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I did look this up as I'm into good 20th century architecture but it appears to be closed at the moment. By the way, @Herr Tubthumper , do you have an allotment near the railway line to the airport? I could have sworn I saw an Albion flag flying as we headed there for our flight home!

I don't eat meat (not that the ones I saw looked like they contained much) so no. I saw some being consumed at the Tiergarten beer garden and was tempted to see if they had a Cauldron veggie Lincolnshire version but at €15.70/litre for a fizzy stein, decided to resist the temptation.

Booking.com described the location as Kreusberg/Friedrichshain, but that was a very generous description! Technically it is in Kreusberg, but not the bits that the bars/restaurants are in. It was a 25 minute walk along Orianestrasse for those (or quicker on the M29 bus). We also found a good...

I agree. For context though, my daughter did GCSE History inc rise of the nazis and is doing the Cold War at A level so it was useful seeing some of the historical sights. There are interpretation boards all over Central Berlin in English and German about a lot of the context. A lot of central...

Back from Berlin now and thought I'd give my feedback especially as everyone was so helpful (especially @Herr Tubthumper ). We arrived by train from Amsterdam- amazing experience drinking beer at 250km/h and good value - about £110 for 3 of us. We stayed at Mondrian Suites near Checkpoint...

@Herr Tubthumper - thank you! This sounds fantastic, especially the prospect of swimming in the Olympic pool & Haubentacher pools. I think we'll stick with one of the organised lakes - the Muggelsee looks good.

Brilliant post, thank you! I'd spotted RAW in a guide book and thought it sounded interesting.

The answer to both questions is both. I've had Altbier in Dusseldorf and liked it. But I'm not a massive fan of blonde lager. I swim in the sea and the chloriny Prince Regent - yuck. I loved some pools in France - open air, heated, cleaned with salt or ozone- even one with a stainless steel...

Where would you recommend in Berlin for: 1) drinking German beer (not just lager) 2) cocktail and wine bars (for Mrs Cottager) 3) outdoor swimming (for junior Cottager and me) and parks 4) museums - assuming we'll do Jewish, Stasi, Reichstag. What about WW2 (or is that verbotten)? We're staying...