Berlin, the capital of Germany, is one of the largest cities in Europe.
Long gone are the times when Berlin was divided into two parts.
The traditional center of Berlin is Alexanderplatz, dominated by a television tower.
Worth to visit is the Brandenburg Gate, which is almost 30 meters high.
Street Kurfürstendamm lives of most of the city, a lot of shops and cultural centers.
Worth to visit is Egyptian Museum with the original statue of Nofretete, and also one of the two ZOOs in Berlin.
And if you visit Berlin during the Carnival of Cultures, city will introduce themselve in colorful costumes of all nationalities living in the city.
Berlin has everything you can expect from a modern city, and mostly in sharp contradictions.
The sophisticated shopping boulevard as Unter den Linden and Friedrichstrasse, the alternative scene with graphite in Kreuzberg.
From the impressive royal castles and palaces such as Charlottenburg, to the dull concrete blocks and run-down district of Pankow. Depending on your taste you can enjoy the wild nightlife street Oranienburgestrasse or idyllic lakeside town as part of Zehlendorf and Köpenick. If you love shopping, Berlin offers everything from and traditional market to luxury shopping malls as Galerie Lafayette and KaDeWe.
Fernsehturm – Well known Berlin Tower is 365 meters high and was constracted in 1969.
Two lifts can can takes us to the uper part where is a rotating cafe located with incredible view. With an ideal visibility we can see up to a distance of 40 km.
US Embassy in Berlin:
American Citizen Services Section
U.S. Embassy Berlin
Clayallee 170
14191 Berlin
British Embassy:
Wilhelmstrasse 70
10117 Berlin
Main Switchboard: +49 30 20457-0
Fax: +49 30 20457 594
Imporant phone numbers:
Police 110
Firefighters and ambulance 112
Berlin has 2 Airports: Tegel and Schönefeld
Currently, the busiest airport Tegel (TXL) is located in the northwestern town in the district Reinickerdorf.
To the city center from the airport is possible to get by TXL bus lines and 128 (that will take you to the Alexanderplatz), or X9, 109 and TXL (to the station Zoologischer Garten).
Taxi to the center will cost approximately 15 to 20 €.
Airport Schönefeld (SXF) is located southeast of the city.
Currently the Aiport is under extensive reconstruction, which should be completed in 2011.
Then it should become a major Berlin's airport.
From the airport to the center of Berlin is possible to get by S-bahn lines S45 and S9 or by bus lines X7, 162, 163, 171, 734 and 736. The night busses N 60 and N71.