Beautiful Berlin

I have always had a long list of places I wanted to visit, a few I've done already - but there's plenty more that I need to see.

Berlin has always been one of those cities.

Back in June, I finally got to go to Berlin for 6 days and I'm already planning to go again.

Berlin has always been one of them places that stood out to me with its heritage, history and reputation for good food. 

The flight to Berlin was short but bumpy towards the end as I arrived in the middle of thunder, lightening and rain storm. I instantly forgot that as I stepped out of the airport and realised I was finally there in Berlin, Germany.

Landing late meant that it was dark when I made my way from the airport to my hotel - it also meant it was quicker and easier to get a taxi to the hotel instead o the bus/train as was originally planned. The taxi driver was nice but all I was bothered about was looking out the window at my temporary surroundings - it looked so beautiful even in the night time. I couldn't wait to go exploring.

The next day I decided to walk round and get my bearings whilst seeing what sights were in and around my hotel. After food and walking what seemed like miles I finally found my way toward the Berlin Zoo (even though I'm pretty sure I went an extremely long way for what I later found out was a short distance). I chose to go the zoo later on in my trip, saving the best till last. Will write more about that later.

Even though just walking around Berlin is great to see all of the sights and everything, I found that an open top bus tour was brilliant for seeing all I wanted to see in one day and I was able to hop on hop off making it extra great!! The price of the bus tour was great too - perfect if you're on a budget.

I will post more pictures from my trip in a second blog post after this one ... there are so many to choose from.

I didn't know this myself before I went, but Berlin was voted one of the best nights out in Europe. When I went, it certainly didn't disappoint.

I totally enjoyed my time in Berlin, especially when it came to the zoo. It was so much fun and a lot bigger than I thought - you will need a whole morning to go round the zoo and aquarium it is that big. And, it is a bargain price as well.

As mentioned earlier, I will do another post next with more pictures from my fantastic trip to Berlin. If you like to travel, are looking for a new place to go or have just always wanted to visit Germany - I would definitely recommend Berlin as it really is one of the best cities I have ever visited.