{"id":180,"date":"2019-12-12T23:41:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T23:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/?p=180"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:27:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:27:32","slug":"london-to-berlin-by-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/london-to-berlin-by-train\/","title":{"rendered":"London to Berlin by train"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Berlin was my destination on the second day of my journey from Edinburgh to Hong Kong by train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting in London, I travelled through five countries \u2014 the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany \u2014 on two trains.  I stopped in Amsterdam for lunch and spent the evening in Berlin exploring the Christmas markets!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">London to Amsterdam by Eurostar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My first train of the day? London St Pancras to Amsterdam! It was an early start to catch the 7.16am Eurostar from St Pancras station.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Train workers on strike in France meant some trains were cancelled, though thankfully not the one I was due to take \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/edinburgh-to-london-via-carlisle\/\">two cancelled trains in as many days<\/a> would be unfortunate!  As a result Eurostar departures was a bit quieter than usual.  The train itself was also fairly quiet, with quite a few spare seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/0BE19B79-DAE4-402E-8A7D-4A3E67241BE5-e1576162776308-1024x766.jpeg\" alt=\"Eurostar departures, London St Pancras, 6.40am\" class=\"wp-image-182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/0BE19B79-DAE4-402E-8A7D-4A3E67241BE5-e1576162776308-1024x766.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/0BE19B79-DAE4-402E-8A7D-4A3E67241BE5-e1576162776308-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/0BE19B79-DAE4-402E-8A7D-4A3E67241BE5-e1576162776308-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/0BE19B79-DAE4-402E-8A7D-4A3E67241BE5-e1576162776308-508x380.jpeg 508w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/0BE19B79-DAE4-402E-8A7D-4A3E67241BE5-e1576162776308.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Eurostar departures at London St Pancras, 6.40am \u2014 no long queues today<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/44E388D8-B133-4904-9E63-508E08D3CFAC-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Eurostar platforms at London St Pancras\" class=\"wp-image-186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/44E388D8-B133-4904-9E63-508E08D3CFAC-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/44E388D8-B133-4904-9E63-508E08D3CFAC-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/44E388D8-B133-4904-9E63-508E08D3CFAC-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/44E388D8-B133-4904-9E63-508E08D3CFAC-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/44E388D8-B133-4904-9E63-508E08D3CFAC-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/44E388D8-B133-4904-9E63-508E08D3CFAC-507x380.jpeg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">London St Pancras \u2014 a beautiful station!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2753BC5E-044D-42FE-B55C-657024E00092-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Christmas tree at London St Pancras Eurostar departures\" class=\"wp-image-184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2753BC5E-044D-42FE-B55C-657024E00092-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2753BC5E-044D-42FE-B55C-657024E00092-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2753BC5E-044D-42FE-B55C-657024E00092-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2753BC5E-044D-42FE-B55C-657024E00092-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2753BC5E-044D-42FE-B55C-657024E00092-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2753BC5E-044D-42FE-B55C-657024E00092-507x380.jpeg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christmas tree in Eurostar departures at St Pancras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ED9B59B0-7E96-4741-A42A-302F5FD45964-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"View from the Eurostar going through Belgium\" class=\"wp-image-189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ED9B59B0-7E96-4741-A42A-302F5FD45964-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ED9B59B0-7E96-4741-A42A-302F5FD45964-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ED9B59B0-7E96-4741-A42A-302F5FD45964-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ED9B59B0-7E96-4741-A42A-302F5FD45964-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ED9B59B0-7E96-4741-A42A-302F5FD45964-507x380.jpeg 507w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ED9B59B0-7E96-4741-A42A-302F5FD45964.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Belgium!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5577F850-270C-4C91-9B23-CA634BAA500F-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"View of a Belgian factory from Eurostar\" class=\"wp-image-190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5577F850-270C-4C91-9B23-CA634BAA500F-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5577F850-270C-4C91-9B23-CA634BAA500F-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5577F850-270C-4C91-9B23-CA634BAA500F-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5577F850-270C-4C91-9B23-CA634BAA500F-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5577F850-270C-4C91-9B23-CA634BAA500F-507x380.jpeg 507w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/5577F850-270C-4C91-9B23-CA634BAA500F.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A colourful Belgian factory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/D0A3EF2B-E3CD-4A01-AEA1-6BD1ECB36620-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Antwerp, Belgium - view from Eurostar train\" class=\"wp-image-191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/D0A3EF2B-E3CD-4A01-AEA1-6BD1ECB36620-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/D0A3EF2B-E3CD-4A01-AEA1-6BD1ECB36620-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/D0A3EF2B-E3CD-4A01-AEA1-6BD1ECB36620-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/D0A3EF2B-E3CD-4A01-AEA1-6BD1ECB36620-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/D0A3EF2B-E3CD-4A01-AEA1-6BD1ECB36620-507x380.jpeg 507w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/D0A3EF2B-E3CD-4A01-AEA1-6BD1ECB36620.