When we started planning our trip to Berlin, I knew I wanted to be in a good location since we were arriving mid day friday. I found an adorable apartment right near Check Point Charlie on AirBnB. I do recommend confirming how many rooms you need if staying here. I assumed 2 bedrooms because it said "2 bedrooms" and because of the price but only 1 room was unlocked. The other was never unlocked and Rob had to sleep on the couch. I left a message for the owner and never heard anything back till after our stay.
Anyways...
We only had 1 full day to enjoy Berlin so we decided to do the Hop on, Hop off bus tour. It was perfect for us because 1. Rand loved getting on the buses 2. It was really crappy weather and it was nice to see the sites and not get soaking wet 3. One of the stops was right near our rental 4. We got to see the main highlights of Berlin without even leaving the bus. I wanted to see the inside of the Reichstag Building and visit the Memorial of the Berlin Wall and the The Holocaust Memorial but we ran out of time.
Around Berlin you may spot some unusual pedestrian signals. These are Ampelmännchen (little traffic light men) in the former East Germany. You may even find women traffic figures but we didn't see any.
My favorite stop in Berlin was the Ritter Sport Cafe. We enjoyed our hot chocolates and chocolate dessert.
One of the final stops on the Hop on, Hop off was at Lego Land. My only regret was not buying our tickets ahead of time. Not only is it MUCH cheaper online but the line to buy tickets at the door were insanely long.
Rand had such a fun time at Lego Land. I don't know what he enjoyed more; the Lego Berlin with a working train or the 3D Lego movie!
On our way out of Berlin, we made a pitstop and let Rand stretch his legs a little at this great little rest stop.
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