Curso/CTR Travel Writing: INBERLIN

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A budget travellers GuideINBERLIN


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Berliner DomPotsdamer platzAuguststraeGendarmenmarktPergamonmuseumNeues MuseumPeacock IslandBerlin Olympic Stadium

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HISTORY

INTRODUCTION

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A whistlestop tour of Berlinshistory in ten key dates.

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A brief summary of the guide.

All the information you need toexplore Berlin from where tostay to how to irt in German.

ONLY INBERLIN ART & CULTUREThe Buddhist House

Book burning memorialNeue Wache

Victory ColumnAlexanderplatzCheckpoint Charlie

Saint Hedwigs CathedralBrandenburg Gate

Charlottenburg PalaceNikolaiviertel

Sanssouci GardensReichstag

Unter Der LindenRotes Rathaus

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Concerts at the Bode-MuseumEast Side GalleryHamburger Bahnhof

Boros CollectionScharf-Gerstenburg CollectionKW Institute for Contemporary ArtGay MuseumMuseum of Film and TelevisionBauhaus ArchiveOld National GalleryHauptstadt ZooGemldergalerie

Singuhr Sound GalleryMuseum BerggruenAquarium BerlinBerlin Concert HallMonster CabinetBoros Collection

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100 & 200 Bus TourSchwarzlicht MinigolfBaum Haus Comedy Open AiTiergartenWannsee LakeBearpit KaraokeTeafelseeCharlottenburg GardensBritzer GartenAlternative Berlin Tour

Brewers BerlinExpress TourLake Tegel

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Jewish MuseumBlindenwerkstatt Otto Weidt

Topography of Terror

GDR MuseumMemorial to the Murdered JewsSTASI. Exhibition

German History MuseumRamones Museum

Museum of Musical InstrumentsMilestones-Setbacks-Sidetracks

Altes MuseumHelmut Newton Foundation

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KaterholzigBerghain

Mein Haus Am SeeClub der Visionre

BeirbarDr Pong

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Suicide Circus

Mustafas Gemse KebapFassbender & RauschRoccoBurgermeisterFraulein BurgerTiki Heart CafAmar Indian RestaurantBonanza Coffee HeroesBurger de VilleWhite Trash Fast Food

Anna BlumeFranken und GrunewaldBarcomis CafEl RiefMarheineke MarkthalleCurryClrchens BallhausMuttiRosenburger

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Mauerpark Flea MarketLes Galeries Lafayette

Sing BlackbirdDo You Read Me?!

Saint Georges English BookstoreKaDeWe

StiefelkombinatMade In BerlinTurkish Market

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Multicultural, innovativeand colourful are just a fewof the adjectives that spring

to mind when thinking ofBerlin. Everything you seein this city hides a secretwhich is ready to be uncov-ered.

While walking through the

streets, if you look carefully,you will notice that most ofthe monuments, the parks,the roads and even open airspaces try to convey a pieceof Berlins controversial his-tory.

With this guide we want tointroduce you to the mostinteresting places that youabsolutely must see.

We start with a brief historyof the city, it may seem bor-ing, but be assured that its

very important to be aware ofthe past in order to better ap-preciate some of the sites.

The survival guide thatcomes next provides you withthe most important informa-

tion about hostels, publictransport and other placesyou might need to go.

Then we cover different sec-tions. Culture is an impor-tant part of Berlin and wehave highlighted the best bits

along with an excellent guideto the museums and art gal-leries.

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Cafs and restaurants can beconsidered one of the most in-teresting aspects of the city, asthey mirror its multicultural-ism. In Berlin you will nd ev-ery kind of food from Turkey toChina, from Italy to North Eu-rope.

Nightlife is another importantfeature, young people here havea wide selection of clubs, bars

and pubs, so youll be spoilt forchoice.

Even shopping lovers can sat-isfy their needs, not only in theshopping area of Ku-dam, butalso thanks to the opportunities

that the city provides for vin-tage shopping and ea markets.

During the warmer seasons itsvery enjoyable to spend an en-tire day in one of the variousoutdoor areas of the city: Tier-garten, Wannsee and Tegeler

See. Last but not the least youwill also nd a piece of advice

about the best guided tours bothon foot and with other means oftransport.

So, dont miss the oppor

tunity to discover Berlin, espe-cially if you have a low budget.Follow our suggestions and youwont be disappointed!


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The earli-est mentionof Berlin in a

title deed. In the 13th cen-tury, itinerant merchantsfounded the trading posts ofBerlin & Clln near todaysNicholaiviertal. A protable

medieval trade route, theAscanian margrave of Bran-denburg decided to amal-

gamate the two towns intoone for political and securitypurposes in 1307.

