Today we had big day planned. In the morning we visited the DDR museum which is a fun museum exploring aspects of life in the DDR. Afterwards we visited the Typography of Terror which looks at how the Gestapo and SS operated.

After getting some lunch we went to the Templehof Airport. This was a Nazi vanity project that didn’t actually get finished before the war began. The shell of the building was used as a weapons manufacturing site. After the war the Americans took it over, using one half as a military base and the other half became the passenger terminal. This airport played an important part in the Berlin airlift which kept West Berlin supplied with essentials during the Soviet blockade.

After the tour we found a warm cafe in Kreuzberg to have a hot drink and shelter from the cold and rain while we waited for our evening food tour. This was fun evening and good for E to spend some time with people other than us. We started with curry wurst and a vegan egg salad at a brewery. I also tried their pineapple cider which was really yummy. We went to the brewery, a Turkish restaurant, Goldies, then for drinks at a pub. In between we walked through the streets and learnt a little bit about the neighbourhood, including the street art.

It was a pretty late night but luckily the next morning we would be able to have a bit later start.