Touring Berlin by Bike

We thought it might be nice to experience Berlin on bikes even though the weather had been a bit iffy. And what a great idea! We took the 'Fat Tire Bike Tours' and our tour guide was an Irishman who had moved to Berlin a few years ago and really new his German history. He took us all around the city, stopping at all of the important stops, but the nice thing was that we never got tired bc the bike got us everywhere so fast!






First off was the 'Dom' (cathedral). It was so beautiful and surrounded by water, like it was in it's own little island. (That's our tour guide by the way). At this stop he also talked about the 'TV Tower' which was built when the East and West were split. Supposedly they were competing with each other for who could have the tallest building.





We then went off to see some other sights one really interesting one being 'Hitler's Bunker' where he spent the last 6 weeks of his life before he committed suicide. The bunker had walls and ceilings that were about 10 feet thick. The whole thing had to be destroyed and nothing remains because they want no reason for someone to put up a remembrance of such a horrible person. He then took us to a watch tower to show us how small they really were. They had no heat and unimaginably cold. You were given some whiskey when on duty to take off the chill.





After we headed to the Jewish memorial that was quite fascinating. It takes up over 5 acres of land in the middle of the city. It is designed with large gray blocks mostly 4'x6' and ranged in height. Some you could easily sit on while others were way above your head. As you walked into the middle of it you seemed to get a sense of disorientation, maybe a portrayal of what the Jewish people were feeling as they walked into the camps (just speculation).











Our last stop was a big grassy knoll in the middle of many old, beautifully constructed buildings. It was a perfect place to end the tour and thank God for such a beautiful day! We could not have asked for better weather!! We all bought ponchos just in case, but we didn't even need them!

Location:Downtown Berlin, Germany