This is what I remember from Berlin:

...

???

So, that Berlin hey?
She is one craaaaazzzzyyy city and if I'm to be completely honest, I probably only remember about 50 per cent of it - the rest is all a bit hazy.

After having already put in four solid nights in Cologne and Prague, we arrived in Berlin somewhat lacklustre.
At various points throughout the night we even contemplated staying in and having a quiet dinner and a bottle of wine at home, but then we remembered that we were in Berlin - infamous for its nightlife and where staying in on a Friday night is simply not an option.
Shoes and jacket back on, and with the constant thud of a headache in tow, we headed out for our first night on the town.
Our first stop was a heavy metal bar with 'the best Mexicana shots in all of Berlin', or so I was told. For those of you who do not know what they are, they are the disgusting mix of tequila, tomato juice and tabasco sauce - kind of like a bloody mary but in a smaller glass and more lethal. 3  - 6 were had in the first 30 - 60 minutes, along with beers a plenty.
When the outside tables were shut down, we moved on to another bar, drank more Mexicana's and beers, adopted a random group of Finnish guys, and I ate someone's kebab.
After that, it's all a bit vague but we fell into bed sometime in the early hours of the morning.

The next afternoon, Kat and I went out for brunch and a bike ride. I saw part of the Berlin wall, and we sat by the river in the partial sunshine. I'll admit, it was difficult to maintain enthusiasm about sightseeing and, well just moving in general but we did walk through a couple of funky, lively and somewhat sketchy neighbourhoods.

Back home, we ordered in dinner, got some wine and began preparations for Saturday night in Berlin. It was hard to find the energy, motivation and conviction but sometimes, you just have to dig a little deeper!
En route to an 80's, 90's, pop and whatever else night at a club, we stopped for drinks at our favourite heavy metal bar.
At some time around 3:30am, and a medium length wait in the line later, we were finally let in. With rooms inside, rooms outside, a bouncy castle, a beer garden and 100 kilograms of confetti, it was unlike any club I have ever been to!
Inevitably, there was dancing and wandering through the many rooms and music options, and by the time it was 8 or 9am and time to get some sleep, I was covered in confetti and experiencing some short-term memory loss.

There was no Sunday...
I went to be around 9am and slept until 6:30pm, utterly exhausted from constant sightseeing by day and being out and about every night.
I showered, ate my first and only meal of the day, watched a movie and then went back to be - I was up for a whole 3 - 5 hours!

By Monday, it was time to get our act together and finally do some proper sightseeing.
We started at a section of the Berlin Wall, which is basically just a concrete wall covered in artwork and graffiti, and then we took a cruise along the river.
Seeing the sights from a boat or ferry is my new favourite activity - you get to see all the major sights, museums, landmarks, etc., all from the comfort of your seat, and it even comes with table service!

There were bridges, statues and monuments a plenty:

Our last night in Berlin was tame in comparison to most other nights we had had; we sat in a square drinking beer and people-watching, found a little restaurant for dinner and wine, and then, at a very respectable hour, we went to bed as we had a train to catch back to Cologne the next day.

All in all, although Berlin has sights to see and is quite the city for cafes and shopping, etc., the city truly comes alive at night where there are few rules, where anything goes, and where 12am - 8am are completely normal evening hours...

Chipsy and Sticklets are heading back to Cologne where we shall recover from Berlin-itis...