More from Chris & Sara’s Berlin trip…

Day three started with a 5km run at the Hasenheide Parkrun (9.00am every Saturday, just like in the UK) and then back to Mitte for a stroll in the sun. They visited the old Nikolai Quarter and the Kino Central in Scheunenviertel, which doubles up as a museum dedicated to blind and partially sighted Jewish workers in the building, which was a brush factory during WW2. Then to Potsdamer Platz and the Blue Man Group show before dinner and then a visit to the East Side Gallery, an almost mile long section of the Berlin Wall which still stands and has been given over for painting by local and international artists.

Their last morning was spent in the West of the city at the Urban Nation modern art gallery followed by a stroll through Grosser Tiergarten, the huge park and former royal hunting ground which stretches out west from the Brandenburg Gate. A 6.00pm flight back to Newcastle meant they were home in time for dinner!

Insider tip #2: Get a Berlin Welcome Card – you’ll get free travel on buses, trams, underground and mainline trains plus discounts on entry to major attractions and at lots of restaurants.