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ello all, Off to Berlin with the GF for a few days this weekend... Looking for recommends on where to go, what to do etc... any tips? |
Berlin?
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p3rks 1,097 posts
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White_Shadow 2,538 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI hope you like meat, meat and er, more meat.
I practically lived on steaks when I was there. -
White_Shadow wrote:
I hope you like meat, meat and er, more meat.
I practically lived on steaks when I was there.
\o/ that's enough to tempt me over there. Love german sausage (oo-er, missus). They can keep their sauerkraut through. Bleeeeergh!
Would love to go sometime and look up all the places i've read about over the years in Len Deighton's novels. -
p3rks 1,097 posts
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Registered 17 years agolol @ furbs... 
Meat is no problem. We chose Berlin because between us we'd been to every other major european city, so seemed best to go somewhere we didn't know...
i'm not gonna see her for 5 months
so i hope its not shit. -
Murbs 25,151 posts
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Registered 17 years agoBig day for the city on Wednesday... -
Chop 155 posts
Registered 16 years agoOooh, I just fancy a bit of sausage for me lunch now.
/Doesn't mean cock either. You people.
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p3rks 1,097 posts
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Registered 17 years agoHow so Murbal?
/is ignorant
Fozzie - anywhere in particular, or would i need to have read the books n'all? -
Murbs 25,151 posts
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Registered 17 years agop3rks wrote:
How so Murbal?
/is ignorant
Fozzie - anywhere in particular, or would i need to have read the books n'all?
Anniversary of the fall of the wall, 'bout 16 years now IIRC. -
White_Shadow 2,538 posts
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Registered 17 years agoThere's definetely some interesting stuff in Berlin.
Lots of museums and galleries, there's one that was really impressive but I can't remember what it was called. The zoo was pretty cool too. You should atleast check out the really tall building in the middle of Berlin (I think it's the middle anyway). You have to take a lift to the top, and there's a bar and restaraunt, with a great view! I would also recommend a boat trip down the river, it was cold and windy but I got to see lots of landmarks and such, was probably worth it!
Lots of shops, some really expensive/designer things on one of the main streets if you like that sort of thing.
Potsdamma Platz (sp?) is quite nice too, has a massive Sony building which is fun, when I was there you could go into the shop and play with the gadgets, hehe.gif)
One thing though, the metro/autobahn/train/every form of transport every created map is so confusing, I thought the ones in London were quite tough to decipher when I went down there, but bloody hell!
Edited by White_Shadow at 12:30:16 07-11-2005
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montywithnail 430 posts
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Registered 19 years agoThe Jewish museum? Some of the exhibits are in German (unsurprisingly) but the building is fantastic and has some really poignant parts to it.
I went a year or so ago and found all the usual checkpoint Charlie stuff was interesting to a noob like me that remembers the wall coming down but not going up. oh and the wall itself just to say you've seen it.
The Reichstag is an impressive building but not worth the queuing that we endured to get in and go up on the roof.
there are some chic bars and one that seemed to be in half a multi-storey carpark on the oraninstrasse (sp?) which was interesting -
The new Holocaust Memorial is a must.
Also, don't miss the Pergamonmuseum.
Go shopping in the Friedrichstrasse, visit the Hackesche Höfe, visit the Reichstag and the Brandenburger Tor, walk along "Unter den Linden", etc. etc. etc.
And great bars are pretty much everywhere. -
p3rks 1,097 posts
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Registered 17 years agoNice one guys...
We'll be up for the museums and obviously the wall... it sounds like there are some good bars etc as well so should work out ok. Don't mind being a schtinking tourist, we're only there for 3 days so gotta do the important stuff...
EDIT: wkd, cheers UL!
Edited by p3rks at 13:48:47 07-11-2005 -
ScoutTech 2,428 posts
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Registered 17 years agoYEah can recommend the zoo and aquarium. Another yey for Checkpoint Charlie museum. Blue Church is interesting and is right near the main shopping. Go to Ka De We, huge department store, and if meat is your thing it has a whole section of European meats, like a huge deli.
The tall tower is the Television Tower in Alexandraplatz, has rotating cafe at the top, but go early as it can get crowded bout mid day.
Best thing to do is go for a wander at night. Very lit up and nice to see. If you can get up the Reichstag do it at night. Security check is scary but well worth it. If you do Sony Center, as mentioned, is nearby and prettily lit up.
Olympic stadium is nice as well, going to be a World cup venue too. Can do tours or just wander round and if football is your thing then it is the home ground for Berlin FC or some such team.
Just came back from a trip with kids from school. Very enjoyable. -
p3rks wrote:
Nice one guys...
We'll be up for the museums and obviously the wall...
I hate to be the one breaking it to you, but...
There really isn't anything left (well, a few pieces as a memorial). I know Berlin quite well, before and after, so to speak. You can't even see anymore where the wall once was, even if you know it. It's as if the two parts of the city have melted together. -
I should also mention that Berlin absolutely rocks. -
ScoutTech 2,428 posts
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Registered 17 years agoUncleLou wrote:
p3rks wrote:
Nice one guys...
We'll be up for the museums and obviously the wall...
I hate to be the one breaking it to you, but...
There really isn't anything left (well, a few pieces as a memorial). I know Berlin quite well, before and after, so to speak. You can't even see anymore where the wall once was, even if you know it. It's as if the two parts of the city have melted together.
You can in most the touristy areas, they have laid bricks into the road to show the route. Also the famous Artist wall is still there, though looking a bit shabby. Can't remember where it is though sorry. There are also random bits of wall left around, one at Porsdammer Platz underground station. -
ScoutTech wrote:
UncleLou wrote:
p3rks wrote:
Nice one guys...
We'll be up for the museums and obviously the wall...
I hate to be the one breaking it to you, but...
