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A trip from October 02, 2009 to October 07, 2009, travelling to Berlin
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10/02/2009 to 10/07/2009
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Fri 10/02/09 (day 1) - Berlin

EC 176 from Prague at 1:20pm Stop by the TI at the Hbf Check into Hotel at 3:00pm
Transportation
Fri Oct 2 1:30pm - Fri Oct 2 3:00pm
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Berlin's grandest boulevard stretches east-west for just over a mile between Schlossplatz and the Brandenburg Gate . …
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Unter den Linden
Schlossplatz
Berlin, BE 10117
Germany
+49 (0)30 25 0025
Fri Oct 2 4:00pm - Fri Oct 2 5:00pm
Notes
Mitte - E19
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Rick Steves **
Frommer's: NA
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Stretching from the Brandenburg Gate in the east to Zoo Station in the west, Tiergarten park is one of Europe's larg …
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Tiergarten
Strasse des 17. Juni
Berlin, BE 10117
Germany
+49 (0)30 25 0025
Fri Oct 2 4:00pm - Fri Oct 2 5:00pm
Notes
Tiergarten - E15
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Rick Steves NA
Frommer's: NA
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Sat 10/03/09 (day 2) - Berlin

Get a three day museum pass and see as many of the museums as we can take on three day schedule. Many aren' …More  
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Berlin, Germany
Sat Oct 3 9:00am - Sat Oct 3 8:00pm
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Beginning in the glass-roofed central courtyard, visitors can move at will through every epoch of art from the medie …
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Gemäldegalerie
Matthäikirchplatz 8
Berlin, BE 10785
Germany
+49 30 2090 5555
Sat Oct 3 9:30am - Sat Oct 3 3:00pm
Notes
Tiergarten (Kulur-Forum) - F17
Tues-Sun 10am-6pm (Thurs until 10pm)
U-Bahn: Potsdamer Platz. Bus: 200 or 347
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Rick Steves ***
Frommer's: Exceptional (***)
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After the fall of the Wall in 1989, Potsdamer Platz turned from a deserted wasteland into Europe's biggest building …
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Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Strasse
Berlin, BE 10785
Germany
+49 (0)30 25 0025
Sat Oct 3 10:00am - Sat Oct 3 11:00am
Notes
Tiergarten - F19
U2, S1 S2 S25 Potsdamer Platz
Adjacent Sony Center
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Rick Steves *
Frommer's: NA
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The impòsing Reichstag reflects Germany's past, present and future like no other building. It was constructed in 18 …
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Reichstag
Platz der Republik 1
Berlin, BE 10557
Germany
+49 30 2273 2152
Sat Oct 3 10:00am - Sat Oct 3 11:00am
Notes
Tiergarten - D19
S-Bahn: Unter den Linden. Bus: 100
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Rick Steves ***
Frommer's: Highly Recommended (*)
Daily
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Germany's most recognisable symbol is not as large as many visitors expect, yet its history is rich and fascinating. …
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Brandenburger Tor
Am Pariser Platz
Berlin, BE 10117
Germany
+49 (0)30 25 0025
Sat Oct 3 10:00am - Sat Oct 3 11:00am
Notes
Mitte - E19
Unter den Linden
S-Bahn: Unter den Linden. Bus: 100
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Rick Steves **
Frommer's: Very Highly Recommended (**)
Daily
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Built in the late 19th century in honour of Kaiser Wilhelm I, this once magnificent church was gutted by fire after …
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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche
Breitscheidplatz
Berlin, BE 10789
Germany
+49 30 218 5023
Sat Oct 3 10:00am - Sat Oct 3 11:00am
Notes
Charlottenburg - G14
Breitscheidplatz
U-Bahn: Zoologischer Garten or Kurfürstendamm
Ruined church Mon-Sat 10am-4pm; new church daily 9am-6pm
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Frommer's: Recommended ( )
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This museum houses the priceless collection of Jugendstil and art deco ceramics and furniture once owned by German i …
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Bröhan-Museum
Schlossstrasse 1
Berlin, BE 14059
Germany
+49 30 3269 0600
Sat Oct 3 10:00am - Sat Oct 3 11:00am
Notes
Charlottenburg - D9
Tues-Sun 10am-6pm
U-Bahn: Sophie-Charlotte-Platz. Bus: 109 or 309 to Schloss Charlottenburg
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Frommer's: Recommended ( )
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Anyone visiting Berlin today would find it hard to imagine that this vibrant and cosmopolitan city was until only re …
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Falkenseer Platz
Berlin, BE 13597
Germany
+49 (0)30 25 0025
Sat Oct 3 10:00am - Sat Oct 3 11:00am
Notes
Mitte / Tiergarten - E19
Near Brandenburg Tor
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Rick Steves **
Frommer's: NA
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The Bauhaus Museum houses a permanent exhibition of photos and architectural designs relating to the Bauhaus school.
Thing to Do
Klingelhoferstrasse 14
Berlin, Germany
+49 030/2540020
Sat Oct 3 10:00am - Sat Oct 3 11:00am
Notes
Tiergarten - G16
U1, U2, U3, U4 Nollendorfplatz, About 1km north.
Wed-Mon 10am-5pm
Check Website to see if closed for renovation.
U-Bahn: Nollendorfplatz
SNK
Rick Steves NA
Frommer's: Recommended ( )
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This small museum is worth the trek out of the city center. It houses the works of the Brücke Group , considered to …
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Brücke-Museum
Bussardsteig 9
Berlin, BE 14195
Germany
+49 30 831 2029
Sat Oct 3 10:00am - Sat Oct 3 11:00am
Notes
Dahlem - Off map (South)
Wed-Mon 11am-5pm
(Check this - U-Bahn to Fehrbelliner Platz, then bus 115) About 1 mile NW from U3 Dahlem-Dorf
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Rick Steves NA
Frommer's: Very Highly Recommended (**)
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A journey through film history: from the pioneering years, to silent-film divas and the films of the Weimar Republic …More  
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Postdamer Strasse 2
Berlin, Germany
+49 030/30090372
Sat Oct 3 10:00am - Sat Oct 3 11:00am
Notes
Tiergarten - F18
Tues-Sun 10am-6pm (Thurs until 8pm)
U-Bahn/S-Bahn: Potsdamer Platz
SNK
Rick Steves NA
Frommer's: Highly Recommended (*)
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Founded in 1868 as a museum for modern design, this museum didn't restrict itself for very long. In 1874 the Lünebe …
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Kunstgewerbemuseum
Herbert-von-Karajan-Strasse 10
Berlin, BE 10785
Germany
+49 30 266 42 4336
Sat Oct 3 10:00am - Sat Oct 3 11:00am
Notes
Tiergarten - F17
Tues-Fri 10am-6pm; Sat-Sun 11am-6pm
Matthäiskirchplatz (opposite the Philharmonie)
U-Bahn: Potsdamer Platz. Bus: 129 from Ku'Damm to Potsdamer Brücke
SNK
Rick Steves NA
Frommer's: Recommended ( )
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The distinctive rectangular structure of the Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) was designed by Mies van de …
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Neue Nationalgalerie
Potsdamer Strasse 50
Berlin, BE 10785
Germany
+49 30 266 2651
Sat Oct 3 10:00am - Sat Oct 3 11:00am
Notes
Tiergarten - G17
Tues-Sun 10am-6pm (Thurs until 10pm)
U-Bahn U2 (Potsdamer Platz)
S-Bahn S1, S2, S25 (Potsdamer Platz)
Bus M29 (Potsdamer Brücke); M41 (Potsdamer Platz Bhf / Voßstraße); M48, M85 (Kulturforum); 200, 347 (Philharmonie)
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Rick Steves NA
Frommer's: Highly Recommended (*)
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The dancing fountains and the superb cupola made of large triangular sails sublimely poised in midair above the cent …
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Potsdamer Straße 4
Berlin, BE 10785
Germany
+49 30 2575 1177
Sat Oct 3 10:00am - Sat Oct 3 11:00am
Notes
Tiergarten - F18
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Rick Steves NA
Frommers NA
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Sun 10/04/09 (day 3) - Berlin


