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== Must have == | == Must have == | ||
* [http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17183/name/Weekly/article/77395.html BVG 7-day AB zone ticket] 26 EUR + [http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17182/name/Single+Tickets+and+Day+Ticket/article/77360.html one-time extension ticket for Schönefeld zone C] 1.40 EUR | |||
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Berlin Wikitravel Berlin] | |||
* [http://www.vodafone.de/privat/tarife/datentarife-websessions.html Vodafone Websessions] - Mobile Internet on Vodafone's fast HSDPA network | * [http://www.vodafone.de/privat/tarife/datentarife-websessions.html Vodafone Websessions] - Mobile Internet on Vodafone's fast HSDPA network | ||
** Top-up card: get German Vodafone [http://shop.ebay.de/items/__vodafone-callya?LH_BIN=1&_dmpt=PrePaid_Karten_Pakete&_ipg=&_sc=1&_sop=15&_trksid=p3286.c0.m301 CallYa prepaid SIM-card from Ebay] for 4 EUR, buy Vodafone CallNow 15 EUR credit anywhere in Germany, insert SIM-card in phone, top-up using CallNow code *100* | ** Top-up card: get German Vodafone [http://shop.ebay.de/items/__vodafone-callya?LH_BIN=1&_dmpt=PrePaid_Karten_Pakete&_ipg=&_sc=1&_sop=15&_trksid=p3286.c0.m301 CallYa prepaid SIM-card from Ebay] for 4 EUR, buy Vodafone CallNow 15 EUR credit anywhere in Germany, insert SIM-card in phone, top-up using CallNow code *100*[code on CallNow voucher]#[call], also possible to top-up via webpage, see next point | ||
** Activate Internet: set APN to event.vodafone.de, open browser, wait for captive portal redirect, pick 7-days for 14 EUR and payment 'Charge from CallYa-Credit' (credit card is also possible but to extend SIM-card validity, call 12007 and press 1 every 12 months), before using iPhone apps open Safari to activate session, [http://prepaid-wireless-internet-access.wetpaint.com/page/Germany+-+Vodafone+Web+Sessions more details] | ** Activate Internet: set APN to event.vodafone.de, open browser, wait for captive portal redirect, pick 7-days for 14 EUR and payment 'Charge from CallYa-Credit' (credit card is also possible but to extend SIM-card validity, call 12007 and press 1 every 12 months), before using iPhone apps open Safari to activate session, [http://prepaid-wireless-internet-access.wetpaint.com/page/Germany+-+Vodafone+Web+Sessions more details] | ||
* [http://www.aldi-nord.de/aldi_aldi_talk_95.html ALDI Talk Mobile Internet] - Mobile Internet on E-Plus 3G 384kBit/s network in Germany, 13 EUR with 10 EUR credit | * [http://www.aldi-nord.de/aldi_aldi_talk_95.html ALDI Talk Mobile Internet] - Mobile Internet on E-Plus 3G 384kBit/s network in Germany, 13 EUR with 10 EUR credit | ||
** Get the Starter Set, [http://www.alditalk.de/web/registrierung/ register SIM-card online], use any German address, put card in phone, use APN tagesflat.eplus.de, username eplus, password gprs, flatrate is 2 EUR/day, i.e 5 days, [http://prepaid-wireless-internet-access.wetpaint.com/page/Germany+-+Alditalk more details] | ** Get the Starter Set, [http://www.alditalk.de/web/registrierung/ register SIM-card online], use any German address, put card in phone, use APN tagesflat.eplus.de, username eplus, password gprs, flatrate is 2 EUR/day, i.e 5 days, [http://prepaid-wireless-internet-access.wetpaint.com/page/Germany+-+Alditalk more details] | ||
== Places == | == Places == | ||
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== Eat == | == Eat == | ||
=== Restaurants/Imbiss === | === Restaurants/Imbiss === | ||
* [http://www.meyman-restaurant.de/speisekarte.html Meyman] - | * [http://www.meyman-restaurant.de/speisekarte.html Meyman Falafel und mediterrane Spezialitäten] - Restaurant, try Meyman-teller 5.90 EUR has everything; Hallomi, Falafel, coleslaw, rice, meat [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/29398-Meyman-Berlin], also salad-mix, pizza [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/29398-Meyman-Berlin], great bread [http://www.toytowngermany.com/lofi/index.php/t142260-15.html] [http://www.meyman-restaurant.de/Meyman-Restaurant-Speisekarte-2008-11.pdf Menu] - [http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=Krossener+Str.+11a+10245+Berlin&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Krossener+Stra%C3%9Fe+11,+Berlin+10245+Berlin,+Germany&ll=52.510649,13.457842&spn=0.001086,0.002411&z=19 Krossener Str. 11a 10245 Berlin] | ||
