Berlin - Savigny Platz area

It was cold and rainy as we walked from the Zoologischer Garten Train station.  We carried backpacks and dragged suitcases down Hardenbergstrasse until we came to Steinplatz.  We turned left and followed Uhlandstrasse, crossed Kartstrasse, and came to 184 Uhlandstrasse and the Eden at the Zoo hotel.  The pension is on the second floor (which means up two flights of stairs). Very nice, open at noon, quickly shown to the room for the night, a neat and clean pension for 60 euros. I think that it is quite a deal.

This is a video view of the room. You will need to be on the website to see it as I don't think that the email version shows videos.

Lunch time in Berlin! Following "Rick Steves" advice, Savigny Platz was the next destination. Trendy, west end plaza with a lot of restaurents.

Savigny Platz

Overhead is a sign for Zillemarkt - the final destination

The waiter/bar tender was a Peter Sellars look alike,
and he really played it up.

Ordered the house microbrew
gross size (large)

Bread and lard
(Bacon lard)

Plates were heated.
Some spicy mustard.

Rick Steves recommended a good sampler plate:
Berliner Allerlei
stuffed cabbage, fried sausage, pease pudding,
boilded pork knuckle, pork burger, Kasseler chop,
sausage with hot tomato curry sauce,
sauerkraut and saute potatoes
13.90 euros per person

sausages were very good

Curry was a surprising taste

I ordered another beer...a small beer.
And he brought it in a shot glass.
Funny!

Good start on the German portion of the trip.  More later!