2 days in Berlin

Hi all,
We are currently on the train from Berlin to Prague. Berlin was very enjoyable.
After catching the plane from Paris (and sitting next to the only other Aussie on the Plane besides us four) we caught a bus to our hotel in the Charlottenburg area of Berlin.
Charlottenburg was a lovely area with some very expensive shops (but I managed to keep Kristin away from these!) and splendid tree-lined avenues.
Once we settled in we went for a walk, our first “tourist” site was the KaiserWilhelm Gedachtnis Kirche, This was a church that had been bombed in 1945 and only the tower part remains.
Next, we walked through the Tiergarten (giant Berlin park), pass the Zoo to the Siegessaule (the Victory Column). The column had a (very) long spiral staircase, which led to a lookout platform had great 360 degree views of Berlin. From here we walked pass the Chancellor’s residence, by accident and then onto the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Tor.
We then head back to the hotel, through the Tiergarten, stopping for a drink in the square near the Europa Centre. All up the walk was about 12 km!! We went out for dinner – souvlakis and beers in the park.
Tuesday was a whole new holiday experience for us. We hired bikes. Berlin is very flat, the name means boggy marsh. We all enjoyed a different form of touring around a city. In total we rode about 45 km and saw the following: Victory Column, Tiergarten, Brandenburg Tor, Holocaust Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, remains of the Berlin Wall, Museum area, East Side Gallery, Schloss Charlottenburg, Rathaus area and lots, lots, more. After a small rest, we went out for dinner and again had Doner Kebabs and drinks.
Cheers for now! All pics have been posted.