* Seerose Naturkost - Vegetarian buffet, persian owners, small plate 4.5 EUR more than enough - [http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=13683003329171155257&q=Mehringdamm+47,+10961+Berlin&gl=no&cd=4&ei=5QntTLuMK8z4Of70xf0H&sig2=64_wvpxaeZeUNFExzmoe4A&dtab=0&sll=52.49195,13.38773&sspn=0.006295,0.006295&ie=UTF8&ll=52.496669,13.378215&spn=0,0&t=h&z=16 Mehringdamm 47, 10961 Berlin] | * Seerose Naturkost - Vegetarian buffet, persian owners, small plate 4.5 EUR more than enough - [http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=13683003329171155257&q=Mehringdamm+47,+10961+Berlin&gl=no&cd=4&ei=5QntTLuMK8z4Of70xf0H&sig2=64_wvpxaeZeUNFExzmoe4A&dtab=0&sll=52.49195,13.38773&sspn=0.006295,0.006295&ie=UTF8&ll=52.496669,13.378215&spn=0,0&t=h&z=16 Mehringdamm 47, 10961 Berlin] | ||
* Baharat Falafel - Fresh well-made falafel, take-away, best in the city [http://www.toytowngermany.com/lofi/index.php/t142260-30.html] - [http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=6549112168770655902&q=Baharat+Falafel&hl=en&ved=0CBIQuAUwAA&ei=f4H2TIykCoP2Ocrl_fgD&sll=52.497033,13.355048&sspn=0.006295,0.006295&ie=UTF8&ll=52.498057,13.352766&spn=0,0&z=18&lci=transit_comp Winterfeldtstraße 37, 10781 Berlin] | * Baharat Falafel - Fresh well-made falafel, take-away, best in the city [http://www.toytowngermany.com/lofi/index.php/t142260-30.html] - [http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=6549112168770655902&q=Baharat+Falafel&hl=en&ved=0CBIQuAUwAA&ei=f4H2TIykCoP2Ocrl_fgD&sll=52.497033,13.355048&sspn=0.006295,0.006295&ie=UTF8&ll=52.498057,13.352766&spn=0,0&z=18&lci=transit_comp Winterfeldtstraße 37, 10781 Berlin] | ||
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=== Breakfast === | === Breakfast === | ||
* [http://www.circus-berlin.de/0/488.html Circus Café] - Rich organic breakfast buffet, 5 EUR - [http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=6402684568511974477&q=circus+cafe+berlin Weinbergsweg 1a, 10119 Berlin] | * [http://www.circus-berlin.de/0/488.html Circus Café] - Rich organic breakfast buffet, 5 EUR - [http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=6402684568511974477&q=circus+cafe+berlin Weinbergsweg 1a, 10119 Berlin] | ||
* [http://www.cafe-kapelle.de/ Cafe Kapelle] - | * [http://www.cafe-kapelle.de/ Cafe Kapelle] - Speisekarte, breakfast organic, darjeeling tea - [http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=12027581206106408487&q=Zionskirchplatz+22-24,+10119+Berlin&ved=0CB8Q-QswAA&ei=m5EDTbOdHMH2OcyouU4&sll=52.534747,13.402894&sspn=0.006295,0.006295&ie=UTF8&ll=52.539066,13.395059&spn=0,0&z=16 Zionskirchplatz 22-24, 10119 Berlin] | ||
* Restauration 1900 - | * Restauration 1900 - Fancy, top spot for breakfast, [http://www.restauration-1900.de/pdfspeisen/fruehstueck.pdf frühstück speisekarte] - [http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=17022997258356643502&cd=1&ei=_HX2TOb4BIn1OZvmpIQE&dtab=2&ie=UTF8&ll=88.850418,-13.359375&spn=0,0&z=1 Husemannstrasse 1, 10435 Berlin] | ||
* Hostel Citystay Berlin - Breakfast buffet 4 EUR, 1 EUR tea - [http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=10268526489983551756&q=organic+breakfast+buffet&hl=en Rosenstraße 16, 10178 Berlin] | * Hostel Citystay Berlin - Breakfast buffet 4 EUR, 1 EUR tea - [http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=10268526489983551756&q=organic+breakfast+buffet&hl=en Rosenstraße 16, 10178 Berlin] | ||
Other | Previously visited places: | ||
* Cafè Sarotti-Höfe - Intimate breakfast room, fair buffet, good quark and fruits [http://www.google.com/maps/place?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=Cafè+Sarotti-Höfe&fb=1&hq=Cafè+Sarotti-Höfe&cid=16602692196626719726 Mehringdamm 57, 10961 Berlin] | |||
* City Guesthouse Pension Berlin Frühstück - Lovely location, sidestreet, good selection - [http://www.google.com/maps/place?cid=9860051695590557993&q=City+Guesthouse%0APension+Berlin&cd=1&ei=ZfDsTISzGoH4OYGckN8L&dtab=0&sll=52.547504,13.411272&sspn=0.008677,0.017252&ie=UTF8&ll=52.551854,13.402655&spn=0,0&t=h&z=16 Gleimstr. 24, 10437 Berlin] | |||
* Marché - Kurfürstendamm 14/15, 10719 Berlin | |||
=== Other === | |||
* [http://www.vegguide.org/region/60/map Vegetarian guide for Berlin] | * [http://www.vegguide.org/region/60/map Vegetarian guide for Berlin] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:45, 26 December 2010
- Travel Dec 2009 Berlin
- Google map view of the places mentioned below.
