00:00Soy Lili Douse y este es Grand Voyager.
00:05En este episodio, voy a viajar el mundo a descubrir increíbles lugares
00:09Fue con cultura, luxury y adventure.
00:13Aún el camino, me encuentro la gente,
00:16Me encuentro el sabor y experimento los momentos
00:19Que hacen cada destino unforgettable.
00:36Hola y bienvenido a Berlín.
00:39En este episodio, voy a explorar lo que nos da esta ciudad
00:42Es un vibe de la ciudad, de la cultura y de la historia.
00:47Hay mucho más que explorar.
00:49Mi primer stop es Brandenburg Gate,
00:52a historic landmark in the heart of the city.
00:56El Brandenburg Gate es el symbol de Berlín,
00:59el symbol de la nación de la nación.
01:00Es construido en 1791 y era un actual gate,
01:05el gate a Brandenburg, hence el nombre Brandenburg Gate.
01:08People governen aquí para celebraciones nacional,
01:11pero es solo una parte de Berlín's varied architecture.
01:16Something I love about Berlin is that when you look out
01:19at the mix of architectural styles,
01:22you can see its layers of history.
01:24The buildings are telling the story of the city.
01:27Just a short walk away is the Reichstag Building.
01:31The Reichstag Building is Germany's historic parliament.
01:34It was finished in 1894 and that inscription to the German peoples,
01:39that was not originally there.
01:41It was only midway through World War One
01:43that that inscription was added to the building.
01:46From here, we head to a surviving section of the Berlin Wall.
01:50After World War Two, the city was divided into four sections.
01:56Soviet in the east and American, British and French in the west.
02:01The east German government later built the wall in 1961
02:06to stop people from leaving for the west.
02:10Another section of the wall is now an open-air arts gallery.
02:15After the wall fell in 1989, artists painted on it.
02:20And so this for me is so special.
02:23It's an act of reclamation.
02:25It divided the German people.
02:27And now that it was down, they could paint on it.
02:30They could express how they were feeling
02:32when there was freedom of movement,
02:34reunification of east and west.
02:36The mural stretched for around 1.3 kilometres along the wall.
02:41It's a creative example of how art can give history new meaning.
02:46Art is everywhere in Berlin,
02:49from its murals and hidden courtyards
02:52to its colourful cafes.
02:53And you can really see that here in former East Berlin.
02:58Berlin is famous for its darkness,
03:01for really dark history.
03:03But Berlin has emerged out of this with this light,
03:06this vibrant, fierce personality.
03:09And this very strong sense that freedom of creativity
03:12is worth protecting.
03:20Street art here comes in all shapes and sizes.
03:24And each artist has their own style.
03:27I'm meeting a local graffiti instructor
03:30to try it for myself.
03:32Graffiti is about expressing yourself.
03:35But there are some useful techniques to learn.
03:38We work in layers.
03:39So you place all your elements
03:42and in the next step,
03:44you start to fill in the big areas.
03:47In the third step,
03:48you can create outlines
03:50surrounding your word or the details.
03:53And in the last step,
03:54you can work on very detailed elements.
03:57There's plenty of inspiration here.
04:00The challenge is deciding what I want to create
04:03and making it my own.
04:05I guess there's no right or wrong way to do it, right?
04:07No, there is no right or wrong way.
04:10Spray paint is popular with street artists
04:12because it allows them to cover a large area quickly.
04:17So if you are far away,
04:18you have no clear dot or not a clear line.
04:22But if you are very close to the canvas,
04:25I really touch it,
04:26then you have skinny lines.
04:28Okay?
04:29In graffiti,
04:30letters become part of the artwork.
04:33Their shape matters
04:34just as much as the message.
04:37And there's one trick.
04:39You can just from one end to the other
04:42and then you can start filling very fast.
04:44And we always say less color is better than too much.
04:47A strong contrast between the colors
04:50helps the design stand out
04:52and makes the letters easier to read.
04:55I always say the spray can is like a pencil
04:58and eraser at the same time.
05:00It's just a tool
05:01and you can correct everything.
05:02I'm really impressed with how it's taking shape.
05:06This has been a fun way
05:08to experience the city's creative side.
05:11And I'll look at street art differently after this.
05:17On the other side of Berlin
05:20is a historic building
05:21that's been transformed into a boutique hotel.
05:25Once a woman's prison,
05:27it held political prisoners during World War II.
05:30I'm staying here while in the city
05:33and I'm curious to see
05:34how much of the original building
05:36has been preserved.
05:38It's more than 100 years old,
05:41everything here,
05:42so it's a lot of history.
05:43It took us more than 10 years of transformation
05:46to create this little gem of relaxation
05:52in the middle of West Berlin.
05:54And it really is just so fascinating
05:57to see the architecture
05:58and it does take you back in time
06:00staying somewhere like this.
06:02Throughout the hotel,
06:04many original prison features remain,
06:06including iron bars,
06:08cell doors and long corridors.
06:11Former cells have been joined together
06:14to create suites
06:15with all the modern comforts
06:17you'd expect from a luxury stay.
06:20The hotel also has its own bakery
06:23where they make fresh bread
06:25and pastries by hand
06:27for the hotel's restaurant.
