I’ve just arrived back from Berlin, which I was primarily visiting for this year’s German AEC Hackathon (last year’s was in Munich, which I attended briefly in the weeks leading up to our big trip). I was there with my family, and we had a great time visiting the city when I wasn’t needed at the Hackathon.
Let’s start with a few tourist shots. On Thursday we visited a few places, such as the Holocaust Memorial…
… and the Berlin Cathedral, which was beautiful inside but had stunning views across the city from its roof.
We were staying with an old friend of the family out in Brieselang, so ended up spending quite a bit of time on the local public transport system.
Berlin is a wonderful city. It has an incredible feel to it: it’s surprisingly green – with trees everywhere, like many German cities – but has a really interesting vibe, too, probably related to its unique place in 20th century history.
I’d last visited Berlin back in 1991, not long after the wall came…