The last time I was in Berlin was in 2004. Two very blurry days that left me with a fractured sternum and the middle act of my second play TRANS-EURO EXPRESS. I’m hoping this visit is less painful but equally inspiring.
I’ve got my five day Metro ticket, have just checked into my Hotel, and have probably already cooked myself (I am a paper-skinned Irish Vampire, not used to this sort of balmy May – where’s the rain and wind, volks?) with an extended wander around Friedrichshain, the East Side Gallery and around Alexanderplatz. Already have a better feeling for the geography of the city in those few hours than I managed all those years ago.
Going to seek out the English Theatre Berlin now and commit some more crimes against the German language along the way…