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 Electrical appliances by sim1
In case you want to bring any electrical appliances with you, here is the system Germany uses: 220 volts and 50 Hz. It is a round pin attachment plug (see picture)
An adapter will allow you to plug an appliance designed for one type of outlet into another type of outlet. Despite the fact that more than a dozen different types of plugs are in use, a typical travel adapter kit usually contains about five adapters which are capable of dealing with most of the outlets shown here. Adapters often manage this versatility by bypassing the ground/earth wire.
Beware: an adapter by itself will not change the electrical voltage. You must be sure that your appliance can handle different voltages (either automatically or through a voltage switches). If it can't, you will need a voltage converter. Leave a Comment
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 Doreen on Spreeufer by richiecdisc
A wide-angle lens is always useful in taking photos of buildings.
A great guide like Doreen comes in handy. She speaks the local language, can drive in traffic, and is willing to walk around a city looking for what I am trying to find. Just what that is, sometimes I can't even say...until I find it. :) Leave a Comment
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BAG by matcrazy1
Comfortable walking shoes preferrably water-resistant: like good trainers or better special walking shoes (one example: Danish Ecco are very comfortable and... expensive but worth the cost).
Sun-glasses esp. in winter and summer and always a rain coat, eventually less comfortable umbrella.
Read info on climate in Germany:
Climate of Germany
Average temperatures and rainfall in Berlin:
WorldClimate Berlin
Check weather (10-day forecast) for Berlin:
Weather forecast for Berlin
For pictures at night and bad light (weather) take a tripod. Leave a Comment
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 by miromi
for some reason there's lots and lots of dog poo in Berlin--it's of epic proportions! i have the impression that people are REALLY into their dogs, but I don't remember seeing this much dog poo on the ground anywhere else in Germany. so watch your step!
if you take photographs, just remember to burn the negatives and destroy the evidence!
as I said in the GERMANY page, you must have an umbrella. since there is no sunlight (jK) you don't need sunglasses, but people wear them anyway (why???) ;)
my favorite Berlin guide book was the Time Out! Berlin guide: the maps were great because of the grid system. Leave a Comment
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Please please bring your own bottled water as for some reason in berlin all the bottled water (i even tried starbucks, i know what a let down) has a really weird sweet taste... although some people might like it Leave a Comment
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 Electrical appliances by sim1
For 'grounded' plugs, the "Schuko" plug and receptacle with side grounding contacts is used (see picture)
The receptacle will also accept the not-grounded plug shown in the previous tip. Leave a Comment
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 Our gear... by CandS
Good walking shoes are a good idea...you will walk around Berlin a lot to see the sights... Leave a Comment
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 BERLIN'S FAMILY :-) by matcrazy1
When I was first time in Berlin, in East Berlin more exactly at age 7 or 8 I wanted to have binoculars to watch over the wall towards West Berlin.
If you decided to take a small kid with you to Berlin you should bring a pram (baby carriage) with you. Just look at my picture what kind of 3 or 4 wheels prams Berliners use. Leave a Comment
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Books: Until a few months ago all I knew of Germany and Berlin was from history lessons in school. The following books were very useful in preparation for my trip:
Germany & the Germans by John Ardagh
Escape from Berlin by Anthony Kemp
Time Out Berlin Guide
DK Berlin Guide Leave a Comment
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- Hotel Bulgari Inn
Proskauer Str. 38, Berlin - Hotel Art Nouveau
Leibnitzstrasse 59, Berlin - Adele Hotel Berlin
Greifswalder Strasse 227, Berlin - Tulip Inn Berlin-Friedrichshain
Guertelstrasse 41, Berlin - Minotel Brandies - Berlin
Kaiserdamm 27 Charlottenburg, Berlin - Swissotel Berlin
Augsburger Strasse 44 Kurfurstendamm 227, Berlin - Maison Hotel Alte Galerie Berlin
Leibnizstrasse 48, Berlin - Hotel Central Inn
Alt-Moabit 126, Berlin - Hotel Zarenhof
Eichendorffstrasse 4, Berlin - AGON Olivaer Apart Hotel Berlin
Konstanzerstrasse 1, Berlin - Goethe 87
Goethestrasse 87, Berlin - Hotel-Pension Kima
Wielandstrasse 27, Berlin - Hotel Orion-Berlin
Dahlmannstrasse 7, Berlin - Pension Funk
Fasanenstrasse 69, Berlin - Best Western Hotel Boulevard
Kurfurstendamm 12, Berlin
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