Black Mirror Parlour (or: Berlin (Part IV))

One of the reasons we decided to add in a trip to Berlin (not that you really need a reason, the city is amazing) is that I was lucky enough to get an appointment with the insanely talented Sarah B Bolen! I had a great time and the studio is incredibly beautiful. If you are ever planning to go to Berlin & want to get some work done then I can whole heartedly recommend Sarah, not only does she do awesome work in an amazing studio, she's super friendly and has cute cats too! 

Terrible photograph...my nerves were getting the better of me.

Waiting room, calmed the nerves!

Berlin (Part III) Beer & Baked Goods

Obligatory pictures of beer/food (if donuts can be considered food...oh wait, the filling was made of fruit so it definitely counts.) Being Vegetarian in a non-english speaking country was totally fine, falafel was our go-to meal & we pretty much never get tired of it so no complaints here! I had envisaged eating vegetables covered in cheese which I would also have had no complaints about...

Aside from the 4 day donut crawl that our trip became we also managed to get around to a few brew pubs. I have it on good authority that the beer was good most places and I can definitely say that the cider at Hops & Barley is good but I'd be careful of it if you're ever there! 

I got horribly drunk in this fine establishment. All I could think was how did I end up here, in Berlin, so very drunk? When the room stopped spinning I realised that I had perhaps had too much cider & getting to Berlin just involved a short plane trip. All very simple to the sober mind.

Hops & Barley

Schalander Brew Pub

Flammkuchen!

Some of the many, many donuts

Delicious baked goods
(We managed some self restraint & didn't buy the GIANT donut we encountered at this bakery. Perhaps next time.)

Seriously. We ate a shit tonne of donuts.

Not eating donuts again any time soon

If you ever find yourself in Berlin I can highly recommend Donuts & Falafels since that's about all we ate our entire time there. Washed down with a lot of beer & club-mate. 

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Berlin (Part II)

A few pictures of art on various walls around Berlin...

The entire city had a very grungy feel to it & there was graff on almost everything. A lot of it was tagging but every now & then there were some really amazing pieces. Thanks to Steve for taking us to all the good places & endangering his pancreas by eating all the donuts in Berlin with us! 

Xx 

⟶ Berlin (Part I)

Recently we did a bit of travelling about the place - Berlin being our first stop. We spent four days exploring the city with the help of a good friend. The city itself is like no other place I have encountered. Our first day was spent trawling through the Mauerpark Flea Market, relaxing in the sunshine & wandering to different points of interest. Our entire time away ended up being less touristy & more about finding donuts, coffee & good things in different neighbourhoods. We covered the main 'must see' things pretty much every place we went but the best times were the unexpected ones. Mauerpark was amazing. I furnished imaginary houses a thousand times over & watched people find treasures amongst it all. Surprisingly we didn't buy anything except beer, pastries & tofu burgers. This is definitely a place I would like to visit again & again.  

Waiting for Karaoke to begin

Sunshine, food, music, all the good things... no wonder the park was so crowded.

Beautiful furniture, plates, cutlery, glasses...anything & everything.

I have trawled through the photographs from our trip & will try to keep it brief but expect to see a fair bit more from Berlin soon. Then onto Copenhagen, Edinburgh & The Broch. It's lovely to be back home in London, although future travels are already on the horizon.

Happy Monday everyone!

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