Weekend in Berlin

Why Berlin?

It all started wit my great wish of attending a concert of Leonard Cohen. As I didn’t wont to miss a good opportunity I was reading the tour schedule on hour basis. And there was tour scheduled for Berlin on 30.8..

That combination sounded great and I just didn’t wont to wait for too long and I booked a flight to Berlin and got ticket for concert. In a few days the concert day was canceled. Luckily there was a new tour date in Lucca in Italy. So I didn’t miss a great concert! Check out some pictures from Lucca.

Where to get info:

Before getting there it is wise to read a little bit about town, transportation, places to see etc. I found very useful links:

Berlin tourist information – Very useful site with various information type and links to other sources

BVG – How to get from the airport : Useful site to get tips and info about Berlin and its transportation system.

S-Bahn – Going around Berlin is very easy, I suggest getting a day ticket, which makes it easy to wonder around Berlin in an easy and fast way.

When arrived in Berlin we took a day ticket for ABC cone, so we got form airport to center and we still used the same ticket for the rest of a day. Next day we took a day ticket for AB cone. It’s not worth cheating and riding around without ticket.

Where to stay:

You can find a lot of places to stay in Berlin, from rooms, to apartments, hostels, hotels and more. As an internet user I started my research for a hotel by some criteria:

• good connection to an airport
• near at least one tourist attraction
• near some good clubs

All those criteria lead to a Hotel Pension am Savignyplatz. Hotel was max. 2min away from S-bahn station. Surrounded with bars, restaurants, clubs and more.

How it was:

We spend first afternoon walking around Berlin and visiting some of attraction every tourist must see. At the evening we went into a Cotton Club Berlin with a live music and it was a great evening.

We were lucky because on Saturday 30.8.2008 there were some great events in Berlin.

Staatsoper für alle Beethoven’s Fidelio was broad-casted live outside on big screen.

After a wonderful evening there was still another event in Berlin. Lange Nacht der Museen – Long night in museum. All museums in Berlin were open from 18:00 until 2:00.

If you want to get a Great view of Berlin go on top of EuropaCenter.

You can see some more pictures from Berlin on my Picable page

Conclusion: I was impressed with Berlin and I put it on my list of favorite cities and places. I will go there again. Next time I hope for at least few days.