View Poll Results: Please vote for the activities you are interested in
Tour of the old Tempelhof Airport
19
86.36%
Historic Berlin tour
11
50.00%
Berlin street art tour and workshop
4
18.18%
Spree River cruise
9
40.91%
Underground Berlin tour looking at the Berlin Wall and escape routes
18
81.82%
Anything else you would like to see (please post suggestions in the thread)
0
0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll
Sep 29, 2016, 1:30 pm
Last edit by: arollins
Hi Guys
Feel free to add your arrival/departure and hotel information below.
*A Flyer
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)
Feel free to add your arrival/departure and hotel information below.
*A Flyer
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)
1st Berlin Do - 7 to 9 October 2016
Aug 1, 2016, 10:17 am
#211
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: LHR- ish
Programs: MUCCI, BA Blue
Posts: 4,295
Looks great, I can't wait. Now excuse me whilst I go and actually book some flights. And maybe a hotel while I'm at it.
Edit to add: DONE! I'll meet up with you guys on Friday evening
Edit to add: DONE! I'll meet up with you guys on Friday evening
Last edited by exilencfc; Aug 1, 2016 at 10:47 am
Aug 1, 2016, 11:58 am
#212
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: CGN
Programs: A* Gold, OW Sapphire, Thalys Platinum, Accor Gold, member of BahnBonus
Posts: 210
For someone who has never attended a Do: What is a "Do"?
Just a meeting / gathering of forum users to meet each other and enjoy some time, eat good food, enjoy some beers, wine, whisky? And, perhaps, get to know some friendly people from anywhere?
If so: I am so very disappointed, that during this event, I might enjoy some Korean BBQ while being in South Korea myself.
OK, after writing this, I am not really disappointed but it might have been fun ... ;-)
See you guys next time.
PS: My grandfather worked as an engineer at THF for about 15 years until 1967 - please enjoy his home away from home, as he liked to call Tempelhof!
Just a meeting / gathering of forum users to meet each other and enjoy some time, eat good food, enjoy some beers, wine, whisky? And, perhaps, get to know some friendly people from anywhere?
If so: I am so very disappointed, that during this event, I might enjoy some Korean BBQ while being in South Korea myself.
OK, after writing this, I am not really disappointed but it might have been fun ... ;-)
See you guys next time.
PS: My grandfather worked as an engineer at THF for about 15 years until 1967 - please enjoy his home away from home, as he liked to call Tempelhof!
Aug 1, 2016, 2:20 pm
#213
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FAI
Programs: AS MVP Gold100K, AS 1MM, Maika`i Card, AGR, HH Gold, Hertz PC, Marriott Titanium LTG, CO, 7H, BA, 8E
Posts: 42,953
For someone who has never attended a Do: What is a "Do"?
Just a meeting / gathering of forum users to meet each other and enjoy some time, eat good food, enjoy some beers, wine, whisky? And, perhaps, get to know some friendly people from anywhere?
If so: I am so very disappointed, that during this event, I might enjoy some Korean BBQ while being in South Korea myself.
OK, after writing this, I am not really disappointed but it might have been fun ... ;-)
See you guys next time.
PS: My grandfather worked as an engineer at THF for about 15 years until 1967 - please enjoy his home away from home, as he liked to call Tempelhof!
Just a meeting / gathering of forum users to meet each other and enjoy some time, eat good food, enjoy some beers, wine, whisky? And, perhaps, get to know some friendly people from anywhere?
If so: I am so very disappointed, that during this event, I might enjoy some Korean BBQ while being in South Korea myself.
OK, after writing this, I am not really disappointed but it might have been fun ... ;-)
See you guys next time.
PS: My grandfather worked as an engineer at THF for about 15 years until 1967 - please enjoy his home away from home, as he liked to call Tempelhof!
We've got a Korea Do next year it sounds like
right after TYO!
Aug 1, 2016, 3:22 pm
#214
Senior Moderator, Moderator: Community Buzz and Ambassador: Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 150km from MAN
Programs: LH SEN** HH Diamond
Posts: 29,516
For someone who has never attended a Do: What is a "Do"?
