DOUG’S RETIREMENT TRAVEL BLOG

65: time to hit the road

I retired. Twice. The first time in 2022, without Leslie; the second time in 2024, with her. Maybe this time it’ll stick.

Several discreet trips; each is a category. You can select one below to see it specifically, or just walk through. They're in reverse chronological order.

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2024 Nov #1: Kreuzberg

Afternoon outing to Kreuzberg, through Victoriapark, which is a beautiful big park, to Bergmannstraße, one of our favorites, several...

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Nov 15, 20241 min read

2024 Oct #16

We met our friend Birgit at Cafe BilderBuch again; it’s quite the hot spot for weekend brunch: That evening we went to a performance of...

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Nov 4, 20241 min read

2024 Oct #15: Spandau

Took a long S-Bahn ride out to Spandau, an old village on the outskirts of Berlin. It has a Citadel, built originally in the 12th...

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Nov 2, 20241 min read

2024 Oct #14: Kreuzberg

Stumbled on an outdoor market in Kreuzberg, at the Maybach Ufer. Ufer is the bank of a river or canal; in this case a canal. Turns out...

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Nov 2, 20241 min read

2024 Oct #13: Mitte

After Deutsch class in Wittenberg Platz, we walked through the Tiergarten to Oranienburger Tor. The wind was up; the leaves are falling:...

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Oct 30, 20241 min read

2024 Oct #12: Potsdam

Out to Potsdam. We’d seen the town center already (post oct #6), so we rented bikes to see the surrounding area:

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Oct 30, 20241 min read

2024 Oct #11: Wannsee

Friday, nice weather (high ~60), took the S1 out to the southwest suburb of Wannsee. It’s an affluent suburb on the shores of a wide...

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Oct 30, 20241 min read

2024 Oct #10: Akazien, Nollendorf & Kreutzberg

Two days: Oct 15 & 16, we covered 3 kietz: Akazienkietz, which is kind of part of Schöneberg, Nollendorfkietz, which straddles Schöneberg...

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Oct 23, 20241 min read

2024 Oct #9: Schloss Charlottenburg

Today we walked through the grounds, and around the neighborhood, of Charlottenburg Palace. The palace & grounds are pretty impressive,...

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Oct 23, 20241 min read

2024 Oct #8: Fest of Lights

One day a year the city puts on a Festival of Lights, in which they commission artists to make light shows on the downtown buildings....

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Oct 20, 20241 min read

2024 Oct #7: coffee, mitte

Out of coffee, off to FirstCrack in Prenzlauer Berg: Then back through Mitte. The dark circle is the shadow of the TV tower:

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Oct 20, 20241 min read

2024 Oct #6: Potsdam

Potsdam is a big town / small city just outside Berlin. Lots happened there: it was the home of Prussian royalty for a long time, the...

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Oct 19, 20241 min read

2024 October #5: more Neukölln

Leslie found a Lebanese restaurant in Neukölln (known for middle-eastern communities): Azzam. We ate there, it was great! Walking back...

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Oct 13, 20241 min read

2024 October #4: Friedenau

On Oct 6 we moved to Friedenau. It’s quite different than Friedrichshain: more upscale, a bit more suburban. It’s the blue dot in the...

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Oct 13, 20241 min read

2024 October #3: Birgit @ Bellboy

We have been meeting one of my online Deutsch teachers, Birgit. She suggested this place Bellboy, an over-the-top 20’s supper club. Very...

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Oct 8, 20241 min read

2024 October #2: Prenzlauer Berg

Leslie had a hair appointment in Preslauer Berg. I dropped her off & went exploring. Ran across the Kulturbraurei, the brewery of...

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Oct 8, 20241 min read

2024 October #1: more Berlin mitte

Misc walking about on a cold & rainy day... Marienkirche: Hackescher Markt: The DDR museum. Pretty interesting, there was a...

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Oct 8, 20241 min read

2024 September #22: Berlin mitte

Today is the last day of September, Monday the 30th. We got around a fair amount today (although, checking the health app, we did about...

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Oct 4, 20242 min read

2024 September #21: Marathon

So the Berlin marathon was today (Sun Sep 28). We set up between the 2 and 3 KM markers, at a sharp right turn in the route. There were...

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Oct 3, 20241 min read

2024 September #20: Neukölln

First signs of winter; pulled out scarves gloves & hats & headed out for Neuköln for more exploration. First stop: Friedrichshain...

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Sep 30, 20241 min read

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