Up in the air about flight delays home, our length of time left in Berlin looked like it was going to be extended on the morning of our last day. Checked out by 10, we deposited our suitcases in a room at the hostel, which we were able to collect later on before the flight. We made the most of our last breakfast, which had been surprisingly generous for a hostel, with a large and varied spread even including chocolate waffles.
There were a couple of areas we still wanted to visit, and with our last few hours on Saturday we ticked off our list. Highlights are as follows:
 |
| A great space used for arts, exhibitions and installations |
 |
| Nike's latest Air trainer in a concept store. There was no access inside, this is a window display at its finest. |
 |
| 'Do You Read Me' - a brilliant shop that stocks every magazine imaginable. Very inspiring and certainly worth a visit. |
 |
| Graffiti with a twist: These figures seem to be stuck onto some sort of paper on the wall. |
 |
| A restaurant boasting a slight alternative meaning to 'al fresco dining'. |
 |
| 'R.S.V.P.' - a beautifully simple stationary shop, featuring items almost as ornaments on their shelves. |
 |
| Interesting exterior to a vintage shop. |
 |
| No trip to Berlin is complete without a visit to Checkpoint Charlie. |
 |
| Part of the Berlin wall. |
Running out of time, with sandwiches for the airport stuffed in our bags, we returned to the hostel to pick up our luggage and catch the coach to the airport, still unsure of what time we would actually be flying. The snowfall in England meant Heathrow was struggling and hundreds of flights were cancelled. Berlin airport is tiny, so we were praying we'd be on the flight as soon as possible. Thankfully we swiftly proceeded only half an hour later than scheduled, landing in an equally snowy and below freezing London.
As exhausted as we were, Berlin had left us buzzing, visually stimulated and motivated. Reality hit though as Nottingham came into view, and our looming deadlines seemed to suddenly make themselves heard.
Oh well, work hard, play hard I suppose....
No comments:
Post a Comment