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Airport:Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Hotel:Metropol Hostel Berlin
32 Mehringdamm, Berlin, Germany
Distance from Airport: 15 minutes
-Air Conditioned Rooms
-Non-Smoking Rooms
-Allergy Free Room Available
-Vending Machine
-Bedding/Pillow Choices
-Cable/ Satellite TV
-Coffee/Tea Maker
-En Suite Private Bathroom
-Hairdryer
-Private Toilet- Bathtub/ Shower Combinations
-Offers free buffet breakfast and packed lunches
-Elevator
-24 Hour Reception
-Housekeeping
-Multilingual Staff
-Wake Up Service
-Gift Shop
-Free wi-fi available to all rooms
Check-in: 2:00 pm
Check Out: Before 11:00 am
Car:Avis Car Rental
-Volkswagen Polo
Dinner:Aigner Restaurant:
25 Franzsische Strasse, Berlin, 10117
Daily from 12:00nn - 2:00a.m.
Distance from the hotel: 2 seconds
Menu: Varies Daily
Prince Range: 15 32 euros
Breakfast:Continental Buffet Breakfast Provided by Hotel
-Bread and rolls
-Honey and marmalade
-Coffee, milk, water, tea and juice
-Cereals and two kinds of yogurts
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-Boiled eggs and fresh cheese
-Butter and margarine
-Two kinds of cheese, ham and salami
-Tomatoes and cucumbers
Day 1:
Altes Museum (Old Museum)
Address:Am Lustgarten 110178 Berlin
Business Hours: Mon-Sun 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Thu 10:00 am 10: 00
pm
Tours arranged by phone
Entrance Fee:
Adults: 8 Euros
Students: 4 Euros
Children under 16: Free
Did you know?
o Berlins greatest architect, Karl Friedrich Schinkel designed
the structure
o It resembles a Greek Corinthian templeo Its main floor is the
Museum ofAntiquities which is a collection of Greek and Roman
antique decorative art.
o It also contain a rare portrait of Cleopatra
o Houses an exceptional bronze statue of the goddess Luna
descending though an arch of
the sky, from the Brandenburg-Prussian art collection and is
often regarded as the
pearl of the collection
Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum)
Address: Under den Linden 2, Berlin
Business Hours: Open Daily, 10:00 am 6:00 pm
Tickets:
6 euros: Day pass for all exhibits
30 euros: a year pass with companion
Children under 18 are free
Did you know?
o The museum presents the entire saga of German history starting
from the Neanderthals
to the Nazis and beyond.
o Showcases extensive posters and documents of the history of
the workers movement
o Contains remains from the former arsenal collection, which
before WWII, had been the
largest collection of militaria.
o Includes a collection of old Communist art
o Has a permanent exhibition on German history in its main
building
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Lunch
Funkturm RestaurantMessedamm 22, 14055 Berlin, Germany
Business Hours:
Wednesday Sunday: 11:30 am 11: 00 pm
Tuesdays after 6:00 pm
Monday closed
Price Range: 15 -25 euros
Menu: Varies per month
Funkturm Observation Deck
Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin, Germany
Business Hours:
Monday: 10:00 am -8:00 pm
Tuesday Sunday: 10:00 am 11:00 pm
Ticket Fee:
Adults: 5 eurosChildren/Students: 2.80 euros
Stands 128 meters up in the air
Dorotheenstdtischer cemetery * Literary Location
A cemetery which contains the whos who of Germanys intellectual
and artistic elite.
Literary people buried here:
o Johannes R. Becher
o Bertold Brecht used to live here too
o Stephan Hermlin
o Heinrich Manno Hans Mayer
o Heiner Muller
o Anna Seghers
o George Tabori
o Christa Wolf
o Arnold Zwieg
At the entrance to the cemetery, there is the house where
Bertold Brecht spent the last years ofhis life. Today the Brecht
Archive is located there as well as the literature forum
Brecht House (Literature Forum) *Literary Location
Located at the entrance of the cemetery
Contains the worlds most thorough collection of his works
Houses The Brecht Erben firm, which manages the rights to
Bertolt Brecht
Contains the Literature Forum
o Stages readings and discussions that present new books and
reflect on contemporary
art, literature and politics
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o Experimental theater productions by various artists from all
over Germany
o Features events that combine literature and music
Free University Berlin (Berlin Brain) * Literary Location
The Free University Berlin is the citys largest University and
one of the largest in Germany
The Berlin Brain is the library for the Philological
departments
The structure, in its design, mirrors the human brain in which
thousands of books are preserved
Not only open to students and alumni, but also to all visitors
who are interested in its bold
architecture and impressive collection of books.
Unter den Linden Boulevard
60 meters wide
Attracts numerous tourists and locals who enjoy taking a stroll
at all times of the day or
night
Displays the unity of the historical splendor of the Prussian
city and the fast pace of
modern Berlin
Served as the setting for the burning of books during the time
of the Nazis in 1933
Is near Staatsoper, St. Hedwigs Cathedral, the Royal Library and
Humboldt University
Glienicke Palace
Knigsstrae 36 14109 Berlin Zehlendorf
Business Hours: Tuesday Sunday; 10:00 am 6:00pm
Entrance Fee:
Regular: 4 Euros
Discounted: 3 Euros
Guided Tours:
Regular: 5 Euros
Discounted: 4 Euros
Was commissioned by Prince Carl of Prussia when he returned to
Berlin from his journey to Italy
in 1823
Was designed to cater to the Princes wishes which was to live in
an Italian villa set in a
Mediterranean-style landscape
Was designed by the same architect who designed the Altes
Museum, Karl Friedrich Schinkel
The great fountain with the golden lion was modeled after the
one found at the Villa Medici in
Rome
The Glienicke Bridge because famous around the world during the
Cold War as the place where
spies were exchanged
Dinner
SophieneckGrosse Hamburger Strasse 37 D-10115 Berlin,
Germany
Business Hours:
Sunday Thursday: 12:00nn 1:00am
Friday - Saturday: 12:00nn -2:00 am
Price Range: 5 -13 Euros
