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[aroraborealis]

Can anyone recommend good places to stay in Berlin, Germany? And what activities or other attractions should one be sure not to miss?

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[(Anonymous)]

Hi,

Kai told me, you could use some tips for the real Berlin.

to stay: if you are staying for more than 3 or 4 days you should consider tc-apartments-berlin.de (in Central Berlin = Mitte, they've got appartements in other districts as well, but I'd recommend Mitte), very early booking necessary. A good hotel in perfect location is hotel-albrechtshof.de (in Mitte), christian background, but very liberal nowadys (some of the rooms are quite small). Less expensive but nice Wilhelminian Style Hotel is hotel-residenz-berlin.de, nice rooms, maybe a bit small as well (near Kudamm, Charlottenburg, second best district to stay).

to see: Museums: of course the Pergamon. And the Gemäldegalerie has probably the most consise collection of late medieval and early modern art in Europe. You should consider the Bode Museum for an hour or two as well, less spectacular collection (sculpture) but one of the nicest neo-classical museal buildings I know. Outside: Be sure to take a long walk down Unter den Linden and along the Friedrichstraße from Checkpoint Charly towards the east. Potsdam is worth a trip as well (just 25 minutes by train): Sanssouci, the Park of Sanssouci and the Dutch Quarter.

at night: if you're interested in theatre, consider the Berliner Ensemble (conservative aesthetics according to german standards), Deutsches Theater (less conservative), Volksbühne (often somewhat experimental) or the State Opera (great stuff). To go out (restaurants, bars, clubs) there's plenty in Kreuzberg of course (Yorkstraße, Oranienstraße) - preferably turkish kitchen, in Charlottenburg and on the Prenzlauer Berg; avoid the Oranienburger Straße in Mitte (best days are long gone) and Potsdamer Platz area (boring).

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Rosa: that comment is from my brother Jens, who was in the wrong Berlin pretty recently and goes there quite a bit.

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Kai! And thank Jens for me, too, please -- this is a great help!