Up on the sand, up on the bay...

Berlin, Potsdam and Babelsberg

Berlin, Potsdam and Babelsberg, a set on Flickr.

FC United arranged a friendly against SV Babelsberg 03, played on the Friday evening just gone. Seemed like a good excuse to visit a few places I'd always wanted to see, so a handful of us (and a few hundred others) headed over to Berlin and had a good wander.

It's a lovely city, clean, efficient, friendly and very un-threatening. The scars of the turbulent past are plain to see, from bits of the wall, the cobbles that mark its course through the city and places occupied by the Nazis you're constantly reminded of what has gone on before. It's a living, breathing lesson from history for those who may sleepwalk towards it being repeated.

Vimto

Vimto, originally uploaded by MichaelGT.

Vimto

Salford RLFC Champions

Salford RLFC Champions, originally uploaded by MichaelGT.

Sheffield Tap

Sheffield Tap, originally uploaded by MichaelGT.

Mural

Mural, originally uploaded by MichaelGT.

University of Gloucestershire All Golds Away

University of Gloucestershire All Golds Away, a set on Flickr.

Sunday just gone (21/04/2013), Salford played the University of Gloucestershire All Golds at the Prince of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham in the 4th Round of the Challenge Cup. The 553 people in attendance saw Salford coast the game 82-6 in a rather bizarre and quaint setting for rugby league. It was an excellent day out and I think we'd all be quite happy to go back again at some point in the future.

Just a shame we're away at Warrington in the next round...