Last day in Berlin, 6th June 25

 Hi all,

Our week in Berlin is nearly at an end, as we fly to Helsinki tomorrow - it has been great to visit this formerly divided city to see how much has been done to repair and unify the capital.

Today we thought we would fit in just one more Schloss, the late 17th Century Schloss Charlottenburg, which was built by Prussian King Frederick 1, for his wife Sophie Charlotte. History shows he nearly bankrupted the state due to the lavish interior and the sheer size of what started out as a modest summer house.

The palace is very reminiscent of the Hapsburg palaces in Vienna, maybe a bit of regal rivalry? We had a very relaxed tour, as tourists seem to be put off by the location, a bit out of the main city. Still only about 20 minutes by S Bahn for us.

We have certainly got our monies worth from our 50 Euro weekly transport ticket, we must have had 50 individual trips in and around the greater city area, we almost feel like locals after only a week. The apartment has been great and we would highly recommend the Tucholskystraße area, originally part of East Berlin, but now highly gentrified.

Dinner tonight? Who knows, there is so much choice here, some trash and some treasure. Norm has taken to Currywurst - a Berlin oddity of sliced sausage in tomato sauce, topped with sprinkled curry powder served with chips. Felicity says no thanks!

The final Berlin photo is an evening shot of the Bode Museum on “Museum Island” which we visited earlier in the week.

Next stop Finland, all our love from the Travellers ❤️⛪️🏰🍷🚊🚇

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