The Bumbling Bug

Thinking of going to Berlin? Want to know what to do and where to go? Have no fear, I've got you covered. I present to you the ultimate Berlin Survival Guide - your one stop shop for a fantastic trip no matter whether you are an adventurer, a clubber or a creature of culture. Get Some Culture! Berlin is steeped in modern history, with the shadow of the Berlin Wall still very much a part of the city. And its not just modern history it holds in excess, with galleries on museum island and incredible 17th century architecture in the form of the state opera house, if arts and history are your thing, you will not be left disappointed.  Sandemans Tour - FREE(ish) If you only have one day in Berlin GO ON THIS TOUR!. Berlin is not a small city and you can easily waste a day just trying to find the sites featured on this list. Sandemans offer a FREE (yes, free!) tour of the city that will take you through all of the highlights and have a nice lunch stop in just 3 hours. I've ...

8 th May 1945. The second Great War comes to an end. Germany had just surrendered to the Allies and it would be only a matter of months before Japan would follow suit. It was time for the world to piece itself back together again. Soldiers would return home, governments would reform and economies would start to rebuild themselves. This would be no small task, particularly for Berlin, a city with 70% of its buildings in need of repair and a third destroyed completely. Consequently midnight on the 8 th May 1945 (aka Stunde Null) saw the beginning of the biggest clean-up operation the city had ever seen. Stunde Null (‘Zero Hour’ in English) was seen by many as the moment that Germany began to put the atrocities of the war behind them, the start of a new non-Nazi Germany. Overnight Soviet forces began to dismantle industry and transport across the city, removing any trace of the previous government occupation. Two months later the city would be formally divided between the...