Day 1 (4 June 2010)
Berlin
When I joined the boys on a long weekend to Berlin, I expected a grey city, scarred from the second World War. What I discovered was a vibrant place, full of energy and packed with culture. Oh - and a huge range of ridiculously strong beers, alongside every type of sausage you can possibly think of...
Day one was stereotypically German. Our nominated guide (David briefly lived in Berlin) takes us to a restaurant that has a huge garden, with long tables shared by locals and tourists. It's essentially a massive beer garden, that also offers food. Being asparagus...
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Day 1 (3 April 2008)
Köln
This school reunion doesn't start off too well. Andy (who I've seen once in eight years) arrives at Gatwick and finds his ticket is for the Friday flight, not today's (Thursday). A £75 upgrade, some wine and beer and a ridiculously short flight to Germany later, we're wandering around Köln trying to find the tourist attractions.
Where. The. Hell. Are. They.
It could be the awful weather, but this city (bar the excellent Dom, which holds the largest free-swinging bell in the world) isn't particularly inviting for the snappy happy tourist.
Of course, this...
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5th May 2007 - Frankfurt
I really must get it into my head why 7am flights are so cheap. It sounds like a good idea to arrive early in Frankfurt for the Bank Holiday, but three hours sleep and a cloud-filled sky don't motivate me to do too much exploring on the first day. Nonetheless, my first impressions of "Bankfurt" are positive. Despite the number of skyscrapers, it has retained a "small town" feel to it and the old town (completely destroyed in March 1944) has been rebuilt exactly as it stood before the Allied bombings.
The 200m tall "Main Tower" is not the tallest building in Frankfurt,...
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This month I've been to Harrogate and York. It was a strange feeling to be back in Yorkshire, especially by the fact that despite living there for nearly a decade, I never realised what a nice area it is. York is really quite breathtaking and the view across Knaresborough (from the train that crosses the River Nidd) is something that I never really appreciated.
I guess it is since I've got into photography (about three years ago) that I've started looking around a little more and it allows me to take in the scenery. Throughout those three years, I've always had one place in the back of my mind...
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