Berlin at Xmas?
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briancollins
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Ok so I'm apparently goin to Berlin then 
Wont be drivin thats for sure
Wont be drivin thats for sure
christypeRA
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have a good time. 
@ Ash
we had to wait 17 hrs till the next flight out with 20 quid on us after paying for the new tickets. It was good fun actually, the pair of us put our luggage into lockers and jumped on the train which is very good, It goes everywhere and we didnt pay a bean.We just went as far as we could and then back again stopping at shooping centres and the likes. Some places we went to look like world war 2 is still going on - freaky places at 12 midnight and not a sinner around bar the 2 Irish lugs :lol:
As nodge says bring the thermals, as it is freezing hard, But there is lots of stalls for crepes, beers and warm stuff.
Some info I got:
Google Sandemans New Berlin for info on the tours, definately go on the free one - some of the pay tours are good too, but cost money.
Sachsenhausen Concentration camp is about an hour away.
The 'Germania' exhibition (Google it: Germania - Hitlers vision for Germany) opened during the summer, right beside the Holocaust Memorial, beside the row of shops.
There's an abandoned Theme Park out in Treptower Park if you want to go off taking acid.
There's a Communist Memorial out there too, which is jawdropping...
Olympiastadion. 1936 Olympics.
The Christmas Markets will also probably be open, definately worth a visit.
Also, if the weather isin't too harsh, go to the Strand Bar (on the banks of the Spree) at the Bode Museum. It's in a park called Montbijou Park beside Hackerschermarkt. Deck chairs, sand, good music, looking at the Bode Museum with the reflection from the River. It's the most chilled out place.
Remember, in Berlin, you can walk down the road at 9am with two open beers in your hand, smoking a joint, wearing no pants and noone would even look at you, so don't let the side down. Beer is available everywhere, 24 hours. You'll probably spot businessmen on the train in the morning with 3 or 4 bottles of beer with them.
the holocaust memorial beside the brandenberg gate is class.it is a few hundred 3metre by 1 metre stone columns that vary in height and from the outside the whole thing looks small but when you walk through it, it gets bigger and bigger, think its metaphorical for the unseen depths of the tragedy the holocaust was.
you a get a real wierd feeling just from being there.
definitely check it out
and rent bikes from under the tv tower in alexanderplatz to cycle around the city.bikes are cheap and its an ideal way to get around and go for a cycle through the big parks.
we had to wait 17 hrs till the next flight out with 20 quid on us after paying for the new tickets. It was good fun actually, the pair of us put our luggage into lockers and jumped on the train which is very good, It goes everywhere and we didnt pay a bean.We just went as far as we could and then back again stopping at shooping centres and the likes. Some places we went to look like world war 2 is still going on - freaky places at 12 midnight and not a sinner around bar the 2 Irish lugs :lol:
As nodge says bring the thermals, as it is freezing hard, But there is lots of stalls for crepes, beers and warm stuff.
Some info I got:
Google Sandemans New Berlin for info on the tours, definately go on the free one - some of the pay tours are good too, but cost money.
Sachsenhausen Concentration camp is about an hour away.
The 'Germania' exhibition (Google it: Germania - Hitlers vision for Germany) opened during the summer, right beside the Holocaust Memorial, beside the row of shops.
There's an abandoned Theme Park out in Treptower Park if you want to go off taking acid.
There's a Communist Memorial out there too, which is jawdropping...
Olympiastadion. 1936 Olympics.
The Christmas Markets will also probably be open, definately worth a visit.
Also, if the weather isin't too harsh, go to the Strand Bar (on the banks of the Spree) at the Bode Museum. It's in a park called Montbijou Park beside Hackerschermarkt. Deck chairs, sand, good music, looking at the Bode Museum with the reflection from the River. It's the most chilled out place.
Remember, in Berlin, you can walk down the road at 9am with two open beers in your hand, smoking a joint, wearing no pants and noone would even look at you, so don't let the side down. Beer is available everywhere, 24 hours. You'll probably spot businessmen on the train in the morning with 3 or 4 bottles of beer with them.
the holocaust memorial beside the brandenberg gate is class.it is a few hundred 3metre by 1 metre stone columns that vary in height and from the outside the whole thing looks small but when you walk through it, it gets bigger and bigger, think its metaphorical for the unseen depths of the tragedy the holocaust was.
you a get a real wierd feeling just from being there.
definitely check it out
and rent bikes from under the tv tower in alexanderplatz to cycle around the city.bikes are cheap and its an ideal way to get around and go for a cycle through the big parks.
briancollins
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davelegacy
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[quote author=STi Brian link=topic=9326.msg136083#msg136083 date=1229068895]
He'll be grand, he can walk around the markets drinking pints of german beer or mulled wine with shots of rum or amaretto, he won't even remember he's been there
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sounds like a plan............ 
He'll be grand, he can walk around the markets drinking pints of german beer or mulled wine with shots of rum or amaretto, he won't even remember he's been there
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sounds like a plan............