Pack and head out to Museumsinsel (Museum Island) which is wedged between the river Spree and Kupfergraben and the Pergamon Museum which houses the famous Pergamon altar. Truckloads of tourist buses just arrived and there is a 
long queue. Since we only have 2 hours, we decide we will go to the next door Bode Museum 
instead. A newly renovated museum. On 19 October 2006, the Bode Museum was re-opened in its entirety, displaying the Sculpture Collection (much Italian and German), the Numismatic Collection and works from the Gemäldegalerie - Old Master Paintings. The museum is absolutely stunning - wonderful space.
We buy some German sausages from a street vendor for lunch before heading back to the hotel.
Crazy flight departing 3pm to Frankfurt (south of Berlin) – 1 hour flight - 1 hour transit – 1¼ hour flight to Hamburg (north of Berlin) arrive 3.5 hours later. Frustrated when we learn that we could have taken the fast train which only takes 1 ½ hours.
Pia (Danish) meets us at Hamburg airport and drives us 1 hour to their house in Bad Schwarthu (near Lubeck). Peter (German), Pia’s husband, a retired sea captain has been busy preparing dinner. He presents a spread of German and Danish foods; pickled raw herring, smoked fish are amongst the seafood; hams, liver paste, hot pork and beef, several breads and cucumber salad. More than we can eat in one session. A selection of German white wine, Chile and French reds round out the evening – and dessert is mango baked cheese cake.
Pack and head out to Museumsinsel (
long queue. Since we only have 2 hours, we decide we will go to the next door 
instead. A newly renovated museum. On 19 October 2006, the 
We buy some German sausages from a street vendor for lunch before heading back to the hotel.