Berlin 24th July

 Up around 8am, and quickly dressed to go forage for breakfast supplies while the boys slept.

Just up the next street was a small bakery where we had to sample the coffee. Unfortunately, there was a minimum spend of €5 for card payments, so had to take the hit and grab a pastry too.

Rewe (the supermarket) was just on the next street, so soon back for a lush continental breakfast and to come up with a plan for the day.

Decided to walk to the S bahn station as we get free travel with our inter-rail pass, and a short journey brought us to Alexanderplatz and from there onwards towards a few of the tourist hotspots, taking in the Rathaus where you can go inside and see the halls. Well worth a detour.

Outside, the TV tower dominates the skyline and houses exhibitions (it is bodyworks at the moment). They have a viewing platform and restaurant at the top of the tower so we may head back tomorrow.

At the bottom of the tower are some very uninspiring fountains but if you are there at the hour, they do a little display where the fountains become very much inspired, soaking unexpected people on the seating around.

It started to look a bit overcast so we walked down to the DDR museum on the river front. It was about 10 euros per person but well worth it. There was lots to see and do and it gave a real flavour of what life was like under Soviet rule.

The cathedral is right opposite the museum but was also 10 euros to go in. There was a family ticket also for 10 euros but this inexplicably includes one adult and three children so didn't really work for us. This includes the crypts and the tower so is probably a good deal if you are a couple with six children but we instead spent time in the museum quarter. There is some impressive architecture here and some nice places to sit and watch the world go by. If you are in Berlin for longer than we are, there are some really impressive museums so this area would definitely be worth a visit 

Our feet were hot and tired by this point so we headed towards the nearest S bahn, stopping to grab supplies for the evening (wine is so cheap!).