Rahim Tabet | Februari 17, 2016 |
Europe
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Germany
Berlin is the capital of Germany. Berlin history ensures that nowadays millions of tourists each year to the once divided city come to look at the remains of the former division, the architecture, remnants of the Berlin Wall and everything else that recalls the turbulent past of the city. Great contrasts you will find above all in old and new architecture. At almost the turbulent story everyone is familiar with West Berlin for decades separated by a about 168 km long separation was from East Berlin and East Germany. The Berlin Wall was a few pieces after completely disappeared after the fall of the Wall in 1989. From the moment West Berlin and East Berlin were merged into one city, the city developed rapidly.
Berlin since more than forty years as a divided city has existed, the two regions have evolved independently at a time when there was to be built much. The numerous bombings were the city of Berlin so badly damaged during the Second World War there was a need reconstruction. In the former East Berlin, you see that they are mainly focused on housing. The streets of the eastern half of the city is a fairly residential complexes determined by averaging five to eight storeys high. In between are some historic buildings, residential and retail properties from before the war and increasingly modern shopping centers.
Alexanderplatz is an example of modern Berlin, while the square Frankfurter Tor gives an idea how in the fifties in communist East Berlin furnished a boulevard. The original gate to which the square is named disappeared at the end of the nineteenth century, when the city walls disappeared. In the former East Berlin, however, are also a number of beautiful historic buildings such as the Berlin Cathedral, the Red Town Hall, St. Mary's Church and the television tower to see with his 365 meters from many places in the city. One of the most beautiful buildings which are just on the east side of the Berlin Wall was the Brandenburg Gate. This gate is the only city gate of Berlin that has been preserved. The current gate dates back to 1788. During the Second World War, the port and the surrounding area heavily damaged by the war. The Brandenburg Gate was completely renovated in the nineties of the last century, after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Currently, the Berlin one of the most photographed objects and also an important point where street performers, pickpockets and dressed as custom stampers money trying to earn a stream of tourists who mainly gather at the Pariser Platz.
West of the city you can partly compare the center of Rotterdam. This is because just like in Rotterdam there is a central core where buildings from the second half of the last century in particular set the scene. Rectangular buildings with lots of neon, large clusters of stores that are designed to provide the acquisitive Westerners of all splendor, and many dining options including a fair share among the major chains. Bahnhof Zoo is the great train station of former West Berlin. From here you walk almost immediately the Breitscheidplatz at a square where almost always something happening. Impressive building that is central to this square is the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The church consists of a ruin (the original church was destroyed to a large extent in 1943) and a new part that stands next to the original tower. The church is currently one of the main attractions of the city of Berlin. North and south of the Breitscheidplatz you find Budapester Strasse and Kurfürstendamm which becomes the Tauentzienstrasse. Here you will find at number 21-24, the Kaufhaus des Westens, which is abbreviated popularly as KaDeWe. This department is today still the big department store in Europe.
The atmosphere in the former West Berlin is also different in the East after reunification. Here it all seems all the more busy, what more agitated. More city in a Western way. The current district of Charlottenburg, as part of Berlin called, has many restaurants where many cuisines are represented. In the east of Berlin, you see mostly traditional Berlin restaurants complemented by fast food chains and foreign cuisines. Here in the west, the fantasy regarding cooking generally a little further and you will find some very trendy fusion restaurants.
Who wants to visit Berlin must be at least three to four full days on site here for pulling out. Even if you spend most of the local transport is done via public transport you quite some time lost in traveling between the different sites. If you Reichstag also wish to move to visit places you must on busy days also further consider a delay of one to more than two hours before you can enter.
Travel to Berlin
There are several ways to travel to Berlin. How you travel will mostly have to do with personal preferences and the price you have lost it. If you are traveling with several people at the same time it will be cheaper in many cases to travel by car. An organized bus trip can be even cheaper, but has the disadvantage that you have less freedom and generally have a longer travel time.
