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Tour of the old Tempelhof Airport
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86.36%
Historic Berlin tour
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50.00%
Berlin street art tour and workshop
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18.18%
Spree River cruise
9
40.91%
Underground Berlin tour looking at the Berlin Wall and escape routes
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81.82%
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Old Sep 29, 2016, 1:30 pm
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Hi Guys

Feel free to add your arrival/departure and hotel information below.

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The BerlinDo Map

The Intinerary

Thursday 6 October

Welcome Drinks
Time: 18:00
Venue: John Muir
Address: Skalitzerstrasse 51, Berlin-Kreuzberg
Closest Transport: U Gorlitzer Bahnhof
Please have cash to pay your tab.

Dinner
Time: 20:00
Venue: Hasir Ocakbasi Restaurant
Address: Adalbertstrasse 12, Berlin-Kreuzberg
Closest Transport: U Kottbusser Tor
Please have cash or card to pay your tab.



Friday 7 October

Berlin Express Tour
Time: 09:50 for 10:00
Meeting Point: Gendarmenmarkt (directly opposite Hilton hotel)
Closest Transport: U Stadtmitte (U2) Exit Charlottenstrasse
Ending Point: Brandenburg Gate

Free time to find lunch and explore the area. Perhaps try and get a booking to visit the Reichstag Dome, head to the Memorial for the Murdered Jews of Europe or take a walk through the Tiergarten.

Rebel Berlin Tour
Time: 14:20 for 14:30
Meeting Point: Pariser Platz/Brandenburg Gate (outside French Embassy)
Closest Transport: S+U Brandenburger Tor
Ending Point: Schillingbrucke, Berlin-Friedichshain

Dinner
Time: 19:00
Venue: Weihenstephaner Berlin
Address: Hackeschermarkt, Berlin-Mitte
Closest Transport: S Hackeschermarkt
Please have cash or card to pay your tab.

Beer Tour
Leaving after we have finished dinner in two groups. We will head on different routes to avoid overcrowding.



Saturday 8 October

Tempelhof Airport Tour
Time: 09:15 at Meeting Point for 09:45 at Tempelhof Airport
Meeting Point: Gendarmenmarkt (directly opposite Hilton hotel)
Closest Transport: U Stadtmitte (U2) Exit Charlottenstrasse
Tour Start: Tempelhof Airport General Aviation Terminal, Tempelhofer Damm 1-7
Closest Transport: U Platz der Luftbrucke

Free time to find lunch and return to Gendarmenmarkt for the Spies and Escapes Tour. Maybe checkout Mehringdamm (home to some of Berlin's most famous Currywurst (Curry 36) and Doner Kebap (Mustafa's)) or head back into the centre of town.

Spies and Escapes Tour
Time: 14:20 for 14:30
Meeting Point: Gendarmenmarkt (directly opposite Hilton hotel)
Closest Transport: U Stadtmitte (U2) Exit Charlottenstrasse
Ending Point: Mauerpark

Dinner
Time: 19:30
Venue: Maximilians
Address: Friedrichstrasse 185-190, Berlin-Mitte
Closest Transport: U Stadtmitte
Please have cash to pay for drinks.



Sunday 9 October

Brunch
Time: 09:30 at Meeting Point for 10:00 at Restaurant
Meeting Point: Gendarmenmarkt (directly opposite Hilton hotel)
Venue: Hofbrau Berlin
Address: Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 30, Berlin-Mitte
Closest Transport: S+U Alexanderplatz
Please have cash or card to pay your tab.

Cruise
Time: 12:15 for 12:30 (Do Not Be Late!)
Meeting Point: Stern und Kreis Schiffahrtstelle Reichstag Ufer/Friedrich Strasse
Closest Transport: S+U Friedrichstrasse


Flights

Example User: Arrive BA001 06OCT 1000, Depart BA002 09OCT 2000

polkacat: Arrive BA992 06OCT 13:45, Depart BA991 11OCT 11:00
gvdIAD: Arrive SN2581 06OCT 11:10, Depart 4U8460 10OCT 12:55
violist: Arr by land; depart UA 963 11OCT 09:40
cistavoda: Arrive BA8493 07OCT 15:40, Depart AY918 08OCT 19:10
NewbieRunner: Arrive LH192 06OCT 17:55, Depart LH201 09OCT 19:45
kirkwoodj: Arrive LH184 07OCT 13:55, Depart LH2045 09OCT 18:00
arollins & +1 Arrive BA992 06OCT 13:45, Depart BA991 11OCT 11:00

Hotel

Example User: Hilton Gendarmenmarkt

polkacat: Grand Hyatt Berlin
gvdIAD: Hampton Berlin West (06OCT-07OCT), Hilton Gendarmenmarkt (07OCT-10OCT)
restlessinRNO: Crowne Plaza Potsdamer Platz (Oct.6), Hilton Gendarmenmarkt (Oct.7-10).
violist: Hampton Berlin West
cistavoda: Radisson Blu Berlin
NewbieRunner: Sofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt (06-08OCT), Hilton Gendarmenmarkt (08-09OCT)
kirkwoodj: Hilton Berlin
arollins: Park Inn Radisson (Oct 6-11)
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Old Oct 17, 2015, 10:40 pm
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great idea. I am in ... weekend is reserved. And in 2017 we will have the YVR-DO by nomadicrelief
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Originally Posted by lili
You must have been too young to attend the Original Berlin DO in 2006. Our host, Berlinflyer, kept us under control. Mostly.

ah - another medieval food feast
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Old Oct 18, 2015, 10:43 am
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great idea. I am in ... weekend is reserved. And in 2017 we will have the YVR-DO by nomadicrelief
LOL oh dear! You weren't supposed to remember that!!
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Old Oct 19, 2015, 12:59 pm
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Count me in (maybe but since I live in Berlin this is highly likely to work out travelwise).
I can also help organizing.
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Old Oct 22, 2015, 3:06 am
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Please put me in as "possible".
I used to live in Berlin in the early 2000s, but it has changed a lot since!
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Old Oct 22, 2015, 9:24 pm
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Please put me down as strong possible.

Thanks
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Old Oct 28, 2015, 3:04 pm
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My brother might come. He likes Berlin. And beer. And German food.

Hopefully he wont get us thrown out of the Bundestag this time
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Old Oct 31, 2015, 9:08 pm
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Berlin..... yes!


Definitely want to re-visit Berlin!
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Old Nov 3, 2015, 3:11 pm
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Too far out to say 100% that I'll be there, but its a strong possibility. Have never been to Berlin.
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Old Nov 3, 2015, 3:33 pm
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Currently looking at arriving MUC Oct. 1, Oktoberfest for the last couple of days, fly or train to Berlin Oct. 5 and be there throughout the DO, leaving Oct. 10 or so.
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Old Nov 5, 2015, 5:04 am
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And that brings us to a total of 50 possibles so far. Could be a big DO!
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Old Nov 5, 2015, 10:31 pm
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Time for a wiki? Although that could just add to the attention this thread gets.
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Old Nov 7, 2015, 12:07 pm
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Time for a wiki? Although that could just add to the attention this thread gets.
Not yet.
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Old Nov 9, 2015, 1:59 pm
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I love Berlin. Too far out but I'll do what I can to not let work/life get in the way of this meetup. Count me in as a definite maybe.
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Old Nov 11, 2015, 3:20 am
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Not certain my schedule this far out either, but I've booked a KL award into TXL as a placeholder for now arriving on Thursday around 4 PM.
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