Biking Around Berlin

Berlin must be one of the most bicycle friendly cities in the world.  Most major streets include a bicycle lane.  There are people moving about on bicycle in all parts of the city.   There are always people on the subway riding with their bicycles.  Most commercial areas include bicycle racks.  A common feature of all above ground subway stops are the hundreds of bicycles that line the entrances.

Over the past several weeks, we've joined this trend.  Laura's work commute includes riding to and from the subway station by bicycle.  Eddy, Peter, and I have been on a number of neighborhood bike rides.  A few days ago we rode our bikes to Lichterfelde West, the town center about a mile away.  We had dinner at a local Turkish fast food restaurant before returning home in the rain.

Today,  Eddy and I went on a long bike ride to Wannsee Lake.  It lies on the western rim of the city and is a popular bathing and recreation spot.  It was drizzling and wet for most of our ride, but that didn't bother us much.  It was just nice to be outdoors and exploring a new part of the city.

Heading to Lichterfelde.

The white stripes on the road denote the bicycle lane.

Parking our bicycles in the town center.

Turkish food.

Waiting for our dinner.

Heading home in the rain.

Starting off on our journey to Wannsee.

Most of the 1 hour ride was through green leafy neighborhoods.

Wannsee lake.

Celebrating our accomplishment with coffee and cake.

There are many restaurants and hotels around Wannsee.

We decided to take the subway (S-Bahn) back home.

Bicycles on the subway train.  No problem!