Brandenburger Tor
by m-joy
Place of historical events and open-air parties - the Pariser Platz around the Brandenburger Tor. The Tor itself, built in 1789-1791 as a kind of Akropolis copy with the Quadriga on top and the 12 columns is one of Berlins highlights. In 1806 Napoleon took the Quadriga to Paris, in 1814 famous General Bl?cher managed to bring it back to Berlin.
Untypical architecture
by matcrazy1
I found Berlin a city of well organized architecture both old and modern, often mixed in pretty way. Add wide boulevards and a lot of green areas which made the city less busy even quite relaxing. I would never guess that the city had 3.6 mln citizens.
In the upclass downtown of Charlottenburg district only at the corner of Kurfürstendamm and Joachimstaler Straße I found a little chaotic and not so pretty architecture. Unique in Berlin.
Karl-Marx-Allee
by sabsi
Have a look at a huge road full of Soviet style buildings built in the 1950s. I love this street, it looks gorgeous!! It's probably my favourite street in Berlin!
Once my friend wanted to visit her friend who had just moved into a house at Karl-Marx-Allee so I even had the chance to look at the inside of these buildings. The flats and especially the staircases are great!
Market at Kreuzberg
by matcrazy1 about Marheinekehalle
At the eastern end Bergmannstraße there was "Markthalle" on the left (official name: "Marheinekehalle") with various food sold including Greek and French cheese, Asian and other spices, Turkish vegetables and fruits etc.
There were stalls put on the street outside the Markthalle were some locals (mainly Turks, I suppose) sold some cheap clothes. Walk, look and enjoy the spirit of Kreuzberg. Some ethnic/exotic food in Markthalle. I didn't found anything interesting to buy outside, at local flea market. Reasonable or low prices.
Subway/Tram
by doogienj
Berlin is a great city to walk. But it consists of various different areas, and to get from one to the other can be a long, and not so interesting, walk. The U-bahn and S-bahn are great to hop on when the legs are tired. The U-bahn is the underground subway and the S-bahn is an above ground tram system.
Each costs 1.20 for a trip inside central Berlin. The honor system is in effect as far as paying. You buy your ticket from a machine at the platform, and then you validate it on the train. So can choose to just get on the train without a ticket. But it you get caught you will get a 40 Euro fine. We never saw any controllers and paid about half the time.