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Berlin
"Berlin is an amazing place to be explored, full of art, museums, historical monuments, bars, clubs and markets!"
First Things First
Buy a map, mark locations, off you go!
Explore Berlin on a bicycle. I got mine from 'Rent a Bike 44'
#verycheap 4 euro per day/25 euro per week
Tel no. 015777800606 Alex
Do not forget to lock it!!!!
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Best Months To Visit
May - June - July
#bestweather
Notes from a beautiful "dirty"simple and sexy city.
Parks / Nature
Görlitzer Park
A 800-by-200 metre park in Kreuzberg. You will find restaurants and cafes in the park. Dont forget to pay attention to the street art!
Tiergarten Park
An oasis in the heart of Berlin !!! Highly recommended to sit at cafe Am Neuen See and enjoy!!
Feel the vibe of the city
Museums
Hundreds and hundreds of museums for your like and taste.
Hamburger Bahnhof is a must visit. Prepare to loose trac!
(An art museum in a former 19th-century railway station, showing works from 1960 to the present)
Museums are closed on Mondays!
Monuments
The East Side Gallery - Berlin Wall
This colourful 1.3 kilometre section of the Berlin Wall has stood as an open-air gallery since Germany's re-unification in 1990. Located on the river Spree not far from the centre of Berlin, the East Side Gallery runs along Mühlenstraße in Friedrichshain between the Ostbahnhof railway station and the historic Oberbaumbrücke (Oberbaum bridge).
The Gallery documents a massive period of change, and expresses the hope and desire for the freedom of people throughout the world.
Source: My destination Berlin
Memorial to the Murdered Jew of Europe
Sometimes referred to as the holocaust memorial, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is a located just a short walk from the Brandenburger Tor. Built in 2004 to designs by Peter Eisenman and Buro Happold the memorial consists of 2,711 concrete pillars arranged in a grid on an undulating surface. From the periphery, none of the pillars seem larger than knee height but as you enter the memorial, the pillars rise as the ground slopes down eliciting an uneasy, slightly confusing feeling.
Source: My destination Berlin
Checkpoint Charlie
Landmark boundary marking east & west Berlin with a white sentry guard house & cobbled border line. There is also a museum founded by human rights activist, with displays on the Berlin Wall & human rights movements.
Dont take a picture with the soldiers and waste your money . Just go a bit further down the road and take a selfie ;p
Markets/ Bars/ Going Out
Turkish Market
Go to the turkish market as late in the afternoon as possible on a wednesday. You will get fruits and vegetables for only €1/Kg
Neue Heimat
Street Food , Concerts and DJs, Live Jazz.
Check out link for opening hours, updates and events neue Heimat market
Markthalle Neun
Street Food Thursday. The mother of all street food events in Berlin. And still the most popular one.
Founded in early 2013, it was really this event series that kicked off the street food hype and has now taken a firm grip of the city's belly. Every Thursday up to 5000 people pass through the Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg to get their street food fix from a wide assortment of vendors selling food from all over the world. Recently even voted as one of the hottest food spots in the whole country.
Source: Berlin Food Stories Check out events and info market hall nine
Follow the music
Bars/Clubs
Berlin has hundreds and hundreds of bars waiting for you .
Here are few :
-Neue odessa bar neueodessabar
-Haus am see MeinHausAmSee
Note: Kreuzberg is the most famous area for going out
The most famous club is of course BERGHAIN but you have to be prepared for long queue and you might not get in (nothing personal they have their own rules) . But if you manage to get in you will have one of the most amazing experiences of your life.
No dressing code in Berlin. As you please and feel more comfortable.
You can drink tap water!
Must Places to Eat
District Mot
Vietnamese Street Food
Tried: Fried spring rolls, beef with noodles, shrimps with noodles
Good quality and tasty food. Very nice ambiance like Saigon moved to Berlin.
Good prices
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Zimt and Zurker
Coffee House - Breakfst (all day) by the river
Tried : Scramble eggs with cream chesse and apple strudle
Reasonably priced, cozey atmosphere
Burgermeister
Small Cantine - burgers only
tried: cheese burger + cheese fries with bacon
Thoughts: be ready to queue up. It is worth the wait and reasonably priced
Recommend: order two burgers you dont want to eat one and then have to queue for the second :)
Opens at 17:00
All about barbeque
tried: meat platter for two (pulled pork, chicken and spare ribs) Spare ribs come from meat heaven!
friendly staff, good prices, really a plus the amazing chickn soup they offer at the beginning.
Chicago Williams BBQ
A small wonder indeed. In a beautiful set up, chill out atmoshphere.
All day brunch and lunch (until 17:00).
Amazing capuccino
Tried: french toast (sweet and amazing) croque madame ( excellent) scramble eggs in croisant, Avocadom and cream cheese . [ Yes we were hungry and wanted to try everything :) )
Reasonably priced
House of small wonder
Chipps
All day breakfast and lunch ( prefer breakfast)
Tried: The croque Madame (highly recommended)
If the weather is good sit outside and if you want breakfast make sure you go before 12:00 -12:01 is not an option)