Berlin’s UBahn line 2 from Vinetastraße station, through Schönhauser Allee to Senefelderplatz is a must-not-miss enjoyment for those who travel between Pankow and Prenzlauer Berg for the first time. Built in the beginning of the twentieth century by Alfred Grenander and Johannes Bousset, the elevated railway was originally known as "Magistratsschirm" - "the “Magistrate’s Umbrella", I would translate. This yesterday’s futuristic bridge remains a beautiful historical monument today - and is also a practical one: Schönhauser Allee’s and Eberswalder Straße’s U-Bahn stations just look majestic - and smell of kebabs. From the latter, people find themselves in a sea of bars and restaurants, aka “Ecke (Corner) Schönhauser” by the locals, but it was also there where the border between East and West Berlin stood.
If one happens to be traveling on good timing, and if Berlin is in a good temper, a beautiful sunset and the historical cinema Colosseum can be seen to the left (if traveling from the south) or to the right, if from the north. On the other side, Kulturbrauerei is also very visible at the entrance from or exit into the tunnel: afterall, UBahn is an underground metro. The “Bremer Höfe” residencies, originally built in the mid-nineteenth century, are to be seen too, along with other century-old houses, also recommended by the former East German government as “monuments of art.”
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"PalaisPopulaire" in Berlin hosts the art collection of Deutsche Bank, often in cooperation with intern. museums. Check out the "I like Mondays" tours.
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"Maxim Gorki Theater" in Berlin is one of a kind. It's the smallest one but its plays are always thoughtful and I love eating leisurely at the cafeteria...
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"Shakespeare and Sons Bookstore" in Berlin is one of my favorites for Sunday morning. I love their jazz music and Jewish pastries, such as the Rugelach...
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"Rises Delicacies" is a homey Greek restaurant in Berlin that gives you the sensation that you're in Greece sharing a table w/ a family! Amazing moussaka.
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"Neuzwei Vintage Store" is a very refreshing escape from ordinary second-hand vintage shops in Berlin-Neukölln. It's like a small, unobtrusive boutique...
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"Bikini Berlin" is not your typical mall. Looking over the Zoo and the memorial church, with just some carefully chosen shops, it's in the right direction.
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The decorated "Mosaic Seats" in Berlin's Neukölln are located in a beautiful residential area. I like coming to rest my feet here if I'm in the area...
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"Geist im Glas" Berlin really is the best of both worlds: a bar at night and a fabulous brunch place on the weekends! I always ask about the new cocktails.
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Steglitz-Zehlendorf in Berlin is full with "Tree Stumps with Faces"! It's a great specimen of street art, and there are more than 500 in the neighborhood!
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"Andraschko" in Berlin and their 'Wiener Kaffeehaus Mischung' Espresso blend is the roastery/shop that actually made me like coffee in the first place...
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"Kranoldplatz Market": a small market in Berlin. What I love about it, apart from the potato stall, is the flatbread and cream cheese for a quick lunch!
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