GERMAN PROJECTMaxim LiberAmy BowserMaya Ranvig

Tang Mi

FRIDAY

MorningArrive in Frankfurt at

8:30am

Fly to Berlin at 10:20am

Arrive in Berlin at 11:25 am.

12:00-2:00Check in at hotel: 1)St. Christopher’s Inn Rosa Luxembourg Strasse 41,

10178 Berlin, Germany 030 814539-60“A Berlin hostel ideally located in the

exciting and historic Berlin-Mitte just minutes from the legendary nightlife, funky restaurants and

must-see Berlin attractions.”8 Bed mixed dorm - $21.98/night

12:00-2:00 Check in at hotel: 2)Wombat´s City Hostel Berlin

Alte Schönhauser Straße 2, 10119 Berlin, Germany

030 8471082-0

“A brand-new hostel in perfect location, next to a metro stop,

sights and nightlife within easy walking distance. All rooms en

suite, rooftop terrace with killer views & bar, on-site restaurant.”

Double room 29,00 EUR/night

12:00-2:00 Check in at hotel: 3) Motel One Hotel Berlin

Alexanderplatz

Dircksenstraße 36, 10179 Berlin, Germany

030 2005408-0

“Great location, friendly and competent staff, clean rooms and

a good price" ... "Positive: Motel One provided excellent value for

the money" ... "Positive: staff very helpful" ... "Fantastic hotel if you

like quality budget travel.”Room with twin beds 69.00Eur/night

2:00-3:00 Have Lunch:1)Eve and Adam’s

Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 24-26, 10178 Berlin, Germany

030 28047977

“100% organic fast food, salads, salad bar, smoothies, fresh juices,

soups, tea, coffee, coffee to go, tossed salads, soups, organic.”

Cost 8.00€/person

2:00-3:00 Have Lunch:2) Dolores Gourmet Burritos

Amerikanisch

Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 7, 10178 Mitte, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

030 2809-9597

“Good/cheap prices 4-6 euro for burritos" ... "Highly

recommended, and I only wish theyd open a branch close to me”

"Wow wow wow what a yummy lunch!.”

Cost 4.00-6.00€/person

2:00-3:00 Have Lunch:3) Restaurant Hovang Vietnam

Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlin, Germany

030 5034-8668

A wide selection of Vietnamese food at an affordable price.

Cost 9.50€/person

3:00-6:00 Evening Tours1) Olympiastadion Berlin Olympiastadion Berlin,

Olympischer Platz, 14053 Berlin, 14053, Germany

0180 5189200

Guided tours of the Olympic Stadium are offered throughout the day.

The stadium has a unique history, with it hosting the 1936 Olympics and being a venue for the recent

World Cup of Soccer.

Cost 10.50€/person

3:00-6:00 Evening Shopping2) Nike Tower Berlin Tauentzienstraße 7, 10789

Charlottenburg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

030 2507-0

The ultra modern store offers a wide variety of sporting products for athletes, casual wear, sporting

enthusiast and clothing from local sporting clubs.

Cost: Variable

3:00-6:00 Evening Shopping3) Adidas - in the Sports Performance

Store Tauentzienstraße 7, 10789

Charlottenburg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

030 2507-0

The outlet offers a wide selection of Adidas products. Unique to this outlet is the personalization of

shoe products for athletes with custom measuring, comfort and

individualized performance.

Cost: Variable

6:00-8:00 Dinner1) Café am Neuen See Lichtensteinallee

Lichtensteinallee, 10787 Tiergarten, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

030 254493-00

The cafe offers a selection of fresh organic food products for a light

dinner. It is well known as a popular beer garden with a very

scenic view Tiergarten park.

Cost: 10Eur for food/personDrinks variable

6:00-8:00 Dinner2) Paris - Moskau Alt-Moabit 141, 10557 Tiergarten,

Berlin, Berlin, Germany 030 3942-081

A comfortable sit down dinner with a menu that covers a wide

selection of national cuisines. The restaurant provides the

opportunity to sample French, German and Italian cuisine.

Cost: Pricey

6:00-8:00 Dinner3) Café Buchwald Bartningallee Bartningallee,

10557 Tiergarten, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

030 3915931

The cafe offers a selection of decadent European sweets and a

wide selection of coffees. The cafe is known for special cake

called “Baumkuchen”.

Cost: 10 Euro/person

8:00-12:00 Evening Activities1) Berliner Philharmoniker Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1,

10785 Berlin, Germany 030 25488-0

The Philharmoniker has concerts every Friday with a rotating schedule of performances.

Depending on the schedule, the Berlin Philhorminiker will be

performing or a guest performance.

Cost: Variable depending on seat

8:00-12:00 Evening Activities2) Botanical GardensKönigin-Luise-Str. 6-8, 14191 Berlin –

DahlemGarden beds and open parkland – 42

hectare site, over 18 000 species of plants

Small entrance fee (5 euros) makes it a quiet alternative to the busy city

Musical program consisting of local as well as international musicians on Fridays from June through August - outdoor concerts, which move into the greenhouse if raining .

8:00-12:003) Shopping – KaDeWe

Kaufhaus des Westens, Tauentzienstr. 21-24, 10789 Berlin

Friday hours – closes at 9pm1905 the idea was presented to have

it as a department store, doors first opened in 1907

Now over 60 000 square meters, and 2000 employees

Each day, some 180 000 customers visit from around the world

SATURDAY

8:00-12:00 Morning – Breakfast at hostel

1) Volkspark Friedrichshain -Platz der Vereinten Nationen,

10249 Berlin – FriedrichschainLocated in eastern BerlinYou can find young and old alike

taking a leisurely strollPath to top leads to interesting view

of cityPark also includes public swimming

pool and beach volleyball, a pond, and a skateboard area.