By car
By car you can travel within five to eight hours to Berlin. Of course this is all dependent on the departure city in the Netherlands, the travel period and the chosen route. If you cross a busy rush-hour bottlenecks by traveling the travel time may increase significantly. Even traffic jams due to road works or accidents can delay the moment of arrival considerably. The roads to Berlin are good quality. Maintenance look regularly. In large parts of Berlin you need an environmental badge. These so-called Umweltplakette must arrange your advance, for example through the ANWB or Dekra Netherlands. Please do take a few days processing time.
By coach
There are several organizations that organize to Berlin organized bus trips of several days. Optionally you can choose to combine a bus trip with a city tour on site which you can visit the sights of Berlin.
With the plane
Fly to Berlin has become much more affordable due to the emergence of so-called low-cost airlines. If you book at the right time you fly to Berlin for less than a hundred euros. Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), located about twenty kilometers from the center of Berlin, is from the end of 2012 the international airport of the capital.
By train
Berlin is easily accessible by train. Hauptbahnhof train station Bahnhof-Lehrer has direct trains including Amsterdam and Brussels. From most stations in the Netherlands and Belgium you can use 1 or 2 times change travel to Berlin. The total journey time, depending on the route and the departure station about 6.5 to 9 hours. From the central station you can easily travel to the final destination in Berlin by train (S-Bahn), underground (U-Bahn) and bus.
Tickets for the train to Berlin, you can easily book through NS in the Netherlands.
Flight Time The flight time from Amsterdam to Berlin is approximately one and a half hours.
Accommodation
Berlin has many possibilities to stay overnight. For each of needs and budget can be found a place to sleep in the German capital. In Berlin luxury hotel chains like Melia, Kempinski, Steigenberger find and Radisson Blu. However, there are also many smaller hotels that are mostly fairer on weekdays with their room rates compared to the most luxurious hotels. A hotel with stunning views over Berlin-Mitte is the Park Inn hotel, located on the famous Alexanderplatz. The most prestigious hotel in Berlin where politicians and celebrities stay is belonging to the Adlon Kempinski chain hotel. Unlike many competitors, this is not established five star located next to the Brandenburg Gate in a modern new building but in a classic Berlin building on the beautiful street Unter den Linden. Accommodation form which is strongly represented in Berlin, is to rent apartments that are in normal residential areas. You rent for a short time an ordinary apartment in a residential apartment, often furnished with IKEA furniture. A relatively inexpensive and fun way to stay in Berlin.
Travel in Berlin
There are lots of ways to travel within Berlin. For a big city, even the ability to move a car still good. The traffic is not as great as in European cities of similar size, although in some places can run pretty fast during peak hours. Driving in Berlin is more relaxed compared to the Netherlands. Drivers driving here more cautious and courteous. The police here also quite adequately against cars parked wrong.
The most efficient method to move within Berlin's public transport. Public transport in Berlin is fast, safe and fairly easy to understand for visitors who are not used to the system. The underground U-Bahn and S-Bahn overground form a network where you can get reasonably close to any destination in the central part of Berlin. Trains and metros with a fairly high frequency, you have to wait rarely longer than 7-8 minutes. At night there is also driven on some lines, but the frequency is or lower.
For tourists, the purchase of a special tourist card is often the most attractive option. The Berlin Welcome Card is available for 48 hours, 72 hours or 5 days. During the valid period allowed unlimited travel on all forms of public transport within the city of Berlin (zone A + B card) or Berlin including Potsdam (zone A + B + C map). You also receive a large number of benefit coupons and get you on showing your card discounts at most museums and attractions within the city. If you visit a few places you discounts soon half your card or even longer to recover.
A frequently used way to get around Berlin is by bicycle. Rent a bike, you can includes a very large number of cycle paths on nearly every street corner and the city. you notice as you ride through Berlin that other traffic is accustomed to the many cyclists. Separate bicycle paths and bicycle lanes are missing in many places in Berlin. In some carriages of the S-Bahn trains can take your bike.
A form of transport that is typical of Berlin is a Trabant. The former East German cars stipulated in East Berlin the streets during the division. After the fall of the wall closed the factory in 1991, its doors and disappeared Trabant rapidly from the streets of Berlin. Most Trabants you will see still driving among tourist attraction Trabi Safari, located at Zimmer Strasse 97 in Berlin-Mitte. This company makes tours in groups with Trabants in different colors. Insist not to look like you have a Trabant in military colors or bright pink sees cracks over. Two different routes are offered by the former GDR symbol. It is not the cheapest way to explore Berlin, however, one of the best.
