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1st Berlin Do - 7 to 9 October 2016

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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

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 Apr 9, 2016, 8:32 am
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Not sure why I am not on the confirmed list when I have flights and hotels booked
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Old Apr 10, 2016, 7:10 am
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Not sure why I am not on the confirmed list when I have flights and hotels booked
I've been travelling for a few weeks and am behind on updating. It will all happen soon.
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Old Apr 15, 2016, 10:58 am
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I'm in! Will arrive Friday afternoon. ^
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I'm in! Will arrive Friday afternoon. ^
Woohoo!
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Old Apr 17, 2016, 8:41 am
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Flights booked! Will be arriving on BA8493 from LCY on Friday and then leaving on Sunday with BA0993 to LHR.
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Old Apr 18, 2016, 7:10 am
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Tickets Booked! Add me to confirmed.
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I'm out, will be in LA at that time.
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This is a great time to be in Berlin, as it is the opening weekend of the http://festival-of-lights.de/en/ !
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Old May 5, 2016, 1:33 am
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I'm definitely in arriving Friday morning (BA990) and leaving Monday midday (BA983). Hotels booked...
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I'm definitely in arriving Friday morning (BA990) and leaving Monday midday (BA983). Hotels booked...
Sounds like trouble.

Will be good to meet you again jswong.
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Old May 10, 2016, 7:25 pm
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Unfortunately I will have to drop from possible to not attending I will be starting a new job May 31 and will not have time off to attend this DO.
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Old May 11, 2016, 12:17 pm
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Hi Everyone

I'll hopefully get through the list to update the confirmations shortly.

In the meantime, here are some ideas we are looking at for events. Please let me know if there is anything that particularly takes your fancy.

- Tour of the old Tempelhof Airport
- Historic Berlin tour
- Berlin street art tour and workshop
- Spree River cruise
- Underground Berlin tour looking at the Berlin Wall and escape routes used during the division of Germany

Alternatively, if there is anything you are particularly keen to see that I haven't mentioned, please let me know.

Cheers

David
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Old May 11, 2016, 12:30 pm
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Hi, David! Once again, thank you so much for organizing this.

My plus 1 and I vote for the tour of the old Tempelhof Airport and for the Spree River cruise.
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Old May 11, 2016, 12:35 pm
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My votes go to:

- Tour of the old Tempelhof Airport
- Underground Berlin tour looking at the Berlin Wall and escape routes used during the division of Germany

but I'd be happy with other options too.

I can add a poll to the thread so people can vote. Please let me know if you are interested.
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Old May 11, 2016, 2:05 pm
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This will be my first time in Berlin and I feel unqualified to add ideas, but the tour of Templehof, the cruise and the underground tour are very interesting to me.
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