Thinking of going to Berlin next year for a short break

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  1. DJ Fatty Boy

    DJ Fatty Boy Well-Known Member

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    Anyone been and does anyone have any advice or suggestions.

    Cheers in advance
     
    DJ Fatty Boy, Dec 12, 2007
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    I'd recomment flying

    going by land for a short break takes too long :D
     
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    Swissotel Berlin

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    5* and cheap as chips. Proper nice, and they really look after you.</p>

    Plenty to do and see too mate- it wasn't top of my list of Euro cities to visit but its top draw and I'd go back.</p>

    The Olympic stadium is worth going to- I timed it to watch a Hertha Berlin match. There's a belting museum of Berlin history too but can't remember the name. Covers Berlin from small settlement right thru to present day, loads of war stuff as you'd expect.

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    I did Passau (near Munich) on the German/Austrian Border by car for a four day break

    Hull-Rotterdam-Passau. 10 1/2 hours driving from Rotterdam. The Autobahns are terrifying if you haven't got a 150mph car.
     
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    fantastic place-any number of hotels depending on your price range-we stayed just off Unter den Linden</p>

    get a travel pass-the public transport is excellent-we ate very well-mainly open air-and despite my fears food and drink were reasonable-much cheaper than Rome-just for the experience have a drink at the (very expensive) Hotel Adlon? right by the Brandenberg gate -at night is best</p>

    do the tourist bus early on-it gives you a good idea of where things are-if you have time the river/canal trip gives a different perspective</p>

    and do the checkpoint charlie museum before anything alse if you want to gat an idea of what it was like when the wall was up-not everyone wants to talk about that period</p>

    Pottsdammer platz is stunning-particularly when you see in the museum what it was like in the wall era</p>

    For a treat -if you like that sort of thing -Sans Soucci? at Potsdam is worth the rail trip-a mini Versailles-amazed that the East Germans didn't flatten it !!</p>

    oh and don't mention the war!! (only joking)</p>
     
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