Other ways to get around Berlin is by bicycle taxi, taxis, tuk-tuk or boat. Several ships sail on the Spree. You can opt for a full tour of three to four hours. However, there are also a few trips across the water take you over an hour for example Charlottenburg to Alaxanderplatz.
Hotels in Germany
Booking.com
Customs documents
Germany belongs to the European Union and is also covered by the Schengen Agreement. Dutch have therefore not need a visa and can with a valid passport or ID card to travel to Berlin or elsewhere in Germany.
Travel Season & Climate Berlin has a temperate climate with mild winters and moderate summers. The influence of the Atlantic and the North Sea here is much less than in the Netherlands, but still very much present. Because Berlin is a little further inland, the weather picture has a rather capricious character. The differences in temperature within one day can in both spring and autumn are quite big. Also under the influence of depression that occur big weather changes have been brought from the North Sea.
Average temperatures are fairly consistent with what we are used to in the Netherlands. Yet at the same time large differences may occur in the weather picture between Berlin and the Netherlands. If over central Europe is a powerful anticyclone, this can in the summer ensure stable summer weather in Berlin while in the Netherlands at that time one after another depression creates volatile days filled with rain showers.
Money
Berlin currency like the euro with us. Be in Berlin at many places withdraw money from an ATM. The banks shall not charge any money charged for including within the EU money via an ATM.
Credit cards of major companies such as Visa and Mastercard are accepted in many places. You can also pay with your europas in many places. Smaller eateries and shops can be on cash.
Tipping Tips of 10% of the total bill is customary for service staff in hotels and restaurants and taxi drivers. In large amounts, you can obviously reduce the percentage.
Time Difference
Between Berlin (Germany) and the Netherlands there is no time difference.
The summer and winter walking in Berlin (Germany) similar to those in the Netherlands.
National holidays:
January 1 - New Year
May 1 - Labor Day
October 3 - Day of German Unity
25 and 26 December - Christmas
Variable holidays (national):
Easter (March / April)
Ascension (May / June)
Pentecost (May / June)
Language
The official language is German. In Berlin it has its own dialect called Berlin Risch. This dialect is sometimes incomprehensible to outsiders and find its origin in the 13th century AD. It is notable that a number of words worry that originate in the Dutch language. More and more Germans also speak English, especially young people and people working in the larger hotels.
However, if you know some basic German and using one will not attack you on mispronunciation, a Dutch word in between or using the wrong case. If you can not reach with German and ask if you can put something in Dutch that is often not a problem, if you speak slowly and clearly. Germans will rarely be able to respond in Dutch, but will most likely understand what you mean and in responding German.
Health
The medical facilities in Berlin are good. The town has several hospitals, a large number of physician posts and many dental practices. The hospitals have enough doctors available who speak English in addition to German. Drugstores and pharmacies you can find scattered widely across the city.
Berlin has no specific health risks that we do not know in the Netherlands, where you should be extra vigilant for.
The travel insurance is recommended in order to recover certain medical expenses and travel back home, because not everything is covered by your health insurance. The tap water is of excellent quality and suitable for human consumption.
At present there are no required vaccinations, unless you come from a yellow fever area. For the most current situation, you should consult the website of the National Coordination Centre for Travellers Health (LCR).
Phone & Mobile
The dial number for Germany 0049
The dial number for the Netherlands from Germany, 0031
Mobile calls in Germany with all Dutch GSM providers as possible. The coverage is generally excellent
Electricity
The standard voltage is 220 volts AC. It uses the same flat plugs as in the Netherlands.
Safety
Berlin is a city with all the associated risks. Pickpocketing, swindling, begging, robberies are the sort of petty crime in which you'll have to deal with in Berlin. Avoid dark and quiet alleys in the evening, do not walk flashy for sale with your valuables and be vigilant if one appeals to you on the street. Be extra vigilant in the evenings in subway stations and beware of leaving valuables in your car.
