The inhumanity of the Berlin...
by Pegasus74
The inhumanity of the Berlin Wall and scenes of many daring escape attempts are well documented in the Museum Haus Am Checkpoint Charlie, located along Friedrichstrasse between Zimmerstrasse and Kochstrasse. About East Berliners abseiled off buildings, swam across the Spree, waded through sewers or simply threw themselves over it. And when escape was made more impossible by fortifications improved with mines, searchlights and more guards and dogs, they tried in innovative ways, to make individual reunification. The conclusion depicts moments of emancipation and liberation, created by the people of East Germany for the people of East Germany! The nearby 'Charlie' checkpoint between the American and Soviet sectors of Berlin once served as a crossing point for the permitted ones. Whereas the less popular 'Alpha' was located at the autobahn checkpoint of Helmstedt and 'Bravo' was assigned to the checkpoint near Potsdam.
Telephone
by Mandy23
Public phone booths stand on every street corner and require a telephone card, which are sold at post-offices and most press-shops.
Local and long-distance calls can be made from all post offices using public telephone booths.
The most important calling codes from Germany are as follows:
Australia 0061
Austria 0043
Belgium 0032
Brazil 0055
Canada 001
CIS 007
Czech Republic 00420
Denmark 0045
Finland 00358
France 0033
Great Britain 0044
Hong Kong 00852
Hungary 0036
Israel 00972
Italy 0039
Japan 0081
Korea 0082
Luxembourg 00352
Mexico 0052
Netherlands 0031
Norway 0047
Poland 0048
Russia 007
South Africa 0027
Spain 0034
Sweden 0046
Switzerland 0041
South Korea 0082
USA 001
Moabit Prison
by Nemorino
This is one of the more famous prisons in Germany.
It was built in the years 1877–1881 as the Royal Detention Prison in the District of Moabit and is now what the British would call a Listed Building, meaning a building that is protected from demolition because of its "special architectural or historic interest".
There have been times when the Moabit Prison was mentioned constantly in the German news media, for instance when suspected terrorists were detained there while awaiting trial, or in the 1990s after German reunification when two former leaders of the defunct German Democratic Republic, Erich Honecker and Eugen Krenz, were imprisoned there because of their role in ordering the many shootings at the Berlin Wall and the fortified border that used to divide East and West Germany.
Alt-Moabit 12 a, 10559 Berlin
GPS 52°31'27.63" North; 13°21'19.35" East
Drinks and liquors
by matcrazy1 about Getränke Hoffmann
Getränke Hoffmann was a chain drink and liquor store. There was limited but quite good choice for budget travelers looking for mineral water, juices, beer, wine, champagne or vodka. Mango-Nektar (quite good if you like mango) or choose among numerous German beers and wines. Reasonable or low prices.
Yellow Tram
by croisbeauty
The public transportation is organized in a fascinating way which enables quick moves from one to another side of the city. I bought one day ticket, which cost me 5 euros, valid for tram, bus and metro in all directions and 24 hours without limitations. The tram runs mostly through, what was once, Eastern Berlin and it is very fast and punctual. Most of the stops have displays which indicates line numbers and expecting time of its arivals, which is very helpful.
Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Building
Potsdamer Platz
Konnopke’s Imbiss
Thomaskirche in Kreuzberg, interior