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View from the train outside Antwerp, Belgium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8504495E-FC7C-44C4-AC3C-FE6B083051A5-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"View from the Eurostar train going through the Netherlands\" class=\"wp-image-193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8504495E-FC7C-44C4-AC3C-FE6B083051A5-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8504495E-FC7C-44C4-AC3C-FE6B083051A5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8504495E-FC7C-44C4-AC3C-FE6B083051A5-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8504495E-FC7C-44C4-AC3C-FE6B083051A5-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8504495E-FC7C-44C4-AC3C-FE6B083051A5-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8504495E-FC7C-44C4-AC3C-FE6B083051A5-507x380.jpeg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View from the train in the Netherlands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lunch in Amsterdam<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eurostar arrived at Amsterdam Centraal station in time for lunch.  I had a lovely view over lunch from just outside the station across the water, with lots of cyclists whizzing by.  A conveniently located supermarket at the station entrance gave me the opportunity to stock up on stroopwafels, and buy a sandwich \u2014 I wasn\u2019t sure if food would be available on the next train!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8904FCA9-7781-4C50-B9BE-7D68C785449E-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"View from Amsterdam Centraal station\" class=\"wp-image-194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8904FCA9-7781-4C50-B9BE-7D68C785449E-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8904FCA9-7781-4C50-B9BE-7D68C785449E-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8904FCA9-7781-4C50-B9BE-7D68C785449E-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8904FCA9-7781-4C50-B9BE-7D68C785449E-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8904FCA9-7781-4C50-B9BE-7D68C785449E-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/8904FCA9-7781-4C50-B9BE-7D68C785449E-507x380.jpeg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lunchtime view of Amsterdam<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amsterdam to Berlin by train<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My second train of the day was the Deutsche Bahn ICE train, from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hauptbahnhof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3E2BD141-BC58-4F9F-95E0-6CC67CB1FEB7-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Deutsche Bahn train from Amsterdam to Berlin\" class=\"wp-image-195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3E2BD141-BC58-4F9F-95E0-6CC67CB1FEB7-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3E2BD141-BC58-4F9F-95E0-6CC67CB1FEB7-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3E2BD141-BC58-4F9F-95E0-6CC67CB1FEB7-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3E2BD141-BC58-4F9F-95E0-6CC67CB1FEB7-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3E2BD141-BC58-4F9F-95E0-6CC67CB1FEB7-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3E2BD141-BC58-4F9F-95E0-6CC67CB1FEB7-507x380.jpeg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Amsterdam to Berlin Deutsche Bahn train<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A super-spacious comfortable train with lots of legroom in standard\/second class and huge windows to watch the world go by \u2014 at least, until it got dark around 4pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Food and drink was available on the train \u2014 there was a buffet car, and staff also walked through the train with freshly made coffees for purchase at one point (although there wasn\u2019t an at-seat trolley service).  Deutsche Bahn provides a free magazine (in German) so I had a go at the kids\u2019 Christmas activity \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/03E9DE3E-22BF-40B4-8AC0-9D8E3C8BC2D7-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Deutsche Bahn train from Amsterdam to Berlin\" class=\"wp-image-196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/03E9DE3E-22BF-40B4-8AC0-9D8E3C8BC2D7-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/03E9DE3E-22BF-40B4-8AC0-9D8E3C8BC2D7-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/03E9DE3E-22BF-40B4-8AC0-9D8E3C8BC2D7-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/03E9DE3E-22BF-40B4-8AC0-9D8E3C8BC2D7-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/03E9DE3E-22BF-40B4-8AC0-9D8E3C8BC2D7-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/03E9DE3E-22BF-40B4-8AC0-9D8E3C8BC2D7-507x380.jpeg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Deutsche Bahn ICE train<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4ED3170F-4998-49A7-9931-556C991E9426-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Amsterdam Centraal railway station\" class=\"wp-image-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4ED3170F-4998-49A7-9931-556C991E9426-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4ED3170F-4998-49A7-9931-556C991E9426-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4ED3170F-4998-49A7-9931-556C991E9426-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4ED3170F-4998-49A7-9931-556C991E9426-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4ED3170F-4998-49A7-9931-556C991E9426-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, 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Starting in London, I travelled through five countries \u2014 the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany \u2014 on two trains. I stopped in Amsterdam for lunch and spent the evening in Berlin exploring the Christmas markets! &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.susanpoupard.com\/edinburgh-to-hong-kong\/london-to-berlin-by-train\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">London to Berlin by train<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>London to Berlin by train - Edinburgh to Hong Kong by train<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Travelling by train from London to Berlin in one day, with lunch in Amsterdam. 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