An Autumnal Day in Berlin: Photo Diary

I’m working on an upcoming blog post about small businesses in Berlin (coming this Friday!), but I wanted to make a short post about a really tranquil day I had last Saturday enjoying autumn foliage and walking around Berlin before lockdown restrictions came into place once more.

Dan and I started the day with hopping on the tram and heading to Distrikt Coffee to have a nice weekend brunch. Along the way we spent some time walking around the II Sophien-Friedhof cemetery, which is a 1700s Protestant cemetery, home to a number of notable Berlin artists, playwrights, musicians, and performers. When we reached Distrikt Coffee it was quite busy and full of people, so we decided to keep walking in search of a new place. We found Baffels Cafe and had such a good breakfast of bagels, coffee, and carrot cake. The best part was we had the whole outside area to ourselves and didn’t feel rushed at all. The bagels were so well seasoned, and my caramel macchiato was especially rich.

After that we took our time strolling through Nordbanhof Park, trekking along the path where the Berlin Wall once stood. From there we happened upon the historical abandoned bridge Liesenbrücken, and also ambled through an old industrial shipping complex that Dan took an interest in. We entered Humboldthain Park next and spent about an hour and a half sitting on a bench as the trees around us sheltered us from the light rainfall that had began. I read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (I’m currently rereading the series!), while Dan coded. Afterwards we wandered through the park for awhile until we got to Curry Baude where we had a quick currywurst plate before getting back on the train.

Our last destination was the German History Museum which has a free two story permanent exhibit on German history from the year 500 to present day. We also got to check out a free temporary Beethoven exhibit that was made in honor of his 250th birthday this year. We had only around an hour and a half to explore the museum and had to skip a couple sections, but I really liked it, and I’m looking forward to going back once it reopens so I can take my time.