This is a wonderful, relaxing sauna, swimming and spa center atop the Europa Center with a inspiring view of central Berlin.
All activities are "mixed" in the Northern European sense of things so you... more
Olympiastadion was specially constructed for the Olympic games in August 1936. It is the venue for the games of the football club Hertha Berlin. You can watch the football games of Germany also. A... more
Watching a FC Union Berlin home game is quite an experience.
Much smaller than city rivals Hertha Berlin, FC Union Berlin are based in the 'Stadion An der Alten Försterei' which is a mainly standing... more
Sometimes one is lucky enough to get into places where one actually shouldn't be. Now, I do realise that for most people it's nothing spectacular to sit on a substitute bench in a stadium which... more
The Berlin Halfmarathon is a very special sight-seeing tour. We started running near the cathedral, went through the Brandenburger Gate after one or two km and then passed many more of the sights of... more
Die NAUTIK Sportbootschule bietet allen Kursteilnehmern die Möglichkeit einen
Motorbootführerschein zu erwerben. Zur Auswahl stehen dabei zwei verschiedene Bootsführerscheine:
- der... more
It's rather extraordinary that a country so dominant in motor sports as Germany, only has 2 circuits of Grand Prix status - Hockenheim & the notorious... more
Built when the U.S. troops were based in Templehof airport following the war - there are two Baseballs / Softball diamonds here.The diamonds are accessible to... more
My favorite sport was ice hockey. Though still skating occasionally I have given up to be an active team member at the age of 24.But I love to see ice hockey... more
Excuse, I didn't ride a bicycle in Berlin, I was walking, using public transportation and at the end my car. But I noticed quite many locals on bicycles riding... more
Second visit was to see Eisbaeren Berlin play Hannover Scorpions. Great game, wonderful atmosphere. They have a small, intimate (intimidating) arena - 5k bodies... more
Last trip (Feb 03) we took our skates and went to the Eisstadion Berlin Wilmersdorf. Great outdoor skating facility. An oval speed skating pad, with a... more
The Olympic Stadium complex also contains a cricket ground, with an artificial wicket, and there are now some 100 or so cricketers in Berlin, with 7 clubs... more
There were not very many parking lots for bicycles in Berlin's downtown. Usually they were located either among apartment buildings, and in front of larger... more
The Schlachtensee is with a 5.5 km round course an ideal running area. You can meet a lot of runners (and at the weekend also a lot of dogs) every time - summer... more
A nice and not to hard walk is to go arround the Grunewald SeeIn February 2003 it was extremly cold and the complete lake was frozen. My boy friend lived for 2... more
Yes, the Berlin Adler play American Football in a German league. When I went to the game they were playing against my friends on the Braunschweig Lions. The... more
I started to put up this mega-page on 6 March 9.30 pm and I finished it just now - 19 April 2004 11.20 pm. Uff... it took me much more time than I spent in Berlin :-). I am going to revisit Berlin...
First Visit-May 2003
Berlin was the first place that I visited in what I call my ‘solo’ holiday phase in 2003, and it seems such a time ago I can’t remember why I choice to go there first. Though......
This page is more or less finished. I will add some little tips, but you will be able to survive in Berlin without them. I have only published tips which I could illustrate with digital photos - and...
In spite of bad weather conditions, it was too cold, I've spend an pleasant weekend in Berlin, the town which has so many faces. It is attractive, cosmopolitan, multicultural and multiethnic city with...
Berlin, one of the greenest cities in the world with one third of the city being made up of forest and lakes.
Summer here is not to be missed with many festivals and of course weather permitting beer...
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