23 years afterMartin Lu-ther nailed his

95 theses to the all-saintschurch in Wittenburg, Ber-lin nally converts to Prot-estantism. Berlin prosperedfor the immediate few de-cades until it was throwninto the medley of the thirtyyears war (1618-48). Elec-

tor Georg Wilhelm (1620-40) attempted to keep Ber-lin neutral although thisonly succeeded in Berlinbeing battered by both setsof belligerents. As a resultdestruction, starvation,murder and disease ran rife

through the citys decimatedstreets.

FrederickWil-liam I, knownas the great

elector, succeeds his fa-ther Georg Wilhelm aselector of Brandenburg.His reign is categorizedby a policy of encourag-ing immigration and reli-gious toleration.

The Germanempire is found-ed. Berlin is de-clared the capital underthe command of WilhelmI of Prussia. Berlins pop-ulation skyrockets from800,000 to 1.5 million in-

habitants.Kaiser Wilhelm goes intoexile in Holland as riotsbreak out after Germa-nys heavy defeat in WWI.Food shortages and left-ist political aggravationcharacterize these tumul-

tuous years, resultantlythe government resignsand seeks peace with theallied forces.

At the end of WWI in1918, a republic was pro-

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claimed in Berlin. In 1920, theGreater Berlin Act incorporateddozens of suburban cities, vil-lages and estates around Berlininto an expanded city. This newarea encompassed Spandau andCharlottenburg in the west, aswell as several otherareas that are nowmajor municipalities.

After this expansion,Berlin had a population of aroundfour million. During the Weimarera, Berlin became internation-ally renowned as a centre of cul-tural transformation at the heartof the Roaring Twenties.

The darkest hours of Berlins his-tory begin. The American stockmarket collapses in 1929. Ameri-ca would call in all of its foreignloans and Germany was spared noslack, even after the massive rep-arations it was forced to pay un-

der the Treaty of Versailles. Thiscrippled the economyof Germany and em-ployment rose to over6 million people. Ashistory has proved over and over,economic depression causes therise of extremism during this

period National Socialism andCommunism were vying for the

power of German government.Hitler obtained full power afterclaiming emergency powers from

Chancellor Von Hindenburg afterthe Reichstag re. The re was os-tensibly caused by Dutch anarchistMarinus Van Der Lubbe, althoughmany historians still speculatethat the Nazis caused it them-selves in order to gain emergencypowers.

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YAfter the fall ofBerlin in WWII,

Berlin is spliced into 4 sec-tions by the allied powers.The former population of 4.5million is almost halved, witha third of all the citys histor-ic buildings and living spaceattened.

Berlin is slashedin two by theBerlin Wall. TheEastern bloc claimed that thewall was erected to protectits population from fascistelements conspiring to pre-

vent the will of the people inbuilding a socialist state inEast Germany. In operationhowever, the wall served onlyto prevent the massive emi-gration & defection (dubbedthe brain-train) leaving forWest Germany. The path

of the wall is marked todayby a double row of cobblesthroughout the city.

A peaceful revo-lution leads tothe destruction

of the Berlin wall and subse-

quently the dismantling ofthe GDR. As communismbegan to falter in Poland,

Hungary and Czechoslova-kia, new exodus points wereopened, breaking a hole inthe iron curtain. On Novem-ber 9th 1989, East Germanofcial, Gunter Schabowski,

announced that, perma-nent relocations can be done

through all border check-points between the GDR intothe FGR or West Berlin.This announcement causedmass celebrations on bothsides of the wall, many par-ticipants bringing a chiseland hammer to take part in

its destruction.

Germany is of-cially re-unitedby the Grundgesetz consti-tution article 25. The endof the process is referred to

as Deutsch Einheit, or Ger-man Unity. Berlin againbecomes Germanys capitaland parliament returns tothe Reichstag for the rst

time since 1933.

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Berlin is now a world city of culture, politics, media and science.Its economy is based loosely on high tech industry and the servicesector. It is a thriving cultural mecca, particularly amongst youngpeople due to its vibrant nightlife (clubs have no legal obligationto close) and has become one of the coolest places on the face of theearth. Berlin is a fully unied and cosmopolitan city and an exciting

destination for travellers.

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www.visitberlin.deVisit Berlin|Ofcial tourist authority info

www.museumsportal-berlin.deMuseums portal|Find information about 200 muse-ums, memorials and palaces as well as details aboutof exhibitions and events

www.exberliner.com

Exberliner|The ultimate city guide from BerlinsEnglish - language magazine

www.sugarhigh.deSugarhigh|Bilingual daily email magazine featur-ing the latest in contemporary culture in Berlin - art,music, fashion, food, lm, events, jobs and more.

www.bvg.deBVG| Berlins transport website

useful websites

E Fine, thank youG Gut, dankeP Goot dang-ke

E Do you speak english?G Sprechen Sie Englisch?P Shpre.khen zee eng.lish

E I dont understandG Ich verstehe nichtP ikh fer-shtay-e nikht

E How much?G Wie vielP Vee feel?

german phrases

ENGLISH|How are you?GERMAN|Wie gehts?PRONUNCIATION |Vee gahts

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