Berlin

  • Destination Info

    About Berlin

    Berlin is such a fantastic city. We thought the people were super interesting, there was a great food and art scene and the sites were tremendous. Whether it was WWII or the Cold War, the relics you see are remarkably preserved and displayed so that you can soak up all the history. There is a sense that Berlin is on the cutting-edge of things and so there is an energy that is palpable.

  • Eat / Play / Shop

    Eat / Play / Shop

    Museums:
    -Jewish museum (fascinating; really well laid out)
    -Tacheles (a buliding filled with artists who are essentially squatting there; incredible graffiti all over the walls)
    -Berlinische Galerie (beautiful architecture; great modern art)
    -Pergamon Museum (incredible archaeological site)
    -Berggruen Collection (private art collection of a New Yorker)
    -Helmut Newton Foundation (gallery; great if you like his work)
    -C/O Berlin International Forum for Photography (great exhibits)

    Sites:
    -Jewish cemetary
    -Wall (East Side gallery; amazing graffiti)
    -Berliner Dome (huge organ inside)
    -Holocaust memorial

    Shopping:
    -Quartier 206  (deco department store; totally worth visiting just for décor)
    -KaDeWe (dept store food court; not a must)
    -Hackescher Market (fun market)
    -Hackeschen Hofe (my favorite shoes, Trippen, have their flagship store here)

    Misc:
    -Rent a bike to get around
    -great guides: Yaov and Natalie Sapir (http://www.berlinjewish.com)

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  • Itinerary

    Itinerary

    We spent 5 days in Berlin. It was a perfect amount of time to see all the main sites and get a good taste of its culture. In the Eat/Play/Shop section I highlight a few of my favorite things we did.

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