And we are off. Our very first stop took us straight into the buzzing heart of Germany: Berlin.
We played tourist with zero shame. Alexanderplatz? Check. Fernsehturm? Check. Brandenburger Tor, Nikolaikirche, Museumsinsel and even the Rotes Rathaus? Absolutely. Somewhere between dodging e-scooters and snapping too many photos, we even squeezed in a musical (Cabaret) and a public viewing of the Women’s Euro. Because culture comes in all forms.
But the real highlight? An invite to the World Heritage Festival at the Hufeisensiedlung, a dreamy, colorful housing estate from the nineteen twenties that is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Berlin Modernism Housing Estates. It is not every day you get to experience a brass band, improv music and architectural deep dives all in one evening. We loved every minute!
Big thanks to the lovely folks from the OWHC who made it possible. We felt fancy, inspired and just a little bit like VIPs. It was one of those moments that reminded us why we are doing this trip in the first place: to find the soul behind the stones.
Berlin, you were bold, beautiful and full of stories.
Next up: Stralsund. Bring on the Baltic breeze.