100 and 200 buses!
by EdinburghRoc
There are two buses which cover the same route that the tour bus takes you, that is the 100 and 200, with your day or weekly ticket you can jump on and off when you like.
Both leave and return to Zoologischer Garten, each cover a half circle.
They both take you past half the things you would wish to see/visit.
Your ticket can be used on the Bus: S-Bahn and U-Bahn.
Remember to validate your ticket by placing it in the 'RED' box, once only. I love the lakes and rivers, siting drinking a beer and watching Berlin go-by.
Its also easy to walk as Berlin is so flat, which is why cycling is so popular.
Making a right at the...
by Pegasus74
Making a right at the T-junction, I went along Ebertstrasse to Brandenburger Tor, a symbol of Berlin crowned by the winged Goddess of Victory riding a four-horses chariot, which once was belonged to the West half only. Nothing spectacular cuz it was under renovation. The new and impressive glass dome nearby is part of the Reichstag, which serves as seat of parliament today. Destroyed heavily during WWII, it was reopened only in 1999 and was where the reunification of Germany was enacted in 1990. The queue into the dome was too long, moving like some inches every 4 minutes. And 4th June happens to be public holiday so I had to miss this bit.
Brown bear
by matcrazy1
In this part of Europe brown bears (Ursus arctos) lived in the past. They are sometimes called a grizzly in North America. They survived at some parts of central Europe: approx. 30-35 in Poland and many more on Berlin's representative boulevard called Unter den Linden as you can see on my picture.
You can buy the Berlin mascot, a cuddly bear to hug and hold available in various sizes, with crown and sash, a heart or Berlin bear-flag. If you like them. The prize varied from 1.30 ? to 7.60 ? for a small bear up to over 30 ? for a large one. This one on my picture was not on sale :-).
The Sudgelande Nature Park
by alancollins
The Südgelände Nature Park is a real out of the way place, which is missed by the travel guides. It started life as a railway marshalling yard but fell into decline during the fifties. Nature gradually took over and the wild life was left to its own devices. In 1999 the whole area became a protected site and work started to make it more accessible. The park is approximately 18 hectacres in area with the longest walk being 2.7 kms. You can see trees growing through the tracks and there is a raised pathway on part of the route. You can still see a turntable, steam locomotive, 50 metre tall water tower and railway buildings. The Nature Park is open daily and is next to Priesterweg S Bahn Station.
Partysoup
by Obak81 about Intersoup
This relaxed place serves as a soup outlet in daytime and transforms to a crazy Berliner style bar at night time.
Every weekend there is live music or DJ's supplying ambient music to the guests, that sit in several more or less seperate rooms or outside the place.
Open mon-fri: 12 to open end sat & sun: 17 to open end. No Dresscode
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Kosmos by Alexander von Humboldt
"no more wars, no more walls" on east side gallery
Remains such as that tower of former checkpoint