For the most current advice to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Pay attention!
- Medicine's purchase evenings or weekends at a pharmacy cost you a fee
- Give some shops and museums that photographing inside it is forbidden
- Most museums are closed on Mondays
Tips (see & do)
The website www.top10bezienswaardigheden.nl provides a clear top 10 of the best, funniest and most impressive sites by country, city, region or island.
Did you know...
Berlin since more than forty years as a divided city has existed, the two regions have evolved independently at a time when there was to be built much. The numerous bombings were the city of Berlin so badly damaged during the Second World War there was a need reconstruction. In the former East Berlin, you see that they are mainly focused on housing. The streets of the eastern half of the city is a fairly residential complexes determined by averaging five to eight storeys high. In between are some historic buildings, residential and retail properties from before the war and increasingly modern shopping centers.
Alexanderplatz is an example of modern Berlin, while the square Frankfurter Tor gives an idea how in the fifties in communist East Berlin furnished a boulevard. The original gate to which the square is named disappeared at the end of the nineteenth century, when the city walls disappeared. In the former East Berlin, however, are also a number of beautiful historic buildings such as the Berlin Cathedral, the Red Town Hall, St. Mary's Church and the television tower to see with his 365 meters from many places in the city. One of the most beautiful buildings which are just on the east side of the Berlin Wall was the Brandenburg Gate. This gate is the only city gate of Berlin that has been preserved. The current gate dates back to 1788. During the Second World War, the port and the surrounding area heavily damaged by the war. The Brandenburg Gate was completely renovated in the nineties of the last century, after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Currently, the Berlin one of the most photographed objects and also an important point where street performers, pickpockets and dressed as custom stampers money trying to earn a stream of tourists who mainly gather at the Pariser Platz.
West of the city you can partly compare the center of Rotterdam. This is because just like in Rotterdam there is a central core where buildings from the second half of the last century in particular set the scene. Rectangular buildings with lots of neon, large clusters of stores that are designed to provide the acquisitive Westerners of all splendor, and many dining options including a fair share among the major chains. Bahnhof Zoo is the great train station of former West Berlin. From here you walk almost immediately the Breitscheidplatz at a square where almost always something happening. Impressive building that is central to this square is the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. The church consists of a ruin (the original church was destroyed to a large extent in 1943) and a new part that stands next to the original tower. The church is currently one of the main attractions of the city of Berlin. North and south of the Breitscheidplatz you find Budapester Strasse and Kurfürstendamm which becomes the Tauentzienstrasse. Here you will find at number 21-24, the Kaufhaus des Westens, which is abbreviated popularly as KaDeWe. This department is today still the big department store in Europe.
Who wants to visit Berlin must be at least three to four full days on site here for pulling out. Even if you spend most of the local transport is done via public transport you quite some time lost in traveling between the different sites. If you Reichstag also wish to move to visit places you must on busy days also further consider a delay of one to more than two hours before you can enter.
Travel to Berlin
There are several ways to travel to Berlin. How you travel will mostly have to do with personal preferences and the price you have lost it. If you are traveling with several people at the same time it will be cheaper in many cases to travel by car. An organized bus trip can be even cheaper, but has the disadvantage that you have less freedom and generally have a longer travel time.
By car
By car you can travel within five to eight hours to Berlin. Of course this is all dependent on the departure city in the Netherlands, the travel period and the chosen route. If you cross a busy rush-hour bottlenecks by traveling the travel time may increase significantly. Even traffic jams due to road works or accidents can delay the moment of arrival considerably. The roads to Berlin are good quality. Maintenance look regularly. In large parts of Berlin you need an environmental badge. These so-called Umweltplakette must arrange your advance, for example through the ANWB or Dekra Netherlands. Please do take a few days processing time.
By coach
There are several organizations that organize to Berlin organized bus trips of several days. Optionally you can choose to combine a bus trip with a city tour on site which you can visit the sights of Berlin.
With the plane
Fly to Berlin has become much more affordable due to the emergence of so-called low-cost airlines. If you book at the right time you fly to Berlin for less than a hundred euros. Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), located about twenty kilometers from the center of Berlin, is from the end of 2012 the international airport of the capital.