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Berlin, Germany
Sun Oct 4 9:00am - Sun Oct 4 8:00pm
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The Egyptian Museum lies in one of the twin buildings facing Schloss Charlottenburg which were originally used as th …
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Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung
Am Lustgarten
Berlin, BE 10178
Germany
+49 30 2090 5544
Sun Oct 4 10:00am - Sun Oct 4 11:00am
Notes
Charlottenburg - D9
U7 Richard Wagner-Platz
Daily 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Thur 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Check Museums Website
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Rick Steves **
Frommer's: Recommended ( )
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This beautiful baroque palace was built in 1695 by King Friedrich Wilhelm I as a summer residence for his beloved wi …
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Schloss Charlottenburg
Spandauer Damm 20
Berlin, BE 14059
Germany
+49 (0)30 25 0025
Sun Oct 4 10:00am - Sun Oct 4 11:00am
Notes
Charlottenburg - D9
Luisenplatz
U-Bahn: Richard-Wagner-Platz. Bus: 145 or 204
SNK
Rick Steves *
Frommer's: Very Highly Recommended (**)
Go Tues - Fri.
Palace Tues - Sun; Museum Tues - Fri
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Just like the next-door Literaturhaus, Kathe Kollwitz Museum is located in a picturesque 19th century villa. But the …
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Käthe Kollwitz Museum
Fasanenstrasse 24
Berlin, BE 10719
Germany
+49 30 882 5210
Sun Oct 4 10:00am - Sun Oct 4 11:00am
Notes
Charlottenburg - H12
Wed-Mon 11am-6pm
U-Bahn: Kurfürstendamm or Uhlandstrasse. Bus 109, 110, 204, or 249
SNK
Rick Steves *
Frommer's: Highly Recommended (*)
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Schlosstrasse 1 U-Bahn: Richard-Wagner-Platz, followed by a 10-min walk. Bus: 129, 145, or 210 Primarily Picasso, …More  
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Schlosstrasse 1
Berlin, Germany
+49 030/326-9580
Sun Oct 4 10:00am - Sun Oct 4 11:00am
Notes
Charlottenburg - D9
U-Bahn: Richard-Wagner-Platz, followed by a 10-min walk. Bus: 129, 145, or 210
Tues-Sun 10am-6pm
SNK
Rick Steves *
Frommer's: Highly Recommended (*)
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Built in 1936 by Werner March for the XI Summer Olympic Games, the Olympiastadion, which seats 100,000 people …More  
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Sun Oct 4 10:00am - Sun Oct 4 11:00am
Notes
Charlottenburg - E2
Mar-Oct daily 10am-7pm
U-Bahn: U2 Olympia-Stadion
SNK
Rick Steves NA
Frommer's: Recommended ( )
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