06:29Their speciality is sourdough bread,
06:32which visitors can buy and take home.
06:35It's a unique place to stay
06:37where the past
06:38is carefully brought back to life.
06:44Flowing through the city centre
06:46is the River Spree.
06:48It runs past many famous bridges
06:50and landmarks.
06:52I'm here to see them
06:53from a different angle.
06:55We will start off by seeing the city.
06:58It means we will go
06:59in the direction of the Oberbaum Bridge
07:01and afterwards
07:02we will go to the Wumelsker Bucht.
07:05There are plenty of ways
07:06to explore the River Spree.
07:08From pedalos and paddle boards
07:11to kayaks and canoes.
07:13We hop aboard
07:14and head out onto the water.
07:17So on the right side
07:18we have Stralau, Alstralau.
07:20This was once a fisherman village.
07:23And now we see we have
07:24a lot of luxury apartments.
07:27The Spree stretches
07:28for around 400 kilometres
07:30through towns
07:31and the countryside.
07:33Here in the city
07:34it's home to Molecule Man,
07:36a 30 metre high sculpture
07:39standing in the river.
07:41It represents people
07:42and the city
07:44coming together.
07:47So now behind us
07:48is the Oberbaum Bridge.
07:50It's a really famous bridge.
07:51We have the U-Bahn passing through
07:52and if you look closely
07:54you see the middle
07:55looks a little other
07:56because in the Second World War
07:59they just exploded the middle
08:00so no one could pass
08:01from east to west
08:03to enter the city.
08:04And now they rebuild it
08:06and it looks like this now.
08:08There's something relaxing
08:09about being out on the water
08:12even when you're pedaling.
08:15And with sunny weather like this
08:17I'm in no hurry to head back.
08:22Berlin is a city
08:23of different neighbourhoods
08:25each with its own character.
08:28With so much to see
08:29it's the idle city
08:30to discover by bike.
08:32I've seen so many people
08:33cycling around Berlin
08:35this is the way
08:36to get around for sure.
08:37If you ask me
08:38it definitely is.
08:40Of course not everyone
08:41agrees with it
08:42but generally
08:44Berlin is pretty flat.
08:47We got pretty wide streets
08:48and in the last couple of years
08:50they built a lot of
08:51cycling infrastructure
08:52so bike lanes, bike paths
08:54and it's getting more and more.
08:56We set off
08:57cycling through
08:58Berlin's leafy streets
08:59taking in the city
09:01along the way.
09:02Our first stop
09:04is a park
09:05with a divided past.
09:06So we're in
09:08Mauer Park
09:09which translates
09:10to the wall park
09:11because
09:12all that
09:13that's on the right here
09:15used to be part of
09:16what's mostly called
09:18no man's land
09:18so the space
09:19between the two walls
09:21was turned into a park
09:23about 20 years ago
09:24and it's a place
09:26where you get
09:26a lot of
09:27like tourists
09:28and locals meet.
09:30Exploring by bike
09:31gives us the freedom
09:32to enjoy the park
09:33and stop
09:34whenever something
09:35catches our eye.
09:38Nearby
09:39is a protestant church
09:40closely linked
09:41to East Germany's
09:43opposition movement
09:44in the 1980s.
09:47This is
09:48Zionskirche.
09:49This was one of
09:50the central
09:51meeting places
09:53and one of the reasons
09:55why the protestant churches
09:57played such a big role
09:58in this opposition
09:59was that the state
10:01had limited access
10:02to it
10:03so the official police
10:05couldn't access
10:07this whole area
10:09not even getting
10:09to the church.
10:11The church
10:12is remembered
10:12as one of the places
10:14that helped
10:14bring about
10:15the fall
10:16of the Berlin Wall.
10:18We continue cycling
10:20through Berlin's streets
10:21eventually reaching
10:23another green space.
10:25This is
10:26Volkspark Freelichsein
10:27the people's park
10:29of Freelichsein
10:30one of the oldest
10:31and biggest park
10:33in the central city.
10:35Opened in 1848
10:37the park is home
10:38to several historic monuments
10:40including one
10:41from East Germany.
10:43Like other
10:44formerly communist cities
10:46Berlin was full
10:47of these
10:48grandiose monuments.
10:51Most of them
10:52have been demolished
10:53but they kept that one
10:54because it is not just
10:56about socialists
10:57or communist people
10:59but generally
11:00for the German fighters
11:02that fought
11:02on the side
11:03of the republic
11:04in the Spanish civil war.
11:06Exploring Berlin
11:07by bike
11:08has really made me feel
11:10part of the city.
11:12I'm leaving
11:13feeling more confident
11:14to try new things
11:15and noticing creativity
11:17in places
11:18I might have overlooked.
11:21To finish my time
11:22in Berlin
11:23there's no better way
11:25to see the city
11:26than from above
11:27with an incredible
11:28360 degree view.
11:34Some restaurants
11:35really do include
11:36an experience
11:37and turning around
11:38Berlin
11:39is something
11:40quite incredible.
11:41From the city's
11:43street art
11:44and its river views
11:45to its fascinating
11:46history
11:47Berlin
11:48is a place
11:49that leaves you
11:50wanting to discover
11:51more.
11:52But now
11:53time for my next
11:54adventure.