By train
Berlin is easily accessible by train. Hauptbahnhof train station Bahnhof-Lehrer has direct trains including Amsterdam and Brussels. From most stations in the Netherlands and Belgium you can use 1 or 2 times change travel to Berlin. The total journey time, depending on the route and the departure station about 6.5 to 9 hours. From the central station you can easily travel to the final destination in Berlin by train (S-Bahn), underground (U-Bahn) and bus.
Tickets for the train to Berlin, you can easily book through NS in the Netherlands.
Flight Time The flight time from Amsterdam to Berlin is approximately one and a half hours.
Accommodation
Berlin has many possibilities to stay overnight. For each of needs and budget can be found a place to sleep in the German capital. In Berlin luxury hotel chains like Melia, Kempinski, Steigenberger find and Radisson Blu. However, there are also many smaller hotels that are mostly fairer on weekdays with their room rates compared to the most luxurious hotels. A hotel with stunning views over Berlin-Mitte is the Park Inn hotel, located on the famous Alexanderplatz. The most prestigious hotel in Berlin where politicians and celebrities stay is belonging to the Adlon Kempinski chain hotel. Unlike many competitors, this is not established five star located next to the Brandenburg Gate in a modern new building but in a classic Berlin building on the beautiful street Unter den Linden. Accommodation form which is strongly represented in Berlin, is to rent apartments that are in normal residential areas. You rent for a short time an ordinary apartment in a residential apartment, often furnished with IKEA furniture. A relatively inexpensive and fun way to stay in Berlin.
Travel in Berlin
There are lots of ways to travel within Berlin. For a big city, even the ability to move a car still good. The traffic is not as great as in European cities of similar size, although in some places can run pretty fast during peak hours. Driving in Berlin is more relaxed compared to the Netherlands. Drivers driving here more cautious and courteous. The police here also quite adequately against cars parked wrong.
The most efficient method to move within Berlin's public transport. Public transport in Berlin is fast, safe and fairly easy to understand for visitors who are not used to the system. The underground U-Bahn and S-Bahn overground form a network where you can get reasonably close to any destination in the central part of Berlin. Trains and metros with a fairly high frequency, you have to wait rarely longer than 7-8 minutes. At night there is also driven on some lines, but the frequency is or lower.
For tourists, the purchase of a special tourist card is often the most attractive option. The Berlin Welcome Card is available for 48 hours, 72 hours or 5 days. During the valid period allowed unlimited travel on all forms of public transport within the city of Berlin (zone A + B card) or Berlin including Potsdam (zone A + B + C map). You also receive a large number of benefit coupons and get you on showing your card discounts at most museums and attractions within the city. If you visit a few places you discounts soon half your card or even longer to recover.
A frequently used way to get around Berlin is by bicycle. Rent a bike, you can includes a very large number of cycle paths on nearly every street corner and the city. you notice as you ride through Berlin that other traffic is accustomed to the many cyclists. Separate bicycle paths and bicycle lanes are missing in many places in Berlin. In some carriages of the S-Bahn trains can take your bike.
A form of transport that is typical of Berlin is a Trabant. The former East German cars stipulated in East Berlin the streets during the division. After the fall of the wall closed the factory in 1991, its doors and disappeared Trabant rapidly from the streets of Berlin. Most Trabants you will see still driving among tourist attraction Trabi Safari, located at Zimmer Strasse 97 in Berlin-Mitte. This company makes tours in groups with Trabants in different colors. Insist not to look like you have a Trabant in military colors or bright pink sees cracks over. Two different routes are offered by the former GDR symbol. It is not the cheapest way to explore Berlin, however, one of the best.
Other ways to get around Berlin is by bicycle taxi, taxis, tuk-tuk or boat. Several ships sail on the Spree. You can opt for a full tour of three to four hours. However, there are also a few trips across the water take you over an hour for example Charlottenburg to Alaxanderplatz.
Hotels in Germany
Booking.com
Customs documents
Germany belongs to the European Union and is also covered by the Schengen Agreement. Dutch have therefore not need a visa and can with a valid passport or ID card to travel to Berlin or elsewhere in Germany.
