Greetings dear readers, to our tour guide on how to fully enjoy East Berlin in the year 2022. From its history to art and architecture, East Berlin is a must visit region for guests and tourists. In the following blog post, we will outline main features of this city for your convenience and give you useful advice on how to get the most out of your travel.
1. Getting to East Berlin
When it comes to arrival, chances are high that you will be touch down at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, the major international airport in Berlin. It is then easy to move to East Berlin as there are various modes of transport in the city. The S-Bahn, U-Bahn, and tram systems help to get across the city easily.
2. Exploring Historical Sites
East Berlin is famous for its monuments or history interest spots. On this sightseeing list is the Berlin Wall Memorial situated at Bernauer Strasse. Here, you can read more information about the history of the wall and its effect concerning the city. The best of these attractions is the East Side Gallery of art where artists from all over the world have painted murals on a wall.
The second famous symbol is the Brandenburg gateway which symbolizes unity of the city of Berlin. Go around Unter den Linden, a boulevard which stretches from the Brandenburg Gate to Museum Island where one could find some of the finest museum and art gallery in the world.
2.1 Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie, that marked the border between East and West during the Cold War, is still another landmark of interest. Checkpoint Charlie Museum should be visited in order to get idea of life between two halves of the city and the attempts of East Berliners to flee to the West.
3. Tour through the recent history of East Berlin and see how its culture was like
What is more, East Berlin has always been associated with art and diverse subcultures. Begin with the East Side Gallery already discussed; it offers great explore of street art. Take a quick walk around Friedrichshain to check out some of the cool joints for drinking and dancing; independent shops.
The modern interactive artworks can be observed in the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum for contemporary art. To get an insight into how it was to live in East Berlin in the turbulent ’80s, go to the DDR Museum.
3.1 Enjoy Local Cuisine
It would be so wrong to visit East Berlin and not have something you eat there. Some of the best gastro specialties of Berlin include trying out traditional foods like currywurst, and döner kebab from the many flavoring stands freely established throughout the city region. Go out for dinner and sit down in a beer garden and while eating a German bratwurst you have a cool German beer.
4. Shopping in East Berlin
Now let me tell you this if shopping is your thing East Berlin will be more than willing to pour it on you. Alexanderplatz is a busy square that consist of the department stores and other most prominent international brands. For cheap and novelty products, you should go for the independent stores, vintage shops in Mitte or Prenzlauer Berg district.
New to German shopping experience, check out the Mauerpark Sunday Flea Market, where the walkways and grooves of a former wall segment are lined with shops and stalls selling Ragwear, crested stamps, antiques and odd gift items.
5. Enjoying the Outdoors
Indeed, one can find many areas to relax in East Berlin: parks and green spaces. Treptower Park is a park situated on the shore of the Spree River and includes a Soviet War Memorial which translates into excellent strolling grounds. The Tiergarten located in the middle of the city provides good stretching vast green fields, beautiful lakes and eminent statues.
One can also hire a bicycle and bike around town as well Commonly a bicycle rental firm charges approximately 20$ for a full day cycling the town. In terms of bike rental the East Berlin is well served with numerous bike rental shops to cater for the city’s bike friendly paths.
6. Planning Your Stay
The accommodation possibilities in East Berlin vary according to any budget a visitor would wish to set for themselves. ”Two areas are common due to its proximity to the Alexanderplatz – Mitte and Friedrichshain neighborhood.”
Optionally one may opt to take a hotel instead of a motel but a more classic one or even an apartment with a local flavor. On the other hand, if you are on the operators’ side and you are operating under limited resources, then hostels offer economic and communal sleeping facilities.
However, you should take time and search for the climate of East Berlin in order to dress appropriately for the climate. Do not leave behind comfortable sports shoes because the majority of Bangkok’s enchanting sights are best seen on foot.
Now with this article, you are prepared for the ultimate East Berlinyssey into 2022. We found out that there is plenty to do if one loves history, art or if you just want to immerse yourself in the Berlin culture by visiting East Berlin. Let’s go and get prepared for the times of your life!