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Berlin enjoys a very well-connected, relatively inexpensive, and efficient public transportation system. There are two main airports in the city: Berlin Tegel (TXL), located in the northwest and Berlin Schoenefeld (SXF), located in the southeast. Both are international airports, but Schoenefeld mostly caters to charter flights and low-budget carriers like EasyJet and Ryanair. Tegel is considered the current official international airport of Berlin, but that is soon to change in 2011 when Schoenefeld becomes Berlin’s sole airport.

In Berlin there are daily hundreds of things to do, see, experience, eat, and drink. However, if by some unfortunate set of circumstances you were only able to do five of them while visiting the city, these would be my recommendations.

While there are many tour bus companies ready to escort you to all your Berlin site-seeing destinations, the city 100 bus can take you to many of those same locales for only the 2.10€ price of the ticket. It runs from Zoologischer Garten to Alexanderplatz and back and stops at many essential Berlin spots along the way. read full article

Berlin is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe, especially during the summer months when the weather is conducive to enjoying the outdoors and the glorious sunshine! You can find an event throughout the city almost every day during the summer months. I have listed some of the more popular events below, and the best part: they’re free, kostenlos, gratis! Some may require getting to the venue early to secure good seats, but there is no entry fee.

Berlin, often referred to as a “poor, but sexy” city is the political and cultural capital of Germany. Although it attracts a steady stream of artists, writers, and intellectuals, there is something for all tastes, interests, and budgets.

If you’ve ever wanted to go to Berlin, and wandered what the best times to visit this beautiful city, we’ve compiled a list (worst-to-best) that can help you decide.

Many people may be confused when it comes to Lego

and believe that is still just about the small building blocks that can be put together by industrious tykes to produce simple pirate ships and castles. read full article

Every guidebook and tourist map will lead visitors to some fantastic architecture in the heart of Berlin. The Riechtag, The Jewish Museum and the Holocaust Memorial top the long list of buildings designed by some of the leading practicing architects of the world.

Along Schlesischestrasse, one of the unsung cooler streets of Berlin, there are a number of sites for today’s nomad/city-dweller, and, strangely enough, they’re all on one side of the street. You can easily move between furniture boutiques, cafes, galleries, boutiques and record shops without ever even having to cross the street.

Plus if you tuck back into some of the buildings, you’ll find some really great graffiti and street art. read full article

The website of Deutsche Bahn, the German rail company, is advertising new through tickets for visitors from the UK to travel to Berlin from London by train.

This is an attempt to claw some of the market for weekend trips back from the low-cost airlines and is billed as ‘a comfortable and time-saving alternative to flying.’ With environmental issues still pressing for us all but economic concerns becoming ever more immediate, it would seem that there is indeed a market for this product family. read full article

Looking for a great place to visit on a day trip from Berlin, Germany? Check our these 5 beautiful destinations:

1. Frankfurt-an-der-Oder

Not to be confused with the city of Franfurt in the south west of Germany, this is a… read full article

There is a growing consensus among connoisseurs of the hip and happening that Dr Johnson may have been speaking about London but today, if you are tired of Berlin you are tired of life.

Therefore, in the interests… read full article

For forty years during the Cold War the continent of Europe was divided. The Communist east and Capitalist west faced each other across the Iron Curtain, a divide that seemed as permanent as it did solid.

This can all seem like… read full article

Berlin is the most affordable capital in Europe and this extends from accommodation and entertainment to food and drink.

The sprawling city is dotted with a plethora of restaurants to satisfy any desire or taste. From luxurious french cuisine to… read full article

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• Not-to-be-missed attraction in Berlin, Germany: AdventureGirl recommends a visit to the 1.3km-long Berlin Wall East Side Gallery, the world’s largest open air gallery .