Travel Season & Climate Berlin has a temperate climate with mild winters and moderate summers. The influence of the Atlantic and the North Sea here is much less than in the Netherlands, but still very much present. Because Berlin is a little further inland, the weather picture has a rather capricious character. The differences in temperature within one day can in both spring and autumn are quite big. Also under the influence of depression that occur big weather changes have been brought from the North Sea.
Average temperatures are fairly consistent with what we are used to in the Netherlands. Yet at the same time large differences may occur in the weather picture between Berlin and the Netherlands. If over central Europe is a powerful anticyclone, this can in the summer ensure stable summer weather in Berlin while in the Netherlands at that time one after another depression creates volatile days filled with rain showers.
Money
Berlin currency like the euro with us. Be in Berlin at many places withdraw money from an ATM. The banks shall not charge any money charged for including within the EU money via an ATM.
Credit cards of major companies such as Visa and Mastercard are accepted in many places. You can also pay with your europas in many places. Smaller eateries and shops can be on cash.
Tipping Tips of 10% of the total bill is customary for service staff in hotels and restaurants and taxi drivers. In large amounts, you can obviously reduce the percentage.
Time Difference
Between Berlin (Germany) and the Netherlands there is no time difference.
The summer and winter walking in Berlin (Germany) similar to those in the Netherlands.
National holidays:
January 1 - New Year
May 1 - Labor Day
October 3 - Day of German Unity
25 and 26 December - Christmas
Variable holidays (national):
Easter (March / April)
Ascension (May / June)
Pentecost (May / June)
Language
The official language is German. In Berlin it has its own dialect called Berlin Risch. This dialect is sometimes incomprehensible to outsiders and find its origin in the 13th century AD. It is notable that a number of words worry that originate in the Dutch language. More and more Germans also speak English, especially young people and people working in the larger hotels.
However, if you know some basic German and using one will not attack you on mispronunciation, a Dutch word in between or using the wrong case. If you can not reach with German and ask if you can put something in Dutch that is often not a problem, if you speak slowly and clearly. Germans will rarely be able to respond in Dutch, but will most likely understand what you mean and in responding German.
Health
The medical facilities in Berlin are good. The town has several hospitals, a large number of physician posts and many dental practices. The hospitals have enough doctors available who speak English in addition to German. Drugstores and pharmacies you can find scattered widely across the city.
Berlin has no specific health risks that we do not know in the Netherlands, where you should be extra vigilant for.
The travel insurance is recommended in order to recover certain medical expenses and travel back home, because not everything is covered by your health insurance. The tap water is of excellent quality and suitable for human consumption.
At present there are no required vaccinations, unless you come from a yellow fever area. For the most current situation, you should consult the website of the National Coordination Centre for Travellers Health (LCR).
Phone & Mobile
The dial number for Germany 0049
The dial number for the Netherlands from Germany, 0031
Mobile calls in Germany with all Dutch GSM providers as possible. The coverage is generally excellent
Electricity
The standard voltage is 220 volts AC. It uses the same flat plugs as in the Netherlands.
Safety
Berlin is a city with all the associated risks. Pickpocketing, swindling, begging, robberies are the sort of petty crime in which you'll have to deal with in Berlin. Avoid dark and quiet alleys in the evening, do not walk flashy for sale with your valuables and be vigilant if one appeals to you on the street. Be extra vigilant in the evenings in subway stations and beware of leaving valuables in your car.
For the most current advice to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Pay attention!
- Medicine's purchase evenings or weekends at a pharmacy cost you a fee
- Give some shops and museums that photographing inside it is forbidden
- Most museums are closed on Mondays
Tips (see & do)
- - The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church is one of the major attractions in western Berlin. The church and tower were destroyed during the Second World War to a large extent. What is left is ruins including a new, very modern tower. Re-grouting the brickwork ensures in 2012 that the monument is under construction and is hidden by plastic film largely out of sight
- - The Tauentzienstrasse you will find the contemporary art Berlin. This realized in 1987 symbolizes the former division of the city of Berlin.
