Welcome to Flyertalk, Wendy! Great first post, and don't worry about the english, you're doing fine.

Wow! This thread is great! I was thinking of going to Berlin to see the pandas, and maybe doing an open jaw (PDX-VCE, TXL-PDX) with a OW ticket on Volare (VCE-BER). But with all these suggestions and great links, perhaps I should spend the whole week in Germany? Has anyone seen the pandas at the Berlin Zoo? There is no English version of the Zoo site.

I checked out the holiday apartment website www.zimmervermittlung24.com , and am wondering if this is a safe alternative (I'm on a tight budget) for a single female. Thank you for any help.

Linda