berliners are drawn to the water and the man is a is one of the many popular lakes surrounding berlin a short ferry ride takes you to the fowl an insult or peacock island former garden director michel zine learns one of the island s 40 residents he gives me a tour of the park in the small palace the king frederick william the 2nd had built in the 18th century for his mistress mr zeigler knows all about why peacocks are here. on the island it was called rabbit island because the great elector or raised rabbits here for the court and when the king who was known for his love affairs took over there are when he couldn t be called rabbit island so the peacock fraud here and a year later and 794 it became dark island he stood to take island is a great escape from the hustle and bustle of the big city and it s my tip for a great side trip. and finally i round off my tour with another berlin must a trip up the iconic television tower it stands 368 meters tall and has