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
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It is! I was lucky enough to have been there before the Wall came down (both sides) and a couple times afterwards. Endlessly fascinating. Worth the trip for the amazing Jewish Museum alone, both for its architecture and its contents.
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In 2006? There were a lot of us here years before then. One of our first FT events was at the San Diego Airport in 2000/2001 where we had a control tower tour, airport operations briefing, and a nice dinner in Balboa Park. Had over 50 members turn out for that, many of us flying in for the weekend. We were pretty busy even back then with events. I think there's actually less big events this year because some have got up to 75-100 attendees and have become too difficult to organize and manage.
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In 2006? There were a lot of us here years before then. One of our first FT events was at the San Diego Airport in 2000/2001 where we had a control tower tour, airport operations briefing, and a nice dinner in Balboa Park. Had over 50 members turn out for that, many of us flying in for the weekend. We were pretty busy even back then.
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You will probably get sick of Australian and American tourist accents at that time of year
Oct 14, 2015, 2:28 pm
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Hi - please add me to the "interested" list. Not sure I can make it, but I've been looking for an excuse to see Berlin for awhile now.