Must have
- BVG 7-day AB zone ticket 26 EUR + one-time extension ticket for Schönefeld zone C 1.40 EUR
- Wikitravel Berlin
- Vodafone Websessions - Mobile Internet on Vodafone's fast HSDPA network
- Top-up card: get German Vodafone CallYa prepaid SIM-card from Ebay for 4 EUR, buy Vodafone CallNow 15 EUR credit anywhere in Germany, insert SIM-card in phone, top-up using CallNow code *100*[code on CallNow voucher]#[call], also possible to top-up via webpage, see next point
- Activate Internet: set APN to event.vodafone.de, open browser, wait for captive portal redirect, pick 7-days for 14 EUR and payment 'Charge from CallYa-Credit' (credit card is also possible but to extend SIM-card validity, call 12007 and press 1 every 12 months), before using iPhone apps open Safari to activate session, more details
- ALDI Talk Mobile Internet - Mobile Internet on E-Plus 3G 384kBit/s network in Germany, 13 EUR with 10 EUR credit
- Get the Starter Set, register SIM-card online, use any German address, put card in phone, use APN tagesflat.eplus.de, username eplus, password gprs, flatrate is 2 EUR/day, i.e 5 days, more details
Places
- Asia Mekong - Asian supermarket, Korean, Thai, Vietamese, Japanese [1] - Henriette-Herz-Platz 1, 10178 Berlin
- Vinh-Loi Asien Supermarkt - Chinese supermarket, try King Noodles - Ansbacher Str. 16, 10787 Berlin
- Amazing Asien Supermarkt - Asian supermarked Charlottenborg, near Bioladen [2] - Kantstrasse 101, 10627 Berlin
- Bouakeo Asia Shop - Nearby Amazing Asien - Kantstr. 122, 10625 Berlin
- Bio Company Shop Friedrichshain - Bioladen, fair prices - Voigtstraße 38, 10247 Berlin
- fresh´n´friends - Organic veggies, food shop, open Sundays, pricey - Kastanienallee 26, Foodstore, 10435 Berlin - Friedrichstraße 120, 10117 Berlin
- Berlin Wall - Mühlenstrasse by the Spree river and Bernauer Straße 111, 13355 Berlin
- Oberbaumbrüke - Double-decker bridge - Friedrichshain, 10243 Berlin
- Deutsches Technikmuseum - Rail, maritime, aerospace, photo, and some other exhibitions - Trebbiner Straße 9, 10963 Berlin
- Siegessäule - Victory column from 1873, climb to the top, for a fee - Großer Stern 1, 10785
- Zionskirche - Mighty church in die Mitte - Zionskirchstraße 44, 10119 Berlin
- Öz-Gida - Turkish supermarket for fresh fruit and veg, also arabic, italian, indian, russian, greek, and balkan items [3] - Hauptstrasse 16, 10827 Berlin
- Rotation - Record shop, electronica, techno, house, open from 12am - Weinbergsweg 3, 10119 Berlin
Eat
Restaurants/Imbiss
- Meyman Falafel und mediterrane Spezialitäten - Restaurant, try Meyman-teller 5.90 EUR has everything; Hallomi, Falafel, coleslaw, rice, meat [4], also salad-mix, pizza [5], great bread [6] Menu - Krossener Str. 11a 10245 Berlin
- Seerose Naturkost - Vegetarian buffet, persian owners, small plate 4.5 EUR more than enough - Mehringdamm 47, 10961 Berlin
- Baharat Falafel - Fresh well-made falafel, take-away, best in the city [7] - Winterfeldtstraße 37, 10781 Berlin
- Habibi Imbiss - Falafel, same level as Babel, Baharat, Nil [8] - Akazienstraße 9, 10