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Top 10 Must Do |
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1. Brandenburger Tor |
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1. Take a walk in Tiergarten |
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Built
in 1791, the Brandenburger gate was modelled on the entrance of
the Acropolis.
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Take a walk in one of Europe's largest
and most impressive inner city parks, designed in the 1830s.
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2. Reichstag |
2. Do a Underground Tour |
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Constructed in 1884, the Reichstag reflects Germany's past,
present and future like no other building.
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Relive World War II in claustrophobic
and dark concrete shelters, left untouched.
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3. Potsdamer Platz |
3. Visit the Berlin Zoo |
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After
the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 a ultra-modern city center
was created in the middle of Berlin.
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Around 14.000 animals make this zoo,
which was opened in 1844, one of the most impressive zoos in
Europe.
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4. Pergamon Museum |
4. Swim at the Badeschiff |
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In this
museum you will find the altar from the Zeus Temple and
significant archaelogical finds.
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Take a dive in one of Berlin's most unusual swimming pools, the
'Badeschiff' ('the Bathing Ship').
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5. Schloss Charlottenburg |
5. 'Unter den Linden' Walk |
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King
Friedrich Wilhelm built this Baroque palace as a summer
residence for Queen Charlotte.
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Stroll
down Berlin's biggest boulevard 'Unter den Linden' named after
many lime trees along the sides.
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6. Holocaust Memorial |
6. Drink German Beer |
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4.7
Acres of concrete slabs remembers the Jewish Holocaust during
the second World War.
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Drink a German Beer in a cafe and experience the over five centuries
old Reinheits-gebot.
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7. Berliner Dom |
7. Shop at KaDeWe |
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Climb the 270 steps to the 85 metres high dome
of the largest church in Berlin,
the Berliner Dom.
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Shop around in Europe's second largest
warehouse, KaDeWe, only Harrods in London is bigger!
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8. Alexanderplatz |
8. Take a Boat Tour |
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The Alexanderplatz is East-Berlin's main commercial hub with
next to it the 368m high TV Tower.
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Take a relaxing boat tour on the river Spree and see Berlin and
its attractions from a different point of view.
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9. Checkpoint Charlie |
9. Eat Currywurst & Buletten |
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One of the main gateways for crossing beween the two halves of
Berlin during the Cold War.
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Currywurst and Buletten are two of the
most famous German specialties to be found in Berlin.
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10. Egyptian Museum |
10. Take a Bus Tour |
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Centerpiece in this museum's collection is the world famous,
3000-year old bust of Nofretete.
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The
quickest way to pass by all the main sights and attractions in
the German capital is to join a bus tour.
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