School holidays were in Berlin

West Berlin buildings same as Soviet side, + the U1 train.

During the school holidays, we went to Berlin for a week. Berlin has it all from WW2 history, to Soviet repression. The historical buildings are all being completely rebuilt. The city has cranes all over the place. It's going to be amazing once it's complete.

Saturday - landed and got to the flat no problems. German public transport is again A1.

The U1 train near our place

Bernardo our landlord meets us. He has his head shaved on the side, and wearing all black. I'm feeling old fashioned.

The flat is opposite a raised train line, just like in the Blues Brothers. The stairwell is like in the movie 1984. This is the west side of Berlin. We debate if we're on the old Soviet side as the buildings here are ugly, but no, it's the west side. On the east, some buildings are grandiose and ugly, but on the west some are ugly and cheap.

The boys are excited to be on holidays again, and settle in quickly. Louis's speaks English French style: "It's this one of which I speak" and "I've had enough, me".

East side - same, but more stately.