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Berlin information
Google map, hostel details, activities, nightlife and cost calculation
As a member you will have, in addition to the information in this document, also a Google map with marked locations of hostels, airports, bus/train/metro stations, nightlife areas, night clubs, salsa clubs, sightseeing locations and other locations of interest.
You will furthermore have important accommodation details such as price and contact information beside other information about activities and nightlife.
You will also have a detailed cost estimation.
Highlights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin#Architecture
http://wikitravel.org/en/Berlin#See
Fernsehturm
Alexanderplatz
Rotes Rathaus
Neptunbrunnen
East Side Gallery
Brandenburg Gate
Gendarmenmarkt
Französischer Dom
Deutscher Dom
Stadtschloss
Berlin Cathedral
Church of St. Mary's
Memorial Church
St. Hedwig's Cathedral
Unter den Linden
Potsdamer Platz
Gemäldegalerie
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berliner Philharmonie
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Hackesche Höfe
Siegessäule (Victory Column)
KaDeWe
Schloss Charlottenburg
Funkturm Berlin
Internet resources and guidebooks
http://beta.arrivalguides.com/sv/Travelguides/Europe/Germany/BERLIN
http://wikitravel.org/en/Berlin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin
http://www.adlibris.com/se/product.aspx?isbn=1741048524
Money
Euro, see http://www.forex.se/ and http://www.forex.se/sv/Valuta/Resmal/?c=401.
Climate & When To Go
A perfect time to visit Berlin is during the Carnival!
http://www.karneval-berlin.de/de/english.175.html
"On 23rd May 2010 about 4.800 participants organised
in almost 100 groups changed Kreuzberg into a sea of colours and ideas.
Also this year 750.000 visitors peacefully celebrated Berlin's diversity along
the route."
"The four day street festival presents the cultural richness of Berlin."
"700.000 visitors were listening and dancing to the sound of Berlin. Four different stages - Bazaár Berlin, Eurasia, Farafina & Latinauta focused on the Berlin's music szene but introduced international bands as well."
The street parade is Sunday12th June according to the information from the following address.
http://www.karneval-berlin.de/de/neu.213.html
The Carnival of Cultures, June 10 - 13, 2011 ( Friday to Monday )
http://www.berlin.de/kultur-und-tickets/events/karneval_der_kulturen/index.en.php
Flights ( 5 nights, Thursday => Tuesday )
Travel Help recommends you to use www.reseguiden.se when you are planning your flights for a long-weekend in Europe. Use the +/- 3 days menu and fetch all flight costs. Some costs for weekend departures are missing which seems to be a program error. Most likely you want to travel before Saturday and Sunday and in such a case this error has minor importance. An overview of all costs for different departure and return dates immediately gives you information about which travel dates you should avoid due to high flight costs. You also get an indication of which travel dates have the lowest costs, especially if some low cost air companies only fly on some week days.
The example below was for 2012 and the search was done on 2012-02-23 for flights from Gothenburg. Book your flights as early as possible to get the lowest prices. You should book your flights before Christmas if you want the absolute best flight prices for the next year.
Flight (Air Berlin) on Thursday: Gothenburg/Landvetter 06:50 => Berlin/Tegel 08:00
Flight (Air Berlin) on Tuesday: Berlin/Tegel 21:30 => Gothenburg/Landvetter 22:45
The price in this example is 982 SEK on 2012-02-23 for flights in the end of May.
The member information contains further information on how you get the absolute lowest flight prices!
Airports & airport transfers
Useful address is www.world-airport-codes.com.
Gothenburg airports are www.landvetter.lfv.se and www.goteborgcityairport.se.
Buses and trains provide a quick and comfortable connection to the airport. Please click here in order to call up a new browser illustrating your personal travel connection. Please click on Download for the complete Berlin train network in PDF format.
Tegel International Airport (TXL)
http://www.airwise.com/airports/europe/tegel/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Tegel_Airport
http://www.world-airport-codes.com/germany/berlin-tegel-/-otto-lilienthal-788.html
=> http://www.berlin-airport.de/EN/index2.php
Transfer between airport and hostel
Bus: Tegel Airport => Train station Jacob-Kaiser-Platz ( ? SEK )
Take the bus 109 in the direction of
Zoologischer Garten and get out
at the train station Jacob-Kaiser-Platz
Metro: Station Jacob-Kaiser-Platz => Station Moeckernbruecke ( ? SEK )
Take the underground train (U-Bahn) U7 in
the direction of Rudow
and exit at the train station Moeckernbruecke.
Walk: Station Moeckernbruecke => Grand Hostel
Take the exit where a florist shop is located. Walk past the florist - walk upstairs and turn right at the street. Approx. 100 m down the Tempelhofer Ufer you will find the Hostel at number 14.
Schönefeld Airport (SXF)
http://www.airwise.com/airports/europe/schonefeld/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Sch%C3%B6nefeld_Airport
http://www.world-airport-codes.com/germany/berlin-schoenefeld-787.html
=> http://www.berlin-airport.de/EN/index2.php
Transfer between airport and hostel
From Airport Schönefeld: Take Bus X7 or 171 to station 'Rudow' . Then change to U-train U7 till station 'Möckernbrücke'. Takes 45 mins.
Accommodation photos
Getting around
http://wikitravel.org/en/Berlin#Get_around
http://tourist.visitberlin.de/en/welcomecard
You buy the Welcome card directly at Tegel Airport and you use it to travel during your entire stay.
Berlin 5 days Welcome Card ( tariff zone AB )
Tariff zone AB includes Tegel Airport.
Free travel with all public transport services for 5 days after purchase time
Discounts of at least 25% and up to 50% for more than 150 tourist and cultural highlights
Price: 30 euro
Berlin 5 days Welcome Card ( tariff zone ABC )
Tariff zone ABC includes Potsdam. The first thing not to miss according to Rough Guide is Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam.
Free travel with all public transport services for 5 days after purchase time
Discounts of at least 25% and up to 50% for more than 150 tourist and cultural highlights
Price: 35 euro
http://www.citytourcard.com/english/berlin/
Similar to Welcome Card but is one euro cheaper.
Dangers & Annoyances
http://wikitravel.org/en/Berlin#Stay_safe
The Culture Carnival & Street Festival
In 2012, the Carnival of Cultures is celebrated from May 25-28. The street parade takes place on Sunday, May 27, 2012. The carnival street festival, http://www.karneval-berlin.de/de/, is just next to the hostel. The below information is from 2011.
Friday 4pm – midnight
Saturday/Sunday 11am – midnight
Monday 11am – 7pm
The start of the carnival is just about 3 km from the hostel.
