things to see and do in berlin!

[NathanEldred]

Originally Posted by aeonsound

i am a medieval historian by training

Germany must be a dream come true for you then. I've never been to Europe or England. I wish I could take a month off and just travel.

[White Falcon]

Hansa Tonstudio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[NoisyNarrowBand]

Originally Posted by aeonsound

guten tag!
we are staying in Prenzlauer Berg for a week.

are there any recommendations for things to do and see in and around Berlin?

danke!

well first do the obvious tourist things: spend a day touring reichstag, brandenburger tor, checkpoint charlie, alex tower - go up there if weather is clear. worth it.

devot another day to museumsinsel: pergamon museum is a must for you, check out the rest, mostly antique stuff

also wander prenzlauer berg, kreuzberg and neuköln: click opera - Living in NKLN to keep PZBG alive - if you look for good and affordable german meets mediterranean cusine check out the nansen: Nansen - Neukölln, Berlin - German Restaurants - Qype

[rasmus]

SchneidersBuero
if you are into synths and weird stuff!

[Mr.HOLMES]

I guess Hansa will not to have time.....for exhibitions?

There are so many things to see the "Museumsinsel" with the Pergamon Altar

Pergamon Altar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Go to the Jewish Museum where the Holocaust is illustrated.
It should never happen again anywhere in the world.

Jewish Museum, Berlin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Do not forget to visit the trend quarters Friedirichshian and Prenzlauer Berg.

Take Trip on a boat over the river Spree thorough the government quarter
with "bundestag" they hold a speech in english and explain a lot about west east etc..

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Go to my brothers trend coffee house Sankt Oberholz at Rosenthaler Platz you have free Wirelas Lan access and you can eat great greek snacks and drink the fines coffee in town. Talk to people there they may have other ideas what you can do in berlin.

Sankt Oberholz

Visit me at my small studio.....just joking.

[decibike]

Hamburger Bahnhof transformed a large industrial building into a temple of contemporary art. Reichstag is impressive. Fernsehturm has the best view across the city.

Prenzlauerberg:
* you might want to visit Kulturbrauerei: club/gigs/bars/restaurant etc.
* breakfast at the wohnzimmer-bar. Lettestrasse 6

viel spaB!

[Slogun]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_...Treptower_Park)

Very nice memorial park and if you go down by the river you can also see the old Stasi building.

[Jim Williams]

Take the underground Berlin tour. It goes to the **** chambers and bunkers that were built under the city.

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[Jeff Goodman]

Well, that sounds quite uplifting, Jim. Perfect holiday fare.

Originally Posted by Jim Williams

Take the underground Berlin tour. It goes to the **** chambers and bunkers that were built under the city.

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[andychamp]

Originally Posted by aeonsound

(...)by support i mean 'eat delicious meats and drink fine beers whilst cheering from the sidelines'.(...)

Make that a Currywurst and a Berliner Weisse Mit Schuss at Konnopke's Imbiss under the S-Bahn station "Schönhauser Allee" Food doesn't get much more typical than that.

A few rock clubs to try:
Kato
Magnet
Knaack
Garage Pankow

I'm sure there are many more, but these I know.

The cool thing about Berlin is that, while it's definitely got that metropolis vibe, people there are usually much more relaxed than in Paris, London or New York (although I only have 2nd-hand knowledge of NY)

EDIT: apparently the Knaack club has cancelled/postponed all live show for the rest of the year, parties still seem to happen, though...