Travelling Fletchers

We’ve arrived at our apartment and discovered we’re on one of the most iconic streets in the capital – Schönhauser Allee. Once a medieval road out of Berlin, it’s now a lively stretch mixing history with city buzz. Named after the royal palace up in Pankow, it’s seen centuries of change – from horse-drawn carts to U-Bahn trains rumbling overhead since 1913. There’s a Jewish cemetery tucked just off the street, grand old façades side by side with cafés, and the tracks for trams (though they’ve been playing hide-and-seek with us so far)

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The apartment itself is a spacious studio with clean modern lines. The kitchen is small, and in my first attempt to find cheese in the fridge I somehow opened the cupboard housing the boiler. I’ll get my head round it eventually – or we’ll just move on to the next stop before I do.

All our bookings so far have been through booking.com and we’ve yet to be disappointed – which sounds very British. For those in the States or Oz, the apartment is awesome!

Our holiday isn’t all about rushing around to see everything – we need some downtime too. With space in my bag limited to anything smaller than the palm of my hand, most of my usual crafts were out of the question. So, I decided to try something new: watercolour painting. I found a tiny travel set that fits neatly in the palm of my hand – just enough to keep me happily occupied between adventures.