Maverick Guide to Berlin

by Brunhouse, Jay

• ISBN13: 9781565543140
• ISBN10: 1565543149
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Inc

Summary

Berlin has changed so much in recent years that more than 100 pages have been added to this thorough update.

Author Biography

Jay Brunhouse is an internationally syndicated travel writer, an authority on European rail travel, a past winner of the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award, and author of the acclaimed Traveling Europe's Trains.

Table of Contents

Preface: Ich bin ein Berliner	p. 11
Acknowledgments	p. 15
Introduction: Naund	p. 17
How to Get the Best from Berlin: Practical Tips
Before You Leave	p. 25
Getting There	p. 27
Berlin Information	p. 40
When to Visit	p. 42
Where to Stay	p. 43
How to Get Around	p. 47
How to See Berlin	p. 59
Banking and Changing Money	p. 62
Shopping	p. 64
Restaurants and Cafes	p. 65
Living It Up	p. 66
Electricity, Temperature, and Time	p. 69
Health	p. 70
Sports	p. 70
Telephones, Faxes, E-Mail, and Post Office	p. 72
Television and Radio	p. 74
Learning the German Language	p. 74
Lost and Found	p. 75
Getting to Know Berlin
Getting Your Bearings	p. 77
Berlin's Top 10 Sights	p. 79
Berlin in One to Four Days	p. 80
Berlin in Four Hours on Your Own	p. 80
From the Zoo to Prenzl with Bus 100	p. 82
Across Berlin by Bus 119--Airlift Memorial to Grunewald	p. 83
West Berlin Round Trip by Bus	p. 84
Cross City by S-Bahn	p. 85
Bike Berlin	p. 86
Seeing Berlin by Steamer	p. 88
Red-lining the Wall	p. 90
Western Heart of the City
Orientation	p. 93
The Hotel Scene	p. 94
Restaurants and Cafes	p. 99
Sightseeing	p. 103
Sports	p. 118
Shopping	p. 119
Nightlife and Entertainment	p. 120
Berlin's Historical Center
Orientation	p. 125
The Hotel Scene	p. 126
Restaurants and Cafes	p. 129
Sightseeing	p. 133
Sports	p. 206
Shopping	p. 207
Nightlife and Entertainment	p. 208
Charlottenburg
Orientation	p. 213
The Hotel Scene	p. 214
Restaurants and Cafes	p. 214
Sightseeing	p. 215
Sports	p. 226
Shopping	p. 227
Nightlife and Entertainment	p. 227
Tiergarten
Orientation	p. 229
The Hotel Scene	p. 230
Restaurants and Cafes	p. 230
Sightseeing	p. 231
Sports	p. 251
Shopping	p. 251
Nightlife and Entertainment	p. 251
Berlin of Fascism and Cold War
Orientation	p. 253
The Hotel Scene	p. 255
Restaurants and Cafes	p. 255
Sightseeing	p. 256
Sports	p. 275
Shopping	p. 276
Nightlife and Entertainment	p. 276
Kreuzberg
Orientation	p. 277
The Hotel Scene	p. 278
Restaurants and Cafes	p. 278
Sightseeing	p. 279
Sports	p. 288
Shopping	p. 290
Nightlife and Entertainment	p. 290
Prenzlauer Berg
Orientation	p. 293
The Hotel Scene	p. 296
Restaurants and Cafes	p. 296
Sightseeing	p. 298
Sports	p. 304
Shopping	p. 305
Nightlife and Entertainment	p. 305
Residential Berlin
Orientation	p. 307
The Hotel Scene	p. 309
Restaurants and Cafes	p. 309
Sightseeing	p. 311
Sports	p. 320
Shopping	p. 321
Nightlife and Entertainment	p. 322
Green Berlin
Orientation	p. 325
The Hotel Scene	p. 326
Restaurants and Cafes	p. 327
Sightseeing	p. 328
Sports	p. 338
Shopping	p. 338
Nightlife and Entertainment	p. 338
Kopenick
Orientation	p. 339
The Hotel Scene	p. 341
Restaurants and Cafes	p. 342
Sightseeing	p. 342
Sports	p. 349
Shopping	p. 349
Nightlife and Entertainment	p. 349
Potsdam
Orientation	p. 351
The Hotel Scene	p. 355
Restaurants and Cafes	p. 357
Sightseeing	p. 358
Sports	p. 378
Shopping	p. 378
Nightlife and Entertainment	p. 378
Glossary: Handy Words in Berlin	p. 381
Index	p. 387
Index of Hotels	p. 393
Index of Restaurants and Cafes	p. 395
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