There really isn't anything left (well, a few pieces as a memorial). I know Berlin quite well, before and after, so to speak. You can't even see anymore where the wall once was, even if you know it. It's as if the two parts of the city have melted together.
You can in most the touristy areas, they have laid bricks into the road to show the route. Also the famous Artist wall is still there, though looking a bit shabby. Can't remember where it is though sorry. There are also random bits of wall left around, one at Porsdammer Platz underground station.
Many pieces of the few that were left have been moved from the original locations and now stand somewhere else, but it's not like you can still visit "the wall" anywhere, it simply doesn't exist anymore, not even the gaps where it once was (and the security zone). You're right about the bricks in the road etc., but p3rks post gave me the idea he probably thinks there's quite a bit more left than there actually is. -
Cuchulainn 845 posts
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Registered 18 years agoUncleLou wrote:
I should also mention that Berlin absolutely rocks.
I can second that. Excellent city and, considering it's a major capital city, suprisingly cheap! -
p3rks 1,097 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI had assumed there would be something to see of it, but no big deal... From what i have read the museums etc are really good... I am interested in the history but they should have enough to keep us entertained on that front...
cool, i'm pleased its sounding like we've picked somewhere pretty good to go to, never been anywhere in germany so am looking forward to testing out my gcse german as well
"Wo is der bahnhoff bitte?"
/struggles to remember anything else
How is it for walking around? I always reckon the best way to see a place is walk it, you always find the little things you wouldn't see otherwise... and any areas that we should definitely avoid? -
p3rks wrote:
I had assumed there would be something to see of it, but no big deal... From what i have read the museums etc are really good... I am interested in the history but they should have enough to keep us entertained on that front...
cool, i'm pleased its sounding like we've picked somewhere pretty good to go to, never been anywhere in germany so am looking forward to testing out my gcse german as well
"Wo is der bahnhoff bitte?"
/struggles to remember anything else
How is it for walking around? I always reckon the best way to see a place is walk it, you always find the little things you wouldn't see otherwise... and any areas that we should definitely avoid?
Walking works well, but Berlin is pretty big. Many people don't like Berlin that much when they first visit it because it has no clearly defined "downtown" with a pedestrian zone etc. Where you should in my opinion walk around is Berlin Mitte, the Reichstag area, Friedrichstrasse, and Alexanderplatz, that area. A good tour would be from the Reichstag/Brandenburger Tor along "Unter den Linden" and "Karl-Liebknechtstrasse" until Alexanderplatz. You'll cross the Friedrichstrasse which you should walk up and down, will pass the Museumsinsel, the university, the Neue Wache, etc.
Alexanderplatz is a good destination because it's hard to miss.
Bear in mind that most of that is in East Berlin, but that's a lot more interesting these days than West Berlin. The latter has the famous Kurfürstendamm (or "Ku'damm") though if you like expensive fashion and jewelry stores.
As for areas to avoid, do you mean because of crime? I wouldn't necessarily vist Lichtenberg and Neukölln at night.
Edited by UncleLou at 14:34:15 07-11-2005 -
Sid-Nice 15,848 posts
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Registered 18 years agoHow much is a packet of Drum (tobacco) in Germany these days UncleLou? As my son is also off to Berlin tomorrow. I don't want to give him €52 (£40) for baccy as he'll spend the geld and say "I couldn't find anywhere that sold it." -
Sid Nice wrote:
How much is a packet of Drum (tobacco) in Germany these days UncleLou? As my son is also off to Berlin tomorrow. I don't want to give him €52 (£40) for baccy as he'll spend the geld and say "I couldn't find anywhere that sold it."
I have no idea as I only smoke standard fags, but I'd guess about 3 EUR for one common packet.
Smoked them in WW2 here, did you? -
Shrimp 1,081 posts
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Registered 17 years agoWhat's Berlin like for veggie food?
And before you take the piss, I love a bit of sausage (wa-hey!), but my girlfriend is vegetarian (but does eat fish...).
Berlin's one of those places I've only ever passed through and have to get around to a proper holiday there.
Also, is the Ferhsehturm (erm, the big sharp tower with a sphere impaled on the top) worth seeing up close, or is it just something you would appreciate as part of the skyline? -
ed 260 posts
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Registered 19 years agoyou WILL see the tower up close, there's no avoiding it.
My Girlfriend is Living in Berlin for a wee ehile So I'm visiting about once a month. I'm a meat eater and It's tremendous for that, but my Girlfriend Is a veggie and she gets by on Felafel and stuff like that. she's not had much of a problem though....... -
Shrimp wrote:
What's Berlin like for veggie food?
And before you take the piss, I love a bit of sausage (wa-hey!), but my girlfriend is vegetarian (but does eat fish...).
Berlin's one of those places I've only ever passed through and have to get around to a proper holiday there.
Also, is the Ferhsehturm (erm, the big sharp tower with a sphere impaled on the top) worth seeing up close, or is it just something you would appreciate as part of the skyline?
Germany is in general very good for veggie food I dare say if you go to a decent restaurant.
The Alexanderplatz, where the tower is located, is certainly worth seeing, though it's pretty ugly, and the view from the tower is fantastic. It's all a pretty good example of ugly socialist architecture, which isn't that different from non-socialist ugly architecture, though the tower itself certainly is a beauty.
I've linked to a picture in this thread, btw. -
Shrimp 1,081 posts
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Registered 17 years agoNice one, thanks dudes.
Awesome photo UncleLou - I love that tower.
I just re-read that post properly after having made the mental association of Alexanderplatz and the tower.... might *just* get round to going for a long weekend next spring sometime... -
p3rks 1,097 posts
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Registered 17 years agoYeah thanks very much all... will now spend this evening trying to work this into a plan... -
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