- - A beautiful palace Schloss Charlottenburg, located in the northern part of the district of Charlottenburg. Trek to visit this ancient palace safely a few hours, except on Monday when only the new wing is open to the public.
- - Who the Sony Center and bring the elevator to a height of no less than one hundred meters and then you can enjoy the view of the Potsdamer Plats want to see top can do that from the Panoramapunkt, located at Potsdamer Platz 1. Within twenty seconds. Make sure you're well dressed on cold or windy days.
- - Lovers of contemporary Asian fusion cuisine should definitely sometime restaurant now visiting the Schütlerstrasse 55 in Charlottenburg
- - The Reichstag building is the place where the German parliament talks and decide on German laws and rules. Visitors can visit the top of the impressive building. A visit to the Reichstag is free. After an almost inevitable queue and safeguards are you a lift to the surface. The view from the roof of Berlin is wonderful, also the dome on the building is impressive. In the dome you will find an exhibition on the Reichstag building. To visit the Reichstag you must sign at least three working days before your visit over the internet.
- - Alexanderplatz is an important place in Berlin for shopping, going out (cinema) and is surrounded by a number of attractions such as the TV Tower, the Marienkirche and the Rotes Rathaus. You can also find large stores of Galeria Kaufhof, clothing chain C & A and the electronics giants Saturn and MediaMarkt.
- - The stately street Under der Linden is a series of beautiful buildings. A walk through this street is a must for every Berlin visitor. The best thing is when you walk into the street on the east side, from the side of Alexanderplatz. Your route passes through the Humboldt University, the German Historical Museum, the Berlin Cathedral, the State Opera and the Altes Palias. A must go is the Bebelplatz, one of the most picturesque squares in Berlin. In the West Under der Linden ends at the Pariser Platz with the impressive Brandenburg Gate and expensive Adlon Hotel
- - Once a year, in early September, will be held at the Messe Berlin IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin). This is the biggest electronics trade fair for consumers, who get to see the latest innovations in video, audio, computers, home appliances and telecom
- - On Museumsinsel (Museum Island) contains a number of museums such as the popular Pergamon Museum, the Altes Museum, Neues Museum and the Bode Museum. On the south side of the island you will find the Berliner Dom. This cathedral was built in the nineteenth century is available for a surcharge. Impressive is the view from the outside of the dome. Who does not narrow stairs can hold it better to pass it by.
- - The Fernsehturm (television tower) in Berlin with a height of 365 meters the tallest structure of the capital. The tower is in 1969, during the Cold War, built and is now a key part of the appearance of central Berlin. Additional fee you can enjoy the view of the city at an altitude of 203 meters.
- - The Natural History Museum (Natural History Museum) has a huge collection of natural history objects. In this area, the museum is one of the largest museums worldwide.
- - The former hunting grounds Tiergarten is the green heart of Berlin
- - Potsdamer Platz has always been an important place in Berlin. Before World War II it was a major entertainment area, the square was almost completely destroyed during the war. The modern Potsdamer Platz is a collection of buildings that form a masterpiece in the field of contemporary architecture. The titillating Sony Center this area has again been given a role in the daily life of local people. Here you will find include a large cinema and the Berlin Film Museum. The pavement under the beautifully designed glass dome are attractive and well attended.
