If you appreciate WWII history then in Berlin you will find memorials dedicated to the murdered Jews, Gypsies and homosexuals of Europe. If you are interested in more recent Berlin/German history you can view the ‘East Side Gallery’, visit the Berlin Wall Museum or see the Black Box at Checkpoint Charlie (Berlin’s most famous border crossing point).
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| Brandenburg Gate |
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| Victory Column |
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| Charlottenburg Palace |
If you’re doing a lot of sightseeing in Berlin you will want to master the public transport. The S and U Bahns are similar to the London Underground (but maybe a little less manic!), you can jump on and off all day for €6.70 and your legs will appreciate it as Berlin is huge! Just buy a ticket at one of the ticket machines at each stop, they have various language options including English, and validate your ticket before you get on a S or U Bahn by getting it stamped in a ticket validation machine. The S bahn also connects to Schonefeld airport if you are travelling by plane. For more info click here: http://www.s-bahn-berlin.de/en
For accommodation in Berlin I favour Plus Berlin. It acts as both hostel and hotel depending on your needs and I paid €14 per person per night (for a private twin, also please note if you are staying in Berlin for business you must now state this and pay a bed tax).
As well as being clean and having friendly staff the hostel/hotel has its own bar and restaurant plus a free to use swimming pool and sauna! I have rated Plus Berlin as one of my top 2 hostels of all time in my blog ‘2 Amazing Hostels’: http://journalwarawiri.blogspot.com/2015/03/best-backpacker-hostels-by-me.html and for more info you can visit the hostel website at http://www.plushostels.com/plusberlin
