Mummy tidied up a bit and unpacked, Daddy and I chilled, and then we all got ready to go out for breakfast. I, of course, had had mine already.
We asked at the hotel reception where the best place was to go for breakfast. We were shown an area on our map, not too far away. We had a quick walk around Checkpoint Charlie before trying to find somewhere to eat.
We eventually found a nice looking cafe and took our seats by the window. Mummy and Daddy had their breakfast and Mummy let me have a smell of some chocolate. I really liked the smell and tried to lick it but I wasn't allowed.
Not long after this, the lady behind the counter came over to me and took me out of Daddy's arms. It was really funny. She was talking to me in this weird sounding language and I thought it was so cute that I gave her a hug. She loved it! I had nice cuddles for a bit and then was handed back to Daddy. Mummy wished she had taken a picture but, again, didn't think of it until after.
Mummy and Daddy decided to do the Checkpoint Charlie museum. We started off by going into the exit and not the entrance, not a good start, and then at the entrance we were told that we couldn't use the buggy and that our bags had to go into the lockers. We did this, then they said we couldn't use a credit card to pay for the tickets but we could use it as a deposit for the audio tour. This obviously doesn't make sense.
We finally made it into the museum and after about 5 minutes, I filled my nappy up. Mummy had to take me back to the locker room to get the bag to change me and then back to the locker room before returning to Daddy.
The museum wasn't that good. It was very unorganised and very hot. Mummy and Daddy took turns in carrying me but it was very hard work for them. They quickly got fed up and decided to leave.
Right by the exit is a piece of the Berlin Wall. Mummy and I posed for a photo.
Next stop was Starbucks. When Mummy was pregnant with me, she would go to Starbucks most lunchtimes and sit and read her book while having a cuppa tea and a muffin. Mummy and Daddy sat and discussed what to do next.
On leaving Starbucks we walked past a chocolate shop. In the windows they had huge sculptures made of chocolate. We took a picture of the Titanic.
We then stumbled across an area called Topographie des Terrors. There were lots of pictures and stories about Hitler, his secret police and how they persecuted anyone who opposed them - all under a section of the Berlin Wall.
As we were stood for a long time reading all the stories, we got very cold, so Mummy pulled the foot muff up under my chin.
Just before this though, Mummy managed to get a picture of my teeth. If you click on the pictures you should see a larger version.
Here is a picture of us walking down the street.
Daddy spotted something through a fence that caught his eye and made him laugh. I'm not really sure what it was about. You will need to click on it to see the larger version.
Mummy saw a piece of the Berlin wall that had a really funny picture on it. She said that she stood next to a very similar one in New York with her friend Zoe, and they both made a silly face like the picture. You can click on the Travel Diary link to see it if you want.
We walked through a very heavily guarded area and we soon realised why - there were 2 embassy buildings. One was ours and Daddy took a photo.
We finally made it to our destination - The Brandenburg Gate. Apparently, this gate is used a lot in adverts and media relating to Berlin. It seems to be quite a big symbol for the city.
Daddy noticed that there was a photo session going on while we were there. It was very strange. There was a man taking pictures of a couple who were taking pictures. There was also a man videoing the man taking pictures of the couple who were taking pictures, and then also a lady taking pictures of the man videoing the man taking pictures of the couple who were taking pictures. Confused yet? Well Daddy thought it would be funny to take a picture of the lady who was taking pictures of the man who was videoing the man taking pictures of the couple who were taking pictures.
After all that, I needed my nappy changed. There wasn't any toilets in the nearby cafes so we decided to go all the way back to the hotel. It took about 30 minutes or so to get back and Mummy and Daddy stripped me off and let me have a play on the floor as I had been stuck in my buggy all day.
After a nice break we put our coats back on and went looking for somewhere for Mummy and Daddy to have some dinner.
They looked for a very long time and finally settled on an Italian restaurant just off the main strip.
A good time was had by all and it was soon time for us to go back to give me my bath. Unfortunately there isn't a bath in our room so Mummy and Daddy had to improvise.
I was soon tucked up in that funny bed again but this time I went straight to sleep after my feed. I think Mummy and Daddy just did the same as the night before, had a shower and then read in bed for a bit. It must have been quite boring for them as they couldn't watch television or chat too loud.
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