Berlin

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Pros: What are you waiting for?????
Cons: hmmmmmm are there any???

I was lucky enough to have grown up in a City who "never sleep's" and I do not mean NY. All the Americans stationed in Berlin called it "Little NY" and it truly was. Obviously I am talking about the time before the Wall came down, when we were still ...

Pros: The TV tower, the parliament building are especially must see's.
Cons: Shopping very expensive.

Our friends, who are far more accustomed to spending their vacations frying their blue-white northern flesh under a Mediterranean sun, were rather dismissive of our plans for a number of smaller city breaks this year. Surprisingly to me, our choice ...

Pros: history, museums, shops
Cons: coooold!

I trekked down the ole German Hauptstadt at the very start of this year. It was about my third time there and a lot of things were changed. The glitzy and sparkling new Potsdamer Platz, with its modern architecture, were the first item on the agenda, and ...

Pros: One of the greatest cities in the world
Cons: From roads to public buildings, everything is always under construction

I had always wanted to show my children and my husband the city I grew up in. I have lived in the US for the past 16 years and except for a real brief trip in 1995, I have not been back to Berlin. So when we went to visit family this past Christmas, I...

Pros: Berlin is a cultural treasure trove.
Cons: There is a lot of ground to cover and I could have used more time.

I started and ended my trip to Germany in Berlin. The reason I chose to go to Germany in late November/early December was for the Christmas fairs but while I was there I thought I would take in as many museums and cultural attractions as possible –...

Pros: Great collections
Cons: exhausting for dedicated culture-vulture tourist

If you are going to Berlin for its museums and/or historic sites, make Monday a travel day. The museums and palaces are all closed on Monday, with the exception of the New Palace in Potsdam (a major exception) and the Checkpoint Charlie Museum (a must...

Pros: Dietrichiana, the first best actor Oscar, and more
Cons: short shrift for G. W. Pabst; lack of seats for viewing clips

Berlin is a city with many imposing museums and great collections -- the Pergamom, Ethnology, and art (Gemäldegalerie) being particularly outstanding. For someone interested in German expressionist films from between the world wars and/or Marlene...

Pros: a very interesting city, the 100 line will get you anywhere you need to go
Cons: .

I've only spent one day in Berlin. I still had time to see all the most important sites.
I think this review is suitable for people who want to know what to see in Berlin when there's very little time.

It's best to start the tour at the...

Pros: Plenty of museums, palaces and gardens, art galleries, and impressive structures.
Cons: None if you like big cities.

When President Kennedy said this famous quote, thousands of Berliners took him in as one of their own. When we visited Berlin, I found it to be a sprawling, energetic, and trendy dynamic city with many wonderful architectural structures.

The...

Pros: Utterly fascinating city, with a constantly changing skyline
Cons: Not everyone speaks English, especially in the east

For a flavor of hip Berlin, try one of the city's fabulous "art hotels". One of the most famous is the Kunstelheim Luise. It is in trendy Mitte, the eastern area of the center (the Reichstag is just ten minutes away).

I stayed in "Luisol", a...

Pros: night life, history, museums, largest offering in any kind of entertainment
Cons: massive construction ongoing, not the most beautiful city

Having lived in Berlin for 5 years may provide insight and at the same time render me blind for the real attractions. So what to write about, that may be interesting to you? How about my personal favorites of what used to be my home (several years ago)....

Pros: you will realize the last century
Cons: instantaneous travel is not yet possible

Fremde, etranger, stranger
Gluklich zu sehen, Je suis enchante,
Happy to see you, bliebe, reste, stay


I've dreamt about Berlin for three years, and finally, just last month. . . First class on the ICE, Mannheim to...

Pros: Vast amount of WW2 history, active nightlife, really nice city.
Cons: Can be a very emotional experience, even if you're only remotely Jewish.

It was 5pm on Friday when we decided to spend our weekend somewhere else. An hour later we were at Amsterdam Central Station buying two train tickets to Berlin, to leave at 11pm. We bought two sleeper tickets so that we could have some rest, but weren't...

Pros: Mass transit, sightseeing, restaurants, night life
Cons: Construction dirt

Berlin is my home town. I was was born in Berlin in the mid-1950s, then lived in what became West Berlin, moved to the U.S. with my family, and recently returned to Berlin for a fantastic visit, even though I have no relatives or other ties there...