Taking back what I said about Berlin's dreadful autumn

Berlin put on a stunning show of colours this weekend. As I was on my errand runs on Saturday I noticed the colours are spectacular on its own even on a depressing overcast + slight drizzling today. So I looked up on a few sites and decided to go to Schloss Charlottenburg to get some autumn colours in. 

I had to make a stop in front of Brandenburger Tor because the scene was too perfect. Plus the bike racks on the side offer an unobstructed view (usually they are behind parked cars) 

The Schloss itself was nice but the portion close to the building was under construction. So the view with both the building and the trees didn't work out...Then I happened to retrace my step from a year ago and found a spot next to the Spree river. There were plenty of empty benches too (I assume it was too cold to sit down) As I started, a red boat also happened to pass by so I quickly sketched it in! Around this time the sky is getting darker and the colours don't pop that much anymore...so I quickly packed up and raced home, just as it was starting to drizzle...again ;A;

Encounter with graffiti artists (?)

It was the perfect combination between autumn sunlight and coloured leaves. I remember passing by this area numerous times but was always either too exhausted or had no painting tools with me. Also, it was a lone site out in the middle of nowhere. I was almost going to cycle past this area, but decided to turn back at the last minute and retraced my step back. The park itself was pristine, but the columns for some reason were covered in graffiti. Kind of charming, in a Berlin way. As I was working on this, a group of 3 kids were running around with the distinct clicking sound of a spray paint can...now I can see how this columned courtyard gets its decorations. One of them even stopped to check out my work, as I was putting in the finishing touches on the shadowed foreground (not sure if he could see anything from his height though) I guess we are all artists in a way?? 

A nice tree lined residential neighbourhood in Friedenau caught my eye, so I also backtracked to the traffic island to work on this. Conveniently, there was a plaque for a "Kaisereiche" next to the side walk, so I didn't even need to balance my water jar on the back of my bike!