working its way through to the West - it pretty much covered everything (at a somewhat crazy pace!) and gave you a lot of information about the history and significance of everything along the way. Definitely the best way to see the city if you've got very limited time.
This cathedral (with the TV tower in the background) was right near my hostel in East Berlin:
The Brandenburg Gate at night:
Pillars of a building riddled with bullet holes from when the Russians took over the city and went to town on everything:
The same cathedral as before:
The Opera House:
Checkpoint Charlie - the previous military controlled border between East and West Germany:
A section of the Berlin Wall that still stands today:
A memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust - hundreds of concrete blocks laid out in a grid:
This is the exclusive Albion Hotel, most famous for being the hotel where Michael Jackson dangled his kid over the balcony!
The Brandenburg Gate again:
The Reichstag - official home of German parliament:
The streets of Berlin at night (near Zoo Station):
The massive Sony Centre, with a roof that constantly changed colour:
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