Jean McGraw

We are 3 seniors planning a first trip to Berlin in Sept. Any
suggestions for budget hotel, info on public transportation, sights not
to be missed, good restaurants, jazz clubs etc. All help appreciated.

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Elisabetta

"Jean McGraw" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio > We are 3
seniors planning a first trip to Berlin in Sept. Any
    > suggestions for budget hotel, info on public transportation, sights not to
be missed, good restaurants, jazz clubs etc. All help appreciated.

1) I stayed at the Pension Funk, Fasanenstrasse. They have rooms with and
without WC/shower. The single with WC/bathroom was 90 euros and the double
something more. Very nice, old-fashioned, stucco-ceilings....
This is their site but I suggest you to call them.
http://www.hotel-pensionfunk.de/
The hotel is close to the Kudamm in the west part of the town, with the
metro very near (400 mt).
Consider that the majority of Museums are in the east part of the town, so
it's up to you to choose another hotel in that part of the city.

2) Since I stayed 4 days it didn't worth the Wellcome card (moreover the
discount it offers were for places I wouldn't have visited) and I bought the
day ticket for each day of my stay (5,40 euro per day). When I went to
Potsdam I bought the day ticket valid for zone 1, 2 and 3(Potsdam), for just
some cents more.

3) Don't miss the Pergamon Museum, the Altes Museum and the Egyptian Museum
(if you are interested in that kind of things).
The Reichstadt Dome (go early in the morning to avoid long queue), Potsdam,
Charlottemburg, Hackescher Hofe (nice cafés and restaurants),
the TV tower in Alexanderplatz, the Wall, tha Natural Museum and many other
things!!!

Elisabetta

Martin Bienwald

Elisabetta:
    > Jean McGraw:
    >> We are 3 seniors planning a first trip to Berlin in Sept. Any
    >> suggestions for budget hotel, info on public transportation, sights not to
    >> be missed, good restaurants, jazz clubs etc. All help appreciated.

    > 2) Since I stayed 4 days it didn't worth the Wellcome card (moreover the
    > discount it offers were for places I wouldn't have visited) and I bought the
    > day ticket for each day of my stay (5,40 euro per day). When I went to
    > Potsdam I bought the day ticket valid for zone 1, 2 and 3(Potsdam), for just
    > some cents more.

It's EUR 5.60 now for zones A/B (EUR 6 for A/B/C). There is also a 7-day
ticket for EUR 24.30 (A/B) or EUR 30 (A/B/C).

There is also a group day ticket ("Kleingruppenkarte", for up to 5 persons)
for EUR 14 (A/B) or EUR 15 (A/B/C).

Look at
http://www.bvg.de/e_index.html
http://www.s-bahn-berlin.de/englisch/index.htm

for info on public transportation. Get a city map (EUR 4,50) showing the
transportation network, available any BVG or S-Bahn ticket office.
An on-line version of the map is here:
http://www.fahrinfo-berlin.de/gis/gi...om&language=en

... Martin

Martin Stock

Hotels:
http://www.berlin-tourist-informatio...fortsuche.html
http://www.hrs.com (better conditions and rates)
If you don't mind you can check also for a 3-bed room in a hostel. Berlin is
quite a number of really good hostels.
http://www.hostels.com/en/de.be.be.html

Public transport:
http://www.bvg.de/e_index.html
also worth to check: Berlin Welcome Card
http://www.berlin-tourist-informatio...lcomecard.html

Sights:
http://www.berlin-tourist-informatio...tes/index.html
http://www.berlin.de/tourismus-fotog...tml/index.html

Restaurants, jazz clubs etc.
See also at the above linked sites or do a search on the net.


"Jean McGraw" <[email protected]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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    > We are 3 seniors planning a first trip to Berlin in Sept. Any
    > suggestions for budget hotel, info on public transportation, sights not
    > to be missed, good restaurants, jazz clubs etc. All help appreciated.
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Jean McGraw

Thank you for info, have made notes and will follow up on suggestions.

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