Friday, March 4, 2011

What to do when in Berlin in March

Strasse unter den Linden   This is were all the politics is done: a great alley with great buildings, straight, left and right are the embassies of all the countries. Walk along and see all the statues, the Opera, and monuments. I remember walking around as a kid, with the school or my father, starting at the Museum Island, then passing the Staatsoper, the Universitaet, and the Friedrichstrasse. That's all located in Berlin Mitte, the central district and the one with the most sights.
Brandenburger Tor History and take a photo with a guy dressed as Russian soldier

Berlin

Bands are using the Brandenburger Tor as Backgound. The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi and yes, even David Hasselhoff.



 Reichstag Politics, the history and the chancler, Angela Merkel. There are guided tours. Once it was wrapped for several years. Do not try this.



Strasse des 17. Juni   Straight from Strasse unter den Linden, go through the Brandenburger Tor. Left and right is the Tiergarten, a huge park. At the end is the Siegessaeule. On Sundays there is a big flea market. Buy junk, memorabilies, art, everything. Museum Island See human history and anthropology sensations: Pergamon-museum, the Ishtar-Tor, the Nofretete. Fernsehturm Go to the highest building in Germany. Take the elevator and have a view from the observation deck or from the Cafe.
Hackesche Markt Walk around and see the artists in the Hackeschen Hoefe, 8 buildings congregated together.



Oranienburger Strasse Walk the line



Scheunenviertel Interesting. Culture. Schloss Charlottenburg Castle to walk around, has a park Tierpark Little and big animals - not stuffed ones
Schönhauser Allee Shopping and sightseeing Kurfuerstendamm
 Shop til you drop

Potsdam Try Schloss Sanscoussi - nice landscape and garden, classic architecture. Potsdam is the capital of the state Brandenburg. Near Berlin, it lies on the Havel, here a broad, sealike river.
Nightlife
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