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The year 2009 is an important one for Germany and Berlin – in November, we'll mark the 20th anniversary of the popular uprising across Eastern Germany that led to the dismantling of the Iron Curtain, of which the Berlin Wall was the most famous piece.But before the festivities start, we have a long, lazy, luscious summer ahead of us. Even though the theatre and concert season will soon wind down, there's a multitude of activities in the city. The Sandsation sand sculpting festival has parked its huge sandbox beside the Hauptbahnhof again, the tour boats are zipping up and down the river Spree in full force again, and the museums have been dusted off for the annual onslaught of summer tourists. The cultural summer at the Jewish Museum Berlin has some great concerts, plus the famed 'Jazz in the garden' picnics on Sunday.
Berlin's a great place to simply wander around too, as each Bezirk, or neighbourhood, has its own quirky characteristics, characters, shops and sights.
Wherever you spread your towel this summer, stay cool and enjoy Berlin. Comments about the guide are always welcome at berlin@inyourpocket.com.
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Sophieneck
A favourite of locals and tourists alike, Sophieneck is one of the most charming cafés in Mitte. Located near Hackescher Markt since the revamp of the district in 1984, it has resisted trendific
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Astoria
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Reingold
A lounge glowing in amber tones recalls the thirties with an oversize drawing of Thomas Mann's forlorn offspring, Klaus and Erika, and leather and velvet seating. Though it often has a DJ, no one
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Knese
Alt-Berliner, traditional 'Old Berlin' cuisine, is on offer at rustic Knese. Try the Königsberger Klopse, meatballs with potatoes, the pork knuckle or the calf liver with apples, on
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I had a fantastic time. Really nice atmosphere and really friendly people, which is not typical for Berlin.[...]
I walked in one of those bars on my vacation. I was not sure what was going on. Ttwo guys had no shirts on, they were in their twenties. Tthen some really young guy came up to me, I about died. He was so smooth and young, we partied in the room for[...]
We found Loretta's to be a nice low key place to spend the evening. If I am ever back in Berlin, you can bet I will go there again.[...]
Hi! This is very useful. Just great. Thank you.[...]
I think it was fun to ride the elevator. Up on the roof there is a great view of the city and the roof itself is worth seeing.[...]
But for the principle of multi-cultural society you wouldn't have the pasty (Mehrzahl pasties). As an expat I hope that to be a German still stands for search for accuracy. You wouldn't say Berlin is in Preussen, so believe me, Cornwall's eastern border is the river Tamar, Devon belongs to England. Interested in accuracy? Please go to www.cornishstannaryparliament.org and get more infos. We even have T-shirts here (to educate people) CORNWALL IS NEXT TO ENGLAND - just like WALES. Herzliche Gruesse und nichts fuer ungut.
Editor - It's amazing what you can learn by writing about meat pies. I hope the now sadly terminated sale of Cornish pastries in Berlin did not contribute to the funding of militant separatist groups that terrorise the Cornish countryside by removing any signs bearing the word 'England', leading to lost tourists falling off the beautiful non-English cliffs. Good luck with your independence struggle - but we really only cared about the pasties!
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It's great - shame you've got your facts wrong. It's "A working-class meal from the old tin-mining area of CORNWALL" - not southwestern tip of England stupid! Don't become another victim of English propaganda.
Editor - so you're saying that Cornwall is not a part of England, or that it's not at the southwestern tip of England? Unless Devon has floated further west, we think you're wrong on both accounts. But hey, we're here in Germany so we only care about the pastries.
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Highly recommended for a repast after The Bode! Happened upon the corner where ORANIUM came to be a welcome shelter as we were walking back to the U-Bahn for Potsdamer Platz in the bitter cold wind. The drinks and hot tomato soup provided jus[...]
I just spent 4 interesting days in Berlin and luckily found this great department store, one of the best I have seen. The electronics section is great and the buffet restaurant beats any I have seen in Europe. Had all our meals in this store. Just a[...]
If you are looking for action do NOT go here!! The bar was empty on a Wednesday night when I first went there for a drink. Because of its location we went there the next day, where I found out at the bar later this was the "party" night, but that [...]
An eye-popping store - beautiful, spacious, light and airy and the displays drew me into the various sections. I'm not a big shopper, but I could have spent many hours in this store! Employees were very helpful. Euro prices seem to [...]
I visited Oranium for brunch. It didn't disappoint. The quality of the food was excellent and the portion was vast. Highly recommended. Oh, gorgeous waitresses as well.[...]
Very beautiful.[...]