Just to say that we left Amsterdam without any hiccups early yesterday morning.
Only thing was that (un)lucky for us we chose to take the train to berlin on a weekend when they were doing railworks along a section we needed to travel along. So.... we had to make 2 changes (at Amersfoort and Hengelo)in places we have never been before and shall probably never go again, but for a speacial price of 75 euros for the two of us from Amsterdam to Berlin, i'm not complaining.
Boring boring! places though and lucky that i speak dutch cos the girl at the train station restaurant in Hengelo (where we shared a typical dutch uitsmijter - my 1st after 3 years living in holland - cos the menu was not very extensive) spoke no english.
So we pulled into Berlin's brand spanking new modern station Hauptbahnhof just before 6pm and were happy to find that our train for Moscow this afternoon leaves from the same station (super easy to find).
We found our hostel (Green Eggs and Ham) easily and were quickly in search of dinner and a walk after having sat all day. I followed my instincts to find us a restaurant nearby which i had been to last year. Monsieur Vuong, though not very German is a fabulous Vietnamese restaurant in trendy Mitte which serves delicious food (everything is cheaper here than in Holland!) in a flash. The Mango and coconut shake went down very nicely too. Mmmmmmm.
We then went for a cruise and window shop (i really wanted to shop but the packs are full and as a consolation we quickly decided that a return 'shopping visit to berlin is a must for 2008!) I really love Berlin! Tis a fab city and for a piece of Kaz trivia, my grandfather was born here and Jaffe is actually a German name. Though we haven't walked down it today, there is also a Jaffestrasse here).
Ended up having a fabulous MÖjitÖ at 'Easy Beat' which was quite strong. This bar is in an old carpark/squatter/artist area and is Über cool!
See is told yöü this a german keyboard.
Änyway...... we slept well and awoke excited for our pre-planned brunch at
Gorki park (where we have also been before) which is highly recommended. Decked out with fabulous kitsch interior and serving a buffet brunch for 8.50 euros, i filled up on potato latkes and other german/russian delights to keep me going for the rest of the day.
It's probably also worth a mention at this point that we were SO SO excited for this brunch, that we arrived before the restaurant was even open!! Happily though, we slipped next door for a quick coffee first and discovered that Zur Rose do a fabulous Latte Macchiato. The interior was also fantastic here and the great place to get us warmed up for gorki.
We were satisfied once again and now are on the countdown to boarding the train to Moscow. Cööööööl! Shall post if possible from there, and if not; in Ulanbataar after our epic Trans-Mongolian journey. Ültra Cöööööööl!
Signing off for now from Berlin (have to say it once again though, i love this city!!)
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2 comments:
Berlin sounds like a great eatery. We will all have to go there. I am sure you could do a little homework and trace the family even though I think all but your grandfather and his sister perished during the war. You sounded very excited and I am looking forward to the next instalment. I missed my call to you this week and can't wait to talk. Love you always, Mum xxxxxxx
okay, this was Berlin but that is today already a long time ago.(it's 19th today) I am very curious what the trip tot Moskou etc has brought you. It must be a more exiting story than coffeebars and shopping. But just for a start those stories are not too bad.
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