Urban art is fascinating to us. We love how it involves artists from the community to bring new life into the city. For the past three months we have been collecting pictures of some of our favorites from around Europe. Enjoy!
Reykjavik, Iceland
Laugavegur Street. The main shopping street in Reykjavik, Iceland 2016
Brussels, Belgium
Comic Strip wall art around Brussel, 2016
Oslo, Norway
Street art around the corner from the music venue Blå in Oslo, Norway 2016
Berlin, Germany
East Side Gallery. Berlin, Germany, 2016
Prague, Czech Republic
Lennon Wall in Prague, Czech Republic 2016
Stockholm, Sweden
Subway art in Stockholm, Sweden 2016. Check out our blog about more subway art in Stockholm
Frankfurt, Germany
Art across form Frankfurt’s main rail station, Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. 2016
Paris, France
One of our encounter with European Urban art. Paris, France next to the Pompidou Museum 2012
We love Berlin! There is relaxed vibe that draws you in and keeps you wanting more. With such a relaxed vibe you could spend weeks taking your time to explore every nook and cranny of the city. However, when wanting to see the world in a year, spending weeks in one city is not an always option for us and usually not an options for others as well. To help see more of Berlin, a city filled with so much unique history, we decided to take a 6 hour bike tour through Fat Tire. We had never used Fat Tire Tours before and thought, “what the heck, let’s try it out!” We are glad we did.
Biking through a park on the way to the beer garden
We were able to see Most of Berlin’s highlights during this tour. You may be thinking, “6 hours of biking, that seems like a lot.” We thought the same before taking the tour, however, there were so many breaks when our guide gave us amazing information about the sites that we never felt tired. We even took an hour or so to relax at a German Beer Garden. Prost! If you only have a day or two in Berlin, this will be the best 6 hours you can spend. To maximize your Berlin experience, we suggest taking the 4pm evening tour.
Here are some picture from our amazing 6 hour adventure around Berlin.
Berliner Fernsehturm (TV tower with observation deck)Us at the Brandenbourg GateOur stop at the Memorial to the Murdered Jew of EuropeLearning about the Nazi book burning Checkpoint CharlieVictory Column Bundeskanzleramt (German Federal Chancellery) Taking time to relax and learnThe Reichstag buildingBerliner Dom on Museum Island
We could not have asked for a better time biking around Berlin. We will for sure take more biking tours when we can. It is a great way to see the sights and learn more about the city we are exploring.