Berlin, Day 4

After a couple of days in Berlin, we decided to do a self-guided graffiti walking tour through the city.  We thought it'd be a great idea to walk from our hostel in Kreuzberg all the way to the Eastside gallery.  We were wrong.  After a solid 4km walk I was starting to get quite hungry, and so we stopped off at this burger place we walked, whose name I just cannot remember.  But here are the burgers - they were brill!

 

How cool are the door tables?

No one can look good whilst tucking into a big old burger, but those veggie burgers were delish.  Well worth it.  And only cost something in the real of €3, so were well priced on top of being tasty - a winning combination if you ask me.

But anyway, moving on from burgers.  We saw a heap of graffiti, and I took way too many pictures to put up on here.  So I shall put up some of my favourites, and if you'd like the locations of more then please let me know and I'll try and help.

We went to the Eastside gallery and the Hackesche Höfe to see most of the above pieces.  After more walking I was once again hungry, and managed to find myself some delicious strawberries, after which we went to the Kunsthalle to have a drink.

 

  

Visiting the Jewish memorial is a must do while you're in Berlin. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.

 

By the time we made it back to the hostel, we were 2 very tired little vegemites in dire need of more sustenance.  So we walked down the Mehringdamm just around the corner from our hostel, and found an absolute gem of a food place called Amici Amici.  They have a proper sit down restaurant, and next door is a smaller bistro/take away version, which is where we decided to go.  Descriptions can't do the food justice, it was heavenly! And the service was hilarious, truly Italian.

I went for the mini pizza (by no means mini) whereas Chewy opted for the focaccia, both of which were made right in front of our eyes.  The focaccia has all sorts of fresh veggies in it, is then drizzled with olive oil and put in the oven, after which it gets a sprinkling of parmesan and some more olive oil and various herbs, and then its goes into your stomach.  The pizza I had was also incredibly nice, with no shortage of mushrooms.  Yum!

So all in all not the healthiest of days, but we walked it all off right?!

 

A Lovely & Sunny Day in Zagreb, Croatia

To be honest, I didn't know much about Zagreb at all before I visited.  Thankfully, the Croatian tourism board really has their act together and provides you with a great map of the city and a set walking tour so you can see all the sites.  So after walking for a solid 45 minutes to the city center from our hostel, the first stop off was some food and drink.  A much harder find than you would think, given it was a Sunday and everything was shut.  That made for some great sightseeing though, as there were also hardly any people around.

Zagreb was a beautiful city, and really surprised me with some great architecture, lovely parks, and great dining (drinking) opportunities.

 

What a healthy and nutritious lunch we had.  I'm pretty sure they don't sell curly fries in Perth, so the novelty factor that these had made them all the more exciting.  Don't judge.

 

Of course we stopped off for some ciders and beer (in Chewy's case) along the way, in this town square.  It was sunny, with a gentle breeze, and we were surrounded by beautiful, old churches and lots of plantlife.  A great time was had by all, and we ended up staying here for a couple of hours.

 

Colourful bins anyone?

 

This amazing looking church was high on our list of things to see as soon as we saw the spire from a distance.  Unfortunately I was 'inappropriately' dressed to enter it, and so this picture from the outside will do.  Upon trying to get in, an old gentleman at the door promptly stopped me and shooed me outside.  And I was wearing this.

 

And why not end this post with a giant, human sized egg?

Istanbul Take 2

And here is the rest of the Istanbul trip in condensed, photo format.  This time involving shisha, night walks through the city, street art, Topkapi Palace, and a great vegetarian food find!  Enough said.

Full photography credits for this post go to Chewy.