Spending a week in Berlin we were naturally drawn to Insider Tours' "Third Reich" walking tour. We expected to see and hear about some of the fascinating history of this dark period over the scheduled 4 hours. What we got was perhaps the finest 5 hour (!) tour we have ever done.  First, our guide. Nigel Dunkley MBE, ex British... more

I wish I could have visited this beer garden on a hot summer’s day but I had to make do with a freezing cold Saturday night in February. After a five minute walk from Eberswalderstraβe U-bahn station we found the restaurant tucked round the back to the left of the garden and were given a warm welcome from the waiter... more