Well, I thought I was through for blogging for today, and that we'd go out to eat at one of the very many eateries in the Hackescher Markt area where we're staying. That was until Sue turned the TV on, and found that the Federer/Djokovic semi-final in the French Open was on, with Djokovic just on the verge of winning the 3rd set and proceeding to an engrossing 4th set which unfortunately ended in him losing in a tie breaker. That certainly ended any prospect of going anywhere for a while. So we ate bread, cheese and other nibbles which we'd accumulated and drank red wine, while Sue provided emotional support for Djokovic and I put some more thoughts down!
The Hackescher Markt area has been described as recently undergone a revival, and certainly there's lots of life around. However, it isn't far away from the areas described in Lonely Planet as including some derelict industrial areas, and certainly within a couple of blocks from where we are (and in the vicinity of the local supermarket) there are quite a lot of “alternative” types of people.
After the tennis finished we went for a walk in the immediate vicinity. There were lots of people out and about, drinking and people watching, but there were also some dark lanes!
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