We have landed in the multicultural neighbourhood of Kreuzberg, dominated by Turkish and the odd anti-immigration poster on the walls. The weather is surprisingly sunny for Berlin- so I’ve been told by Laura- our friendly guide from the Literaturewerkstratt. She is Italian, and speaks German and English fluently. Our attempts at German so far lapse into English pretty frequently. Our hosts Agnes and Piettre have provided us with a very large room, double bed, bathroom and kitchenette which we share with their daughter who I have not sighted yet. Today we visited the Eastern Gallery- the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall that is covered with art. It was morbidly fascinating, thinking what the Wall used to represent and the deaths caused, now reduced to pretty mosaic memorials and a magnet for tourists. Mostly German ones, I have only seen a handful of other Asians here so far- though the Vietnamese restaurants are common- along with sushi and Chinese noodle shops.