The Gendarmenmarkt
The Gendarmenmarkt in the heart of Berlin would have to be one of the most beautiful plazas in Europe. It is home to the Schauspielhas Theatre which is now a concert hall and the...
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Knut the polar bear and friends
[youtube VGqr4bThiSI] Knut the Polar Bear has made the Berlin Zoo even more popular and when you see the cute little bugger on this video you will see why he is gorgeous. But the...
Sony Centre at Potsdamer Platz
The Sony Centre in Potsdamer Platz, Berlin is a new entertainment complex and a very popular meeting point, the young and the beautiful meet under the huge tent like atrium for a bite to...
Brandenburger Tor the gateway to Berlin
The Brandenburg Gate is one of the most recognisable structures in the German capital Berlin. Built just north of the parliament The Reichstag it was commissioned by Friedrich Wilhelm II as a sign of...
The Fernsehturm or television tower to you!
The Fersehturm is one of Berlin’s more striking icons, close to Alexanderplatz this tour was built by the former German Democratic Republic and rises 268 metres above street level. There is a visitors platform...
Watch out for Donkey Kong’s barrels!
Donkey Kong is one of the most loved of the video games and has survived over quarter of a century. Today the game is celebrated in a huge display at Berlin’s Computer Game Museum...
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the centre of Berlin is a stark reminder of the horrors of war. This church was built between 1891 and 1895 in honor of the then Emperor Wilhelm...
Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie was the major crossing between Soviet controlled East Berlin and US controlled West Berlin during the Cold War. During its time several serious stand offs between the Russian and US forces occurred...
Trabanting around Berlin
The Trabant has had a bit of a dodgy history, it was a East German produced vehicle which was pretty awful but has now gained a cult following of a icon of the former...
Acthung! Hot Chips
We have all seen vending machines serving soft drinks, coffee and chocolates and even vending machine restaurants in Japan, but here’s a first, sitting quietly on a subway station in the German City of...
