This morning saw the internet down, and after having to do a load of washing by hand in the shower late last night (as washing machine not providing any water and washing with air!), it was time to get out and about. After checking Russ had slept well and been waited on hand and foot at 8am we were out the door, bright and early….destination East Side Art Gallery, the remains of the Berlin Wall.
1.3 kilometres of wall remains from 1989, and has been painted with murals by artists from all over the world.
Images of the wall from both sides, one side with art, the other with graffiti art.
George and JFK…we all know George is not that short!
Some of the images snapped as tours started to roll in..
Bright and colourful
Powerful and…
Touching! Some amazing art in the centre of the city.
And the wall came down…and the people were one.
No wall is complete without an iron door, now laden with lovers locks.
From here, George and I decided to walk to catch a bus to Russ, laden with a list of supplies he wanted, and in search of a coffee and snack before spending the day at the hospital.
A bridge to cross
A view from the other side, still and slightly overcast…promising a much warmer day ahead.
George still hunting for those elusive shoes, a selection hanging from the rafters of the covered bridge!
It was all eyes on the roads as bikes and two wheeled machines, roared past us, at us and barely around us..quite stressful!
Finally a couple of kilometres out of the city, shopping done for Russ, we found the perfect resting place to breakfast. I might add all done by 9.30am!
Building murals, and graffiti yet again a feature of our journey, we duly caught the bus and arrived at the hospital around 11am, just in time to move Russ from his private en-suite room to a shared room, which is still private as no roommate has appeared all day.
We chatted for a couple of hours, Russ ate his carrot soup (that’s what you get for telling them you want vegetarian meals) and the team of specialists are working hard at getting Russ back on his feet… More tests tomorrow and decision day as to whether we can get on our river cruise on Saturday!
If not, we can gift to a lucky couple for a mere €50 euros each…..let me know if you are in Berlin and want to go into the ballot if we can’t make it!
We left Russ for a couple of hours and went for a walk, then back to the hospital for the afternoon. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over the last couple of days…Russ is doing good and very positive we will carry on!
All who wander are not Lost girls 