Transportation – bus lines 100, 257, 142. Tram lines 5,6,8,15.

8:00-12:002. Volkspark Humboldthain -13355 Berlin – WeddingIncludes picnic grounds and a public

swimming poolThe remains of a large WW2 bunker

serve as a lookout point impressive view of city, especially to the north

monument to German reunification at the top of this lookout point

local technical mountain climbers use northern face of bunker as practice climbing wall

8:00-12:003) Zoo (Zoologischer Garten) -Hardenbergplatz 8, 10787 Berlin-

TiergartenCompleted in 1841

Germany’s oldest zoo

Most of animals were killed during bombing raids during WW2 but they still currently have 14000 residents representing 4000 species - world’s largest number of species

Day pass for adult is 12.00 Euros

12:00-1:00Have lunch at a kiosk, the location

depends on the activity selected in morning.

1:00-5:00Proceed on a walking tour of central Berlin. The guided tour offers many places to

visit, with the participants being allowed to choose which sites they want to visit. The tour stops are list below:

Main information – This is a free walking tour. It lasts for about 3 and a half hours just show up. The tours start at 11am, 1pm, and 4pm. It starts at the Brandenburg Gate and the tour guides are wearing red New Europe t-shirts.

Main Sites Visited: Pariser Platz-One of the most well known squares in Berlin.   Brandenburg Gate- A former city gate and symbol of Berlin. Above the gate

is the goddess of peace statue.   The Reichstag- German house of parliament built in 1894.   The New Holocaust Memorial- Official name is The Memorial to the

Murdered Jews of Europe. There is also a museum underneath that can be visited after the tour.

  The Site of Hitler’s Bunker- Where Hitler committed suicide on April 30th

1945.

1:00-5:00 The Site of Hitler’s Bunker- Where Hitler committed suicide on April 30th 1945.   Luftwaffe HQ- Is an air force building of the Nazi there is a memorial that is painted on the wall.   The Berlin Wall- The wall was dismantled in the weeks after November 9th 1989.   The former SS Headquarters- The buildings that the Gestapo were using. Now a memorial site.   Checkpoint Charlie- Famous crossing point between East and West German.   Gendarmenmarkt- A famous concert house where Symphony Orchestra plays.   Bebelplatz- National Opera House.   The Book Burning Memorial- Memorial of the disaster of 20,000 books that were burned by the

Nazis.   Museum Island- Known for several internationally renowned museums.   Neue Wache- Today is known as the German Memorial to the Victims of War and Tyranny.   Note: These are just some of the places that are visited during the walking tour. Also if the tour seems too

much for them they can just pick and choose from these famous places and go on their own in their own time.

5:00-7:00 1) Hard Rock Café

21 Meinekestrasse Berlin 10719The Café is known as one of Europe’s

best places to party. It serves good American food that is reasonably cheap. It is close to the opera and other theaters. The entertainment around the Café also draws in a younger crowed that students normally enjoy.

5:00-7:002) Restaurant Ach

Kurfürstendamm 97-98, 10709 Berlin, Germany

030 3249779

A cosy Greek restaurant offering traditional cuisine and a wide selection of wines. Known for live music and overall appreciation of Greek culture.

Price: Variable with wine.

5:00-7:003) Café Adler

206 Friedrichstrasse Berlin 10969 Mitte

This Café is very close to Checkpoint Charlie and the view from the inside looks out to the Wall. The food is relatively cheap and the inside decoration is an experience in itself.

SUNDAY

8:30-9:00Have a typical German breakfast at

the hotel. The breakfast includes a selection of breads, cold meats, cheeses, jams, soft boiled eggs and fruit.

9:00-12:00Take the taxi to Museum Island for a

cost of 3 Euros. 1) Altes Museum

Bodestraße 3, 10178 Mitte, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

0209 05577

Hosting a wide selection of artifacts from classical antiquity, the museums is known as world heritgae site in itself. Currently going under restoration to restore the original design to its original glory.

9:00-12:002) Alte Nationalgalerie

Bodestraße 1-3, 10178 Berlin, Germany 030 2090-5801

The site is a UNESCO world heritage site. The museum has a collection of Classical, Romantic, Biedermeier, Impressionist and early Modernist artwork. The “Goethe era is represented with landscapes by Jakob Philipp Hackert, portraits by Anton Graff and his contemporaries and works of the German artists working in Rome, known as the Nazarenes: Peter Cornelius, Friedrich Overbeck, Wilhelm Schadow and Philipp Veit.”

9:00-12:003) Bode-Museum

Jebensstraße 2, 10623 Charlottenburg, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

030 2090-5566“With the re-opening of the Bode

Museum on 21 October 2006, the Sculpture Collection, which is is one of Germany's largest collections of sculptures, and the Museum of Byzantine Art, together with the Numismatic Collection and works of the Gemäldegalerie, are once more on display in their full splendour. “

Price: 4Euro/student

9:00-12:004) Pergamonmuseum

Am Kupfergraben 5, 10117 Mitte, Berlin, Berlin, Germany

030 2090-5577

The museum was constructe between 1910-1930 by the designs of Alfred Messel. The museum contains a collection of Classical Antiquities,Museum of Islamic Art andMuseum of Ancient Near Eastern Art

12:00-12:45Return to the hotel by taxi for lunch

and preparation to leave Berlin. Cost of taxi is 3 Euros.

German lunches consist of cooked food in contrast with North American lunches. A healthy sampling of cabbage, bread, salads and generous servings of meat can be expected.

12:45-2:30 Pack the suitcase, belongings and any souvenirs.

Take the No.100 or No.200 bus to the airport. (1.5Euro per person)

Fly from Berlin-Frankfurt (1 hour) (2 people=175 Euro)

Arrive in Frankfurt

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