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02/03/2016

A few ideas on what to do this month...

Hopefully the worst of the weather is behind us and it is time to venture outside and see what the city has to offer. Lots of things happening this month and here is our selection. Assuming we do get a few sunny days

02/02/2016

February brings lots of culture, some food and the odd baby goat...
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It is usually a lot colder here in February and so Berlin is still very much indoors and there is plenty of time for the weather to change, so here is a…

26/01/2016

Exploring Berlin on a grey day? Take yourself down to Märkisches Museum and get the big picture without getting wet... Tested and approved for taking the kids, too.
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Articles, Beadle Days Märkisches Museum January 17, 2016 Mark Beadle Although it doesn’t feature on many lists of child-friendly museums the Maerkisches Museum is actually quite good for kids of various ages. The first thing to note is that it doesn’t ever seem to get very busy, which does make it a…

17/01/2016

Have you said hello to Tristan Otto yet? You should.

Articles Dinosaur! January 17, 2016 Mark Beadle On the Saturday before the kids had to go back to kindergarten we decided to pay a visit to Berlin’s newest resident. Tristan Otto is a T. Rex and will be staying at the Naturkunde Museum for the next few years. We are regular visitors to this museum a…

05/11/2015

Later this month will see the start of the traditional Christmas Markets in Berlin, but it is only November so let’s pretend that holiday is still a long way off. Here’s our pick of things to do this month. Ever…

01/10/2015

One of the world’s newest national holidays but possibly one of…

19/08/2015

Even if it looks a little miserable at the moment, the sun is due to come out again this evening - what better location to see it set then from a rooftop?! Head down to Mitte for The Wednesday, chat to nice and interesting people and enjoy the view:
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13/08/2015

Our Berlin staycation with the kids is over. We went to lakes, gazed at the stars, introduced the kids to 1. FC Union, saw animals stuffed and alive, as well as the frog king, nearly got stranded in Brandenburg and did some Robin Hood style shooting...
We wrote it all up for you. As inspiration... and warning.

05/08/2015

Our pick of the best August has to offer...

The sun is attempting to make a comeback this weekend so here is our pick of, mostly outdoor, things to do in August. Like to be entertained but not sure what sort of entertainment you want? Then why n…

02/08/2015

Another in our ongoing bid to keep the kids entertained. This time it's Butterflys and Baked Potatoes...

The Biosphere at Potsdam was somewhere we’d been intending to visit for sometime and, once again, the weather wasn’t looking too great so indoors and warm was just what we wanted. The trip down wasn’t too difficult, just one cha…

26/07/2015

And the quest for the best Berlin days out (with kids on holidays) continues. This time it's relaxing at Wannsee

After our trip to Tiergarten we’d had a quiet day locally. I had to collect my new bike so we just had a little ride round while I got used to the childseat with the youngest in it and the eldest got to practice on her bi…

23/07/2015

The next installment of our three week summer holidays in Berlin challenge: a trip to the Tierpark.

The next installment of our three week challenge: a trip to the Tierpark. I’d been here before with the eldest so I had a pretty good idea what to expect and although it’s on the opposite side of the city it is actually quite easy…