1 Day in Berlin: Anything worth doing/seeing THX
Aug 10, 2010, 12:38 am
#2
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Of course!
I'd first recommend walking around Mitte to get the historical insight. If you're in a hurry, buses 100 and 200 and the S-Bahn between Alexanderplatz and Zoologischer Garten can do the job.
- Brandenburg Gate
- Reichstag
- Unter den Linden
- Potsdamer Platz
- Checkpoint Charlie
- The wall @ Niederkicherstrasse, East Side Gallery or Bernauer Strasse
- Gendarmenmarkt
- Museuminsel
- Oranienburger Strasse
- Kurfürstendamm
This is the basics, though it can be adjusted to your own preferences. Having worked as a tour guide in Berlin, you're welcome to reply or PM me for any questions.
I'd first recommend walking around Mitte to get the historical insight. If you're in a hurry, buses 100 and 200 and the S-Bahn between Alexanderplatz and Zoologischer Garten can do the job.
- Brandenburg Gate
- Reichstag
- Unter den Linden
- Potsdamer Platz
- Checkpoint Charlie
- The wall @ Niederkicherstrasse, East Side Gallery or Bernauer Strasse
- Gendarmenmarkt
- Museuminsel
- Oranienburger Strasse
- Kurfürstendamm
This is the basics, though it can be adjusted to your own preferences. Having worked as a tour guide in Berlin, you're welcome to reply or PM me for any questions.
Aug 10, 2010, 10:18 am
#4
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Way too little time in Berlin.
I'd actually skip the Reichstag dome, the lines are really long. Stick to the Mitte, if you're not too willing to walk around much, the day transit pass is a good deal.
I like the East Side Gallery part of the wall, you also get a flavor of the former East by walking around Alexanderplatz. Get some lunch in the various cheap eateries nearby, head to the Pergamon Museum to see the Ishtar Gate and the Roman marketplace, then make your way slowly to the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust memorial, and the Reichstag.
Finish your day with a bit of the Ku'damm and the memorial church, maybe a quick tour around Potsdamer Platz or a drink in Kreuzberg or Schoeneberg.
I'd actually skip the Reichstag dome, the lines are really long. Stick to the Mitte, if you're not too willing to walk around much, the day transit pass is a good deal.
I like the East Side Gallery part of the wall, you also get a flavor of the former East by walking around Alexanderplatz. Get some lunch in the various cheap eateries nearby, head to the Pergamon Museum to see the Ishtar Gate and the Roman marketplace, then make your way slowly to the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust memorial, and the Reichstag.
Finish your day with a bit of the Ku'damm and the memorial church, maybe a quick tour around Potsdamer Platz or a drink in Kreuzberg or Schoeneberg.
Aug 11, 2010, 7:45 am
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Aug 12, 2010, 2:58 pm
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Hi,
what are your interests? You can see just a very limited amount of Berlin, so you have to decide what you want to see.
I would definitly recommend to buy a day-pass. Except some bus-tours, just for tourists, all busses, trains, trams and undergrounds are included. It's fast and cheap.
cheers
757DUD
what are your interests? You can see just a very limited amount of Berlin, so you have to decide what you want to see.
I would definitly recommend to buy a day-pass. Except some bus-tours, just for tourists, all busses, trains, trams and undergrounds are included. It's fast and cheap.
cheers
757DUD
Aug 12, 2010, 11:25 pm
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Way too little time in Berlin.
I'd actually skip the Reichstag dome, the lines are really long. Stick to the Mitte, if you're not too willing to walk around much, the day transit pass is a good deal.
I like the East Side Gallery part of the wall, you also get a flavor of the former East by walking around Alexanderplatz. Get some lunch in the various cheap eateries nearby, head to the Pergamon Museum to see the Ishtar Gate and the Roman marketplace, then make your way slowly to the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust memorial, and the Reichstag.
Finish your day with a bit of the Ku'damm and the memorial church, maybe a quick tour around Potsdamer Platz or a drink in Kreuzberg or Schoeneberg.
I'd actually skip the Reichstag dome, the lines are really long. Stick to the Mitte, if you're not too willing to walk around much, the day transit pass is a good deal.
I like the East Side Gallery part of the wall, you also get a flavor of the former East by walking around Alexanderplatz. Get some lunch in the various cheap eateries nearby, head to the Pergamon Museum to see the Ishtar Gate and the Roman marketplace, then make your way slowly to the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust memorial, and the Reichstag.
Finish your day with a bit of the Ku'damm and the memorial church, maybe a quick tour around Potsdamer Platz or a drink in Kreuzberg or Schoeneberg.
Aug 14, 2010, 6:45 am
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I'm always amazed when people ask me whether there is much to do in Berlin. When friends stay they realise how great a place it is, with so much to do, and want to come back.
Aug 14, 2010, 2:32 pm
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From Tegel it depends where you want to got. West-Berlin is the X9 to Zoo, East-Berlin ist the TXL to Main Station and Friedrichstraße. Both are 2,10 Euro and run every 10 minutes or so.
Aug 15, 2010, 4:58 pm
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I would add Neukoelln to the list of "hip" areas in Berlin. Lots of interesting places and even al fresco dining and wining along the waterways.