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Visiting Berlin by car
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
If you plan to come to Berlin by car, there are several things you should know: 1 - Get a car sticker Your car would need a yellow or green car sticker inside the city (if your car is German, you need the green one), due to Berlin is an Environmental Area to limit fine particle emissions. You can get it here http://www.umwelt-plakette.de/ More...
Brewer's Berlin Tours
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Craft Beer & Breweries Tour Discover Berlin by night and learn about the city’s amazing bar and beer culture with us! Taste Berlin’s best local Craft Beers & visit Local Bars and Microbreweries. Berlin has a long brewing history, but many traditional breweries and bars disappeared following World War II and the city’s division...
James Turrell Cemetery chapel
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Illuminates a Memorial Chapel in a Berlin Cemetery ...
Berlin Horizontal
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Looking for the latest way to discover Berlin? Want to step away from the same old Berlin tours, the 100 bus line – or perhaps you’ve maxed out your audio, visual, gamingand even beer-biking sightseeing excursions? Well, Horizontal Berlin may yet provide the answer. A little while ago in Prenzlauer Berg (north of Miniloft), an advertising...
Monsterkabinett
Friday, November 6, 2015
As the evenings begin to draw in and the streets become dark and still, creepy things begin to stir. In a basement, a short walk from Hackescher Markt, a curious group of creatures has assembled and is waiting for your visit. The Monsterkabinett on Rosenthaler Strasse is a collection of gruesome yet somehow cute creatures, brought into being by...
Calendar of Events in Berlin
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
There is always something happening in Berlin. Here you find a list of the most important yearly events per month. *Check the websites for more information and the specific dates January Berliner Neujahrslauf (New Year's race)For those who want to start the year running. It is a 4 kms. race on the 1st of January Berlin Fashion weekHeld twice...
What to do in Berlin: Tips for all kinds of visitors
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Berlin is a big city with a wide variety of things to do and places to visit for any kind of person. Sometimes, these things are not so obvious so, we have created a list of tips of interesting things depending on the kind of visitor you are. *Please, check every website for further information. The prices and times here could not be updated....
Nordbahnhof
Thursday, October 1, 2015
These days Nordbahnhof is an odd part of town. It seems to just host an S Bahn station, a tram stop and a shiny Deutsche Bahn office. A closer look and a look back into the past highlight what a fascinating part of town this actually is. The inauspiciously named Nordbahnhof (North Station) was originally a huge and grand terminus station called...
Getting high in Berlin
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Berlin is a very flat city. This makes it ideal for walking and cycling, but it does mean it lacks the long views you would find in say Greenwich Park in London or from the Sacré-Cœur in Paris. There is something very human about wanting to rise up above the ground in a city and take a look around. Well, where there's a will there's a way. Here...
Hauptstadt Trip city tours
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
A chance street encounter with Markus Wiehler and his trusty Trabant led to one of the undisputed highlights of our family's trip to Berlin. A talented acrobat, who defected from East Berlin whilst representing the GDR in Paris, along with 3 of his teammates, Markus skilfully wove his fascinating personal history into his 3 hour driving tour of...