Rain overnight and a wet start to our journey to the big city – Berlin. We plotted a route via the castle at Stolpen and saw it but declined to stop and investigate further.
We filled up with fuel at an agricultural merchant that only sold diesel – quite an experience – and we were soon on the motorway north of Dresden. Driving was easy despite the A13 being reduced in many sections to two narrow lanes with a 60 or 80 km/h (40 or 50 mph) speed restriction. In England, due to the volume of traffic, this would have caused chaos and long delays but here it really didn't cause a problem. On many sections of the motorway there are no speed restriction at all and a minority of drivers took advantage and passed as at huge speeds, well over 100 mph.
The Berlin-Mitte stellplatz is true to its name, it is in the middle of Berlin, just two minutes walk from the Reinickendorfer underground railway station. It might not be as close to the centre as the Dresden stellplatz is but it is the best position for exploring the city. The reception office is closed on Wednesday afternoon so we found a pitch ourselves, backing onto a sports ground and well away from the road. As a city stellplatz, we weren't expecting spacious pitches and we didn't get one but it is quite acceptable. The site is advertised as having toilets and showers but there is only one of each for men and women and with 45 motorhomes on the site (and it is full as I write this), the facilities could get quite busy!
We having been looking forward to tomorrow for some time. Our great friends, Ann & Nick are flying out from England to join us in Berlin, staying in an hotel just a few tube stations down from our stellplatz. We are meeting up with them in the morning and will probably spend the morning catching up on news and planning for the week ahead.
Photos: The cosy Berlin-Mitte stellplatz – Henrietta is in the far corner..
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