Just a meeting / gathering of forum users to meet each other and enjoy some time, eat good food, enjoy some beers, wine, whisky? And, perhaps, get to know some friendly people from anywhere?
If so: I am so very disappointed, that during this event, I might enjoy some Korean BBQ while being in South Korea myself.
OK, after writing this, I am not really disappointed but it might have been fun ... ;-)
See you guys next time.
PS: My grandfather worked as an engineer at THF for about 15 years until 1967 - please enjoy his home away from home, as he liked to call Tempelhof!
Just a meeting / gathering of forum users to meet each other and enjoy some time, eat good food, enjoy some beers, wine, whisky? And, perhaps, get to know some friendly people from anywhere?
If so: I am so very disappointed, that during this event, I might enjoy some Korean BBQ while being in South Korea myself.
OK, after writing this, I am not really disappointed but it might have been fun ... ;-)
See you guys next time.
PS: My grandfather worked as an engineer at THF for about 15 years until 1967 - please enjoy his home away from home, as he liked to call Tempelhof!
You may like to keep an eye on future Dos in this thread which also includes lists of past Dos: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/commu...st-thread.html
Aug 2, 2016, 7:32 am
#215
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: CBR
Programs: QF WP, AC*G
Posts: 1,223
And in some good news, if our numbers go beyond 35, we will be fine. The providers who I am working with to make this happen have provided a solution if we are going to be a larger group.
A booking link will hopefully go live later this week.
A booking link will hopefully go live later this week.
Aug 2, 2016, 7:45 am
#216
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: UA 2.5MM; HH Diamond; Hyatt Platinum; MR Gold
Posts: 1,355
Good to hear. What you've got lined up looks great; I'm looking forward to returning to Berlin.
Aug 3, 2016, 12:54 pm
#217
Join Date: May 2011
Location: The Netherlands
Programs: British Airways, KLM, Marriott, Hilton
Posts: 4
BK convinced me that I'd have a great time at this DO so I'm in. Just booked:
Friday Oct 7 KLM 1821
Sun Oct 9 KLM 1824
I haven't been to Berlin since 1998 so this should be interesting.
M.
Friday Oct 7 KLM 1821
Sun Oct 9 KLM 1824
I haven't been to Berlin since 1998 so this should be interesting.
M.
Aug 10, 2016, 10:36 pm
#219
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Democratic People's Republic of Victoria
Programs: First Time Flyer
Posts: 833
Aug 11, 2016, 7:11 am
#220
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Posts: 10,076
Aug 12, 2016, 9:44 am
#221
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: AA
Posts: 860
For those interested in the Berlin beer scene, Draft magazine has a great article. I'm sure *A Flyer can tell us what they got right and wrong, and what they missed!
Aug 14, 2016, 3:16 am
#222
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: CBR
Programs: QF WP, AC*G
Posts: 1,223
Hi everyone
The registration page is now open at https://berlindo2016.eventbrite.com.
Please note that registration for the organised tours closes on 5 September. This is to allow sufficient time for the tour operators to arrange guides for us. The final cost of tours will be calculated after this date and there are no guarantees that late registration can be accepted.
Dinner venues will be confirmed once numbers have been locked in for each meal.
Cheers
*A Flyer
The registration page is now open at https://berlindo2016.eventbrite.com.
Please note that registration for the organised tours closes on 5 September. This is to allow sufficient time for the tour operators to arrange guides for us. The final cost of tours will be calculated after this date and there are no guarantees that late registration can be accepted.
Dinner venues will be confirmed once numbers have been locked in for each meal.
Cheers
*A Flyer
Aug 14, 2016, 3:35 am
#223
Senior Moderator, Moderator: Community Buzz and Ambassador: Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 150km from MAN
Programs: LH SEN** HH Diamond
Posts: 29,516
Thanks for organising what promises to be a great Do. ^
Aug 14, 2016, 6:19 am
#224
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Houston
Programs: UA GS 2.6MM & Lifetime UC, Qantas Platinum, Hilton Lifetime Diamond, Bonvoy Platinum, HawaiianMiles
Posts: 8,700
Good on ya, all booked. Thanks for indicating return time of cruise on Sunday, should easily be able to make 6pm flight out of TXL so will join for that too!