25 Years Fall of the Berlin Wall

This weekend was one of the most important anniversaries in the history of the Berlin city - the fall of the Berlin Wall, which happened on 9th of November 25 years ago. Therefore, the city prepared symbolic boarder of lights, which consisted of thousands illuminated balloons. The 15 km line of balloons was placed thought the heart of Berlin, where the Wall used to be. The event started on Friday, 7 November and ended on Sunday 9 November, when the balloons were released.

On Friday after work we went with some friends to one of the main gathering points Brandenburg Gate. Everything seemed to be ready; the stage, food and beverage stands were there.

And most importantly, the line of balloons was ready. "Lichtgrenze" - boarder of lights divided the city in two, just like the Wall used to.

There were a lot more visitors on Sunday night. We arrived shortly after they started to release the balloons, one by one. They symbolized the end of the division and happiness that came with it.

Greetings from Berlin,

Jerneja & Boris

The Colored Fun

Traditionally, we attended The Color run in Berlin.



Weather was perfect to have some fun. We came at the stadion before the start of the run to pick up our Fun packages. The (standard) package consists of:

The running t-shirt

The start number and the strip

The colors

We couldn't resist the smell of fresh crepes.

The main area was full of colors and surrounded with positive energy.

It was time to open the bags with colors and get ready for the happiest 5k on the planet!

The animator announced start of the run and colors started to fly in to the air...

And off we go. The first kilometer was marked with yellow color.

The second one was the green one.

And somewhere in between we were already fully colored.

The following kilometer was blue.

Before we entered the last kilometer, we stopped at drinking spot to have some water.

At last we entered the last kilometer which was pink.

And right before the finish line we got another refreshment - non-alcoholic beer.

And the finish line!

We faced very interesting way of cleaning...

After half an hour of pure enjoyment and happines we decided to share this feelings also with our stomachs: the curry-wurst time!

On the way home we experienced a lot of cyclers while it was the eco-day and the roads were closed for cars.

Colored greetings from Berlin,

Boris & Jerneja

Official opening of the running season: 34. Internationaler Wilhelmsburger Insellauf

After the sightseeing we arrived at the Motel Hamburg.  The staff was very nice and the room was cosy and clean.

The most amazing part was the surprise, that was waiting for us on the pillow. Forget the usual chocolates, gummy bears are awesome!

Before the race, we had the breakfast. The hotel provided rich breakfast. They had everything - from cheese to Nutella.

We arrived two hours before the race to take over our start numbers and chips. This was the first event, where we rented the chips. Very eco...

For those who didn't have the time to have breakfast, the organisator provided some cakes and hot beverages for the runners.

When we all got our start numbers and chips we headed to start line. This year we had a new joiner - Pasco. Firstly we had to warm up a little bit.

And then the race started. As the beginning of the race was announced we ran through the start line to the city.

But shortly after that the path lead us away from the city and the true struggle began. In the morning it seemed that we will have a nice sunny day, but as we left the city and its high buildings, which guard it from the wind, we knew for a fact that we were in the seaside city. The beginning of the running season is always a struggle, but the wind and the cold just add another challenge that needs to be achieved. And we made it! In the finish line we received warm welcome from Soly and Martin.

The experience was wonderful. The nature around the city as well. The only thing we missed was more water stands. In the finish line we received some complementary gifts from the sponsors. 

After the shower, we all got hungry, so we visited an Italian restaurant Luigi.

Martin

Soly and tired Pasco

At the end we would like to thank our friend Pasco for the courage and enthusiasm that he showed at the race. We hope that you will join us again!

Greetings from Hamburg,

Jerneja & Boris