A Trip to the City of Berlin, Germany
My wife, our three children, and I just got back from a weeklong vacation in Berlin, Germany. We stayed at the Abba Hotel, which is located on Lietzenburger Street. The hotel is only a two-minute walk away from Kurfurstendamm, one of the most famous streets in Berlin, which is home to a large number of shopping centers and malls.
Some Words About Berlin
One week is not nearly enough time to see all of Berlin’s tourist attractions because the city has so much to offer.
Visit the various historical sites, museums, parks, and malls, as well as the picturesque streets, restaurants, and coffee shops. There are shopping malls and retail stores in every city in the globe, but Berlin appears to have a much higher concentration of these establishments than any other city.
There are shopping centers in Berlin that range in price, with some, like KaDeWe and Galeria Kaufhof, being more expensive than others, like C&A.
Everything you could ever want is available in Berlin. Those who enjoy going shopping will find themselves in a shopper’s paradise.
The trip consisted of much more than simply going to Berlin. It was a vacation with the whole family.
You are aware of how things are with adolescents in this day and age. They have little time for their parents because they are always preoccupied with their peers, the television, the internet, and social networking sites like Facebook. When you travel with someone, it provides an excellent opportunity to grow closer to them.
When the family is on the road, the children have no choice but to stay with their parents, engage in conversation with them, and spend time with them.
Although we did participate in a few guided excursions, we wandered and explored the city on our own by foot the majority of the day. The public transit system in Berlin, including the buses and the underground, are incredibly user-friendly and make it quite simple to navigate around the city.
Highlights in Berlin
There are many the highlights in Berlin, and here are a few of them:
- The Pergamon museum, which is spectacular. You can see there a life size temple, monumental buildings, such as the Pergamon Altar and the Market Gate of Miletus, all consisting of parts transported from Turkey.
- The Neue and Altes museums.
- Fragments of the Berlin wall that separated the western and the eastern parts of the city.
- Brandenburg Gate.
- Checkpoint Charlie.
- The television tower.
- Alexander platz and Potsdam Squares, and many other places.
Starting at the Brandenburg Gate, one of my favorite streets is Unter den linden. The long, wide avenue is lined on both sides with equally attractive structures.
The United Buddy Bears display can be found on Ku’damm (Kurfurstendamm) Street.
There are roughly 140 2-meter-tall Buddy bear statues on display, with each bear standing in for one of the 193 member states of the United Nations. Each Buddy Bear was created by a different artist, who painted and designed the bear in honor of their home nation.
The United Buddy Bears are on a worldwide tour to spread their message of world peace and unity. Berlin is a great vacation destination for a number of reasons, including the attractions available, the city’s Cosmopolitan vibe, the punctuality of its buses and trains, the diversity of its cultural offerings, and the low cost of lodging. I have a weather-related comment to make. Some mornings in August saw rain, which was odd given the month. On one occasion, we experienced hail as we stepped off the bus at Alexander Platz. Other days were much warmer, reaching highs of around 30 degrees Celsius. It was refreshing to get some distance. It’s nice to take a break every once in a while.