- - Checkpoint Charlie on Friedrichstrasse is a former border crossing between East and West Berlin. For foreigners this was the only border crossing. The place is still the same, the environment has changed. Formerly it was a kind of lock up full control, spread over a relatively large area. What you now see is a replica to the guardhouse, complete with sandbags and warning sign. This shelter can often find people who are dressed as soldiers which you, of course fee, you get the picture
- - Checkpoint Charlie you will find the Mauer Museum. Here you will find all kinds of pictures and objects on the wall. It is interesting to flee to see in what ways they tried from East Berlin to West Berlin freer
- - Another museum that recalls the days of the GDR and the dichotomy is the DDR Museum, which you will find on the Karl-Liebknecht Strasse 1, along the Spree east of the Duomo. It is a small museum that is often crowded by the present school. Yet it is interesting and instructive to take a look at how the people at the time of the GDR lived in East Berlin. Plan Not all afternoon here, but a cock visit it if you're in this beautiful neighborhood
- - The Berlin Wall has about 28 years of East Berlin and West Berlin physically separated. After the fall of the Wall in November 1989, the majority of the more than 45 kilometers demolished wall. Small pieces of some larger pieces can be found in souvenir shops are scattered across the city. A place where you will find no less than 1.3 kilometer wall is on the Mühlenstrasse in Friedrichshain-Kreizberg. The East Side Gallery is now an international memorial for freedom. In 1990 about a hundred artists from around the world are decorated with paintings of the wall. Many of the original paintings in the period 1990-2000 damaged by erosion and especially by graffiti and vandalism. Meanwhile, a large part of this unique artwork restored. In many places in Berlin is through basalt stones (cobbles) in the street pavement indicating where the Wall stood
- - Berlin visit can not eat without curry sausage. This sausage with curry sauce you can buy at almost every street corner. The curry sausage is always served with bread or fries. In 2009 even opened a special Currywurst Museum its doors in Berlin. The Deutsches Currywurst Museum will let you know all about this local delicacy. Of course you can see the different versions here (for a fee) also taste
- - According to me and many others the most beautiful square in Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt. On this square in the Mitte you'll be surrounded by three beautiful buildings. Central to the concert hall, flanked by French Cathedral on the north side and the south side a German cathedral. In the square itself you will find a few cafes. A wonderful place to enjoy a moment of a drink. At this location, found in December, an atmospheric Christmas market place.
- - A large part of Friedrichstrasse is a major shopping street. The variety of shops is quite large, between the shop premises by you will find some coffee shops and fast food restaurants like McDonalds. A must is the Berlin performance of Galeries Lafayette, located at number 23. In particular, the perfume department is impressive.
- - A more famous Berlin department store KaDeWe is known as full Kaufhaus des Westens. The largest department store in Germany has been around since 1907 and has always managed to attract large numbers of shoppers. The name was originally based on the geographical location in the city (in the western half), but was at the time of Berlin's division an additional meaning. For shop-a-holics, a visit to the sixty thousand square meters of retail space is a must.
- - A modern shopping center that is crowded, the Potsdamer Platz Arcades. This shopping paradise especially houses branches of the major chains. Although it's crowded you can not call it anything typical Berlin
- - Berlin has no canal system such as Amsterdam, but boat trips on the Spree river and other waterways are a very popular tourist attraction in Berlin. Especially in the summer you see pass by one after another tour boat
- - Berlin is the city of the bears. In Berlin you will find a black bear flag back, but also in the streets is often confronted by bears. No living brown bears used as circus, but art bears that you find in various places. The United Buddy Bears appeared on streets and squares of Berlin in 2001 and 2002. These bears are painted by artists and are regularly auctioned for the benefit of UNICEF. you can buy a small replica in the stores of the large variations in the street as you come to us the painted cows in many shop
- - Very popular with locals, the many city beaches, which are found mainly along the Spree are
- - If you have time you should visit nearby Potsdam. Separately to see the Dutch Quarter in downtown Potsdam
The website www.top10bezienswaardigheden.nl provides a clear top 10 of the best, funniest and most impressive sites by country, city, region or island.
Did you know...
- ... It to us so popular doner sandwich originated probably found inside the Berlin Turkish society and not in Turkey
- ... Berlin is the capital since 1990, reunited Berlin
- ... Economically there are still differences between the two former halves of Berlin
- ... Berlin is very popular as a destination for a school for older students
- ... The claim that John F. Kennedy with his "Ich bin ein Berliner" would have actually said that he is a Berliner, is not correct. This rumor is still distributed by English-language media but would have no foundation in accordance with German linguists
- ... Beer on the streets or in the subway drink in Berlin the most natural thing in the world
- ... Adolf Hitler committed suicide in Berlin on April 30, 1945
- ... The typical traffic males (Ampelmänchen) that you see across Berlin come originating in East Berlin and something typical Berlin
- ... You even have a special Ampelmänchen-shop with souvenirs based on the typical traffic male with hat and quick legs
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