Berlin's 1st Christmas Market - Potsdamer Platz WinterWelt Weihnachtsmarkt
It has the feel of a mini Christmas market, really mini, something that will do the trick if you have the itch.
Potsdammer Platz is as centrally located as it gets, and the market is located just across the road from the Sony Center.
You’ll find your Gluehwein, some salty junk food, local and Christmas-themed souvenirs.
And I have to admit, the people on the toboggan run sure seem to be having a great time.
There’s even a carousel for the little ones.
Later in November, the surrounding area of chain stores and restaurants puts up some decorations, but I would say you have better options for Christmas markets by then.
Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island) Day Trip from Central Berlin
If you are looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city center and discover what else Berlin has to offer, then Pfauneninsel might just fit the bill.
Located 26 kilometers from Berlin Hauptbahnhof, the island is just a short 45-min ride by regional train or S-bahn.
It’s part a series of landscaped parks and part mock-farm, where you will find a fairytale castle, a dairy and delightful waterfront walking paths.
Its name in English means Peacock Island, and there are just over 30 peacocks and other exotic birds on the island, some roaming around freely.
Pfaueninsel is a UNESCO cultural heritage site and nature reserve and a protected zone for flora and fauna.
It’s open daily from March to October.
There is a ferry that brings you to the island, and at the time of recording, it’s €6/adult and €12 for a family of 4.
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A great daytrip from Berlin is a visit to the Spreewald, an inland delta system just one hour from Berlin's Ostkreuz Station.
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Here's a compilation of timelapse and hyperlapses that I've taken over the past few months. #berlin
Berlin's most important memorial is a must visit for every visitor to the city.
The Brandenburg Gate is a monumental neoclassical gate and is arguably the icon of Berlin. In the 18th century, Berlin abandoned its medieval wall which had lost its defensive purpose. And a new wall was built, this time for customs.
This new wall had many gates. The gates were named after the cities the outgoing roads led to.
The Brandenburg Gate is named after the city of Brandenburg/Havel just west of Berlin.
The Brandenburg Gate is the only customs gate left. It’s 26 meters high by 65 meters wide (or 85 by 215 feet), and is supported by 6 doric columns on both fronts.
The figure on top is a quadriga. Standing on the chariot is Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory. She holds the Iron Cross with an imperial eagle perched on top.
Just underneath the quadriga is a relief symbolically celebrating the victories of Prussia, with figures such as Nike, the goddess of victory, and Hercules, the god of strength.
Inside of the five passageways are reliefs on both sides of each wall for a total of 20 reliefs.
All reliefs depict scenes of Hercules and were designed to pay homage to Frederick the Great.
On both the southern and northern sides of the gate are columned porticos, where you will find 2 additional sculptural pieces, Mars, the god of war, and Minerva, the goddess of wisdom and protector of Berlin.
The small temple on the left once housed guards but is today a tourist office.
The one on the right once housed tax collectors but is today home to the Room of Silence.
Two things not to miss.
Check out the DZ Bank building to the southwest, where you will find a whale sculpture by Frank Gehry.
And roughly 80 meters to the west is a plaque near where the U.S. President Reagan called on the Soviets to tear down this wall.
In Bebleplatz is the Sunken Memorial, one of Berlin's most profound and moving memorials of WW2. #bebleplatz #berlin
DIE HACKESCHEN HÖFE - Berlin's best example of a mix-used courtyard system near Hackescher Markt. #berlin #hackeschermarkt
Berlin Palace Archeology on Display for Free #berlin #humboldforum #berlinpalace. Just across Unter den Linden from Museum Island is the reconstructed Berlin Palace, which houses the Humboldt Forum.
Inside is a great, free exhibit that will surely interest those interested in history and archaeology.
Once inside, follow the signs for the Palace Cellar till you reach a flight of stairs with some original palace foundation piles hanging above.
Below is an exhibition highlighting some of the artifacts found on the site before the construction of the forum.
This site has been used since the Middle Ages, having been a Dominican monastery, a royal palace, a GDR palace, and its current use as a museum of the Humboldt Forum.
Highlights include foundation walls, coins, combs, buttons, pottery, heating systems, a water pumping station.
There are even some bronze taps harking back to the brewing traditions of those Dominican monks.
No tickets are required, just pop in when you are here to enjoy this wonderful, free exhibition.
The Humboldt Forum also offers other exhibits and a roof terrace, and a link to our other video is in the description.
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You can visit the ruins of a WW2 flak tower in Berlin's Humboldthain park. You can even tour the inside of the tower with the Berlin Unterwelten organization. #berlin #ww2history #germany
The Berlin Wall Memorial is the premire location in Berlin to experience and learn about the Wall. #berlinwall #berlin
