Berlin Travel Tips, Germany

    
 

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  • The Bird Steakhouse
    I spent about 4 days in Berlin and went to this New York style bar & restaurant twice. They are located in Prenzlauer Berg and are surround by many other restaurants and bars as well. If you are looking for a good steak in Berlin, then the [...]
    D: 1.5mi41
  • Tiergarten park
    If you want to relax in the middle of Berlin, you can visit the park called Tierpark. It´s the green lung of the city. Close to it there are mayn sights you might also visit, like the 'Schloss Belvue', the 'Siegessäule', the 'Reichstag' [...]
    D: 1.6mi00
  • Brandenburg Gate
    The Brandenburg Gate is the symbol of the unification of East and West Berlin as it stood on no-man's land during the cold war and was reopened in December 1989. It stands on 12 columns having Doric capitals and with The Quadria on the top [...]
    D: 1mi00
  • Checkpoint Charlie Museum
    Checkpoint Charlie was a watchtower from where they controlled the area of the Berlin Wall that divided West and East Berlin so that nobody can cross from East to West. The tower was demolished together with the Wall, but in 2001 they [...]
    D: 1.6mi00
  • Berlin Zoo and Aqarium
    The Berlin Zoo is just amazing. It is the oldest zoo in Germany and it's huge. Gives home to more than 14,000 animals of 1,500 species. They have a giant panda, orang-utans, rhinos and many other rare and amazing animals. My favorites were [...]
    D: 6.1mi00
  • Understand the system
    Berlin has got 15 S-Bahn lines, 9 U-Bahn lines, more than 140 bus lines, more than 20 tram lines and several ferry lines as well, so you can basically get everywhere in the city and the surrounding area using public transportation. The [...]
    D: n/a00
  • CityTourCard Museumsinsel
    The CityTourCard Museumsinsel allows you to use the public transportation in the urban area (A and B) of Berlin. More than that, the Card gives you free admission into all the museums of the Museumsinsel (Old National Gallery, Altes Museum, [...]
    D: 0.9mi00
  • East Side Gallery
    This is a site between East and West Berlin which was created after the fall of the wall. Some well-known artists have made some significant pieces of artwork like paintings with political and philosophical contents. It's very much worth to [...]
    D: 2.9mi00
  • Pergamon Museum
    This is one fascinating place. If you are into ancient cultures and art, you should definitely go there. The most important item at this museum is the Ishtar Gate, which is simply amazing. Also they have the Pergamon Altar. There are also a [...]
    D: 0.8mi00
  • About how to get from A to B in the german capital city
    Take yourself time, if want to get from point A to B with public transport. Transportation is very good, but there are always huge distances between the spots. [...]
    D: 1.2mi10

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Berlin History

When people think of the history of Berlin they think mostly of the bad things that happened there in the last century.  However, the city has quite an interesting past going back to many centuries.  Before 500 A.D., the area, that is now Berlin, was included in Germania and was inhabited by Germanic tribes.  After these tribes left, Slavic peoples migrated into the area.  In the early 800’s the settlement Berolina was introduced.  Less than 150 years later, Otto I, who was the King of Germany, took control over the people in the area of Berolina.  He founded two dioceses which were not appreciated by the pagan Slavs.  He died in 983 [...]
 
 
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  • $619Lufthansa flight Lufthansa 
    FromToDepartureTime
    Newark, NJ (EWR)Berlin, DE (TXL)07/04/201205:50 pm
    Berlin, DE (TXL)Newark, NJ (EWR)07/09/201209:35 am
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  • $642Multiple Airlines flight Multiple Airlines 
    FromToDepartureTime
    New York, NY (JFK)Berlin, DE (BER)07/04/201205:15 pm
    Berlin, DE (BER)New York, NY (JFK)07/09/201209:35 am
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  • $799Finn Air flight Finn Air 
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    Chicago, IL (ORD)Berlin, DE (BER)10/08/201203:45 pm
    Berlin, DE (BER)Chicago, IL (ORD)10/16/201207:10 pm
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