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Hello my name is Annemette, I am 30 years old. I live and work in Copenhagen, Denmark. This blog is about travelling and everyday life. Follow me on my journey exploring the world. Thanks for reading!

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Six and the city #BERLIN!

29-03-2017 20:06

As you can see I went to Berlin with 5 girlfriends and if you read my previous post you would know that it was to celebrate a 30th birthday - aaaand we certainly celebrated!

Friday we met at the airport at 6pm and because we did the check-in from home, we could go directly to the security check. After that we went to Gorms Pizza to eat and have a drink before takeoff. A god way to start a weekend getaway! The flight only took one hour, so we went directly to our hotel apartment in a cab, changed our clothes, had a drink and went out. The birthday girl know a guy who works for Jägermeister and he had somewhat arranged the night for us. We met with him and his colleagues at a very cool place, which I also was recommended by a few people - The Grand. It's both a bar, restaurant and club. The place has a very cool vibe and while we were there, there was some live music. After 1-1,5 hour we left for another place called Kitty Cheng. This was sort of a bar/club, and we stayed there for hours partying and dancing around. The grand finale was a place called Avenue, which we also liked a lot. There was a large dance floor and even though the place was huge, it was packed. I kind of remember that they were about to close the place when we decided to go back home to our apartment.

Saturday we got up and got ourselves ready to go out for breakfast. The first place we tried to get a table looked really cool, but unfortunately they were full. We decided to try agin the following day, and went further down the street and found a small and cozy place - Miro - where we had eegs, bread, coffee and whatever you need after a night of dancing. It was actually a satisfying meal.

We wanted to walk around like tourist the rest of the day and, of course, get some shopping done as well. Since we stayed close to Kurfürstendamm, we decided to go there. Kurfürstendamm has some really nice shops and at some point someone said "Now everyone has bought something!" - check! Then we could continue on and be more cultural.

We went for a long walk through the park "Tiergarten", walking by the Berlin Victory Column and all the way up to Brandenburger Tor. The weather was so pretty and it was perfect for a walk. I guess at that point all of us needed some air and as we reached Brandenburger Tor we decided to go and find a café where we could relax and have something to drink. We found a retro place called Vintage Steel Bikes in Wilhelmstraße.

After the café we went back to our apartment to relax for a couple of hours. For dinner we decided to go to Oranienstraße, which should be a cool area. When we discovered an Indian restaurant we were all suddenly craving Butter Chicken. The place - Amrit - was a traditional Indian place with cheap, but yet recommendable food. Not to forget their Naan bread, Mm!

After dinner we went to a bar across the street where we had some drinks and talked about everything - like girls do! When our common sense began to disappear, someone had that great idea - that we should go back to the club from day one - Avenue! We grabbed two cabs and went away! Again, the place was packed and Kid Ink was playing....the rest of the night was a blur, but we had fun!

The best way to start any Sunday is with a Sunday breakfast! There was finally hope at the place where we couldn't get a table the first morning. We waited for about an hour, but it was so much WORTH IT! Benedict Berlin is definitely a must try in West Berlin and it is located at the bottom of the Max Brown Hotel Ku'damm. I had the BEST Egg Benedict you can imagine, and apparently you have to have a Mimosa on the side - the one with pineapple flavour was very good! We all loved the place and I would definitely go back, if I go to Berlin again. Not "if" but "WHEN!", of course! Be aware that it's not possible to book a table before 4pm, so there can be a wait.

Eggs Benedict with Spinach @Benedict Berlin

After breakfast we grabbed a cab and went to Mauerpark. Mauerpark is a very large flea market with lots of stalls where you can buy handcrafted jewellery, paintings, food, clothes etc. Next to the flea market there is a green area with a hill, which was full of people hanging out and just listening to the three kinds of music playing in different spots. The weather was fantastic and the vibe there was just perfect for our mood. AHH! After checking out the market stalls we bought a beer and joined the rest of the people on the hill. It was such a nice place and really a must see in Berlin.

Mauerpark is right next to the Memorial of the Berlin Wall, so we went to the closest coffee shop to have a refreshment and walked for about a half to one hour in that area.

After the Berlin Wall, we went for a nice walk all the way to the TV Tower. I decided to stay on the ground with the birthday girl, as we got dizzy just by looking at it. The rest of the girls went all the way to the top and had a nice view of the whole city. Meanwhile we just hang out in the bar right underneat the tower and had a Bloody Mary - which is actually a very good cure to a hangover!

When the girls got back down on the ground we went to Kantine Kohlmann, which we were also recommended. It is a very cozy restaurant with a quite fun waiter. He has a very charming tic, which can't be explained. OMG! Some of the girls decided to have a Wienerschnitzel (when in Berlin), but I decided to go for some tapas dishes which included pumpkin soup, Angus tartar etc. Both the food and wine was very good, but we were too tired to stay all night, so we decided to go to the next door kiosk and buy some candy and go back home to relax. All in all a very good Sunday!

My choice of dishes @Kantine Kohlmann

Monday was the last day and the day of the birthday! YAY! The birthday girl was awakened with flags and singing - and of course presents! For breakfast we went to yet another cozy place called SETs. We all had a very satisfying birthday breakfast. I had eggs, chia pudding, coffee and a freshly squeezed juice with all kinds of good and healthy stuff such as ginger - I could eat it all again! YUM!

Some of the girls wanted to do some more shopping before we were going home, and the rest of us just wanted to hang out in the sun. We found a very nice spot at the square of Wittenbergplatz.

Our plane was about an hour delayed, but we ended up having quite a fun time at the airport with a drunk swede, who just joined our table and suddenly he was going with the same flight as us. It is a shame that he is only 23 years old, because he was really fun and had the guts to ask me on a date....on the plane! That was actually kind of romantic, if we skip the part where he was drunk. My first date in 3300 meters of altitude!

Even though the flight was delayed we almost missed it, and luckily one of the girls heard when the speaker said "this is the final call bla bla bla to Copenhagen!" Whaaat!!!! We made it though, and realized that the giant crowd of people standing in line was going to Stuttgart. Hah! Be aware in small airport!

This trip was certainly different from my other ones, but I think it was perfect!

A WEEKEND TO REMEMBER!

xoxo AM

The corner where we stayed - Hotel Bellevue am Kurfürstendamm

Plane dating! (You should have been there, ha ha!)