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Exploring Berlin (4 of 4)

Excursions from Berlin I've left this to the end, a very special post to look back on and remember two trips which had a huge effect on us, for completely different reasons. These trips were to the shocking concentration camp Sachsenhausen and the incredibly beautiful...

0 0 , 3 years ago
Exploring Berlin (3 of 4)

Museums Going around the Museum Island (Friedrichstraße or Hackescher Markt station) is a must if you visit Berlin. It's a place where you'll find all the most important museums: the Pergamonmuseum (Pergamon Museum), the Altes Museum (Old Museum), the Neues Museum (New...

0 0 , 3 years ago
Exploring Berlin (2 of 4)

Famous monuments and guided tours Leaving the subject of tickets, getting around and "evil inspectors" to one side, which I spoke about in my previous post, I will now talk to you about our true experience in Berlin. The beginning of our adventure started in an unusual...

0 0 , 3 years ago
Exploring Berlin (1 of 4)

Guten Tag! Today I want to share my experience in Berlin with you all. I had already been to Germany before, visiting a friend who lived in Heidelberg, and also enjoying my holiday in the Black Forest, but I had never been to the German capital and to be honest, I was...

0 0 , 3 years ago
Aquarium

Berlin's Aquarium Is not excessively large nor particularly spectacular, but if you have free time it may be worth your while. Source The tanks are grouped in sections and placed in a particular choreography, depending on which fish they host. Panels with information...

0 0 , 4 years ago
Guide to Berlin (part 1)

Hello everybody! The undisputed protagonist of today's post is a European capital, that I have visited twice and evokes in me contrasting emotions, and you will soon understand why. I am talking about Berlin. A city in the north of the great territory that is Germany....

0 0 , 4 years ago
Trip to Berlin, Germany (01/10/2016 - 03/10/2016)

For this trip, my friends and I also bought Flixbus tickets. Also, from Hannover to Berlin, it only took us 3. 5 hours We stayed in a hostel which was located near to the Berlin Universal Studios. The price for a night was really cheap (around 10 euros). Saying that,...

0 1 , 4 years ago
Berlin: 5 things you can't miss

I loved Berlin. I went to visit it in February, and to meet up with one of my good friends from Madrid, Maialen, who was spending her Erasmus year in New Castle, so arranging times to see each other in Madrid was hard, that's why we decided travelling together, and...

0 0 , 4 years ago
10 things to do in Berlin this summer!

If someone asked to me name my five favourite cities in Europe, Berlin would undoubtedly be one of them. I’ve only been twice, but both times I've come back raving about the place: its quirky architecture, its countless great food choices, and its wonderfully relaxed...

1 0 , 5 years ago
3 days in Berlin

In January we managed to get 3 days off and, since the Christmas holidays had just ended and everyone seems to be busy at this time of year, we thought it would be a good idea to travel to Berlin. That's why today I'm going to show you what to see in Berlin in 3 days so...

2 0 , 5 years ago
Indecision can play a dirty trick on you

Since the very first moment it was clear to me that I wanted to leave Spain. When I heard about the Erasmus scholarships, I applied for it. I wasn't sure yet about wanting to leave or not. However, I took all my exams and applied for the scholarship. When it was granted...

0 0 , 5 years ago
Berlin Behavior

For anyone who has traveled to Germany's capital before, the rough way Berliners treat each other may have come as a surprise and not a pleasant one at that. Whether it is on the U-Bahn, the line to the register or at the park, Berliners constantly seem to be in a bad...

1 0 , 5 years ago
Utrecht 3.5

Getting started Let us continue from where we left off recently. We were exploring the great things to do during our trip to Utrecht University. A university located in the Netherlands that is filled with fun not only due to its location but also due to its proximity to...

0 0 , 6 years ago
First Impressions in Berlin

Right, so I end up landing in the International city - Berlin, on a cold January day. Only to realize that there is more cold to come. As the flight descends, I could watch the wet and grey city and I wasn't wearing any winter clothing yet. My friendly co-passenger...

0 0 , 6 years ago
Hafis Persian Restaurant

I don't know why I'm writing all the restaurants and eating places first, I really don't but i guess I'm always hungry nowadays and it's good to remember all the good food I had. I'm hungry all the time well because school started again and Im back to being the hungry...

1 0 , 6 years ago
Shiso Burger

Okay so this one was from my last day in Berlin and well it was a rather eventful day, I mean it was the last day so we were trying to have all the experiences all together and it turned out to be pretty fun. The story of shiso began from when we were really hungry and...

0 0 , 6 years ago
Mustafa's Kebap

This is the exact opposite of my last piece, the last piece was an expensive high class hotel where as this one is a cheap and low class döner place; but don't be quick to judge, this place is one of the most famous döner places in all of Berlin such a way that people...

0 0 , 6 years ago
Fragrances Bar

Okay, so, this was the highlight of my trip, if you are going to read one piece of my trip to Berlin, let it be this; I promise you won't be disappointed, it was a truly unique experience. I don't know how else to describe it, it was the coolest and most special bar I...

0 0 , 6 years ago
Alexanderplatz

Okay next up let's talk about Alexanderplatz itself; a meeting point in Berlin and one of Berlin's most famous shopping areas, Alexanderplatz has a lot more than shopping to offer. In this entry we are going to explore just that. Germans themselves call it Alex, it is...

0 0 , 6 years ago
Far East sushi bar

Well okay there are a lot of places I want to talk about in Berlin, you don't understand when I say a lot, I mean a huge ton of places and maybe even more places than Budapest! Yes I know that's crazy but it's true. But before we get into all the touristic and...

0 0 , 6 years ago