hi all...
my name is kent from wisconsin, usa...february 13th throught the 15th of 2007 i am planning on siight-seeing alone in berlin, germany...
what i was wondering was is it easy to travel alone in berlin?
also what is the best/cheapest way to get from Berlin Schoenefeld airport to Derag Hotel Großer Kurfürst at Neue Roßstraße 11-12 in Berlin.
and what is the easiest/cheapest way to get from Derag Hotel Großer Kurfürst to Konrad-Wolf-Str. 60 13055 Berlin, home of the eisbaren berlin/berlin polar bears hockey. i am planning on attending the polar bears game the evening of the 2-13-07.
what is the best way to order a ticket for the game as well?
i consider myself a bit of a world war two buff as well...what sites thereof are a MUST SEE for berlin...and are there any small tour groups that i could partake with? or walking tours?
and what is the climate like in mid february for berlin as well?
any and all help would be most appreicated...and you can even write to me direct at puckembucky_2001@yahoo.com
thanks!
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Its easy to travel round berlin. Public transport is easy %26amp; plentiful. I recommend getting a tourist ticket from the Airport Express station which costs 19 euros for 48hrs and covers all the transport.
Take the Airport Express from Schonefeld to Zoogarten station (30/40 mins). The 109 %26amp; 110 buses run the length of the Ku%26#39;damm from Zoogarten.
We took walking tour www.insiderberlintours.com and found it really interesting.
Hope this helps.
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Hi,
The Eisbaeren (polar bears) are playing in the eastern part of the city (Hohenschönhausen). It is easy to get there from the city centre with local transport system (BVG).
Just use the BVG journey planner:
http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/
Their arena is called %26quot;Sportforum Hohenschönhausen%26quot; or inofficial %26quot;Wellblechpalast%26quot;. In order to reserve tickets call 030 - 9718 40 40.... I%26#39;m sure that your Hotel helps you out with that.
http://www.eisbaeren.de
Must sees for WW2 history are certainly the Gedaechtniskirche, a church that is still destroyed. Beside of that I highly recommend the exhibition %26quot;Topographie des Terrors%26quot;. It is located where the headquarters of Gestapo and SS once were. The entry is free. You find it in Niederkirchnerstrasse 8, close to Potsdamer Platz.
You don%26#39;t have so much time but maybe you want to visit a concentration camp as well. You find the KZ %26quot;Sachsenhausen%26quot; in Oranienburg. (ca. 1 hour from Berlin%26#39;s city centre).
gedenkstaette-sachsenhausen.de/gums/en/index…
In mid feb it is normally pretty cold. You expect anything between -10 - 10°C.
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I just returned and used schönefeld airport it went real smooth -it is a small airport and ez directions etc...
There is a train station stop 400 yards from the airport with trains going into the city. it is inexpensive 2.10€ to go anywhere in Berlin.
I went to an icebears game too !!! It was great. Alot of atmosphere at the arena ( it is an old bldg. with not many ammenities but the noisy fans make up for it. The team is playing well at the moment and they have a few players from the USA and Canada. The arena is a little farther out get there by taking the M5 tram from Alexanderplatz. It takes a good 20 min. just look for the fans out front etc.. There were bbq%26#39;s, beer sales, etc.. not to different than in WI making for a good pre game festivities. Tickets may be hard to get the game I went to was a sell out but I think there are always standing room tix.
I would simply recommend going to Potsdamer platz area there is old and even better lots of new it is an active area with shops, dining, cafes etc... Enjoy...
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Schönefeld Airport transfer:
tripadvisor.com/Travel-g187323-s301/Berlin:G…
(also check info on journey planner!)
I%26#39;d recommend going on a day/half day walking tour (check Berlin forum or Berlin Inside pages for tours). These tours should cover quite a bit of WWII and provide you with a broad overview of Berlin sights. You could return to some WWII sites after having finished the tour (just by yourself) or go on another WWII dedicated tour, eg http://www.berlinwalks.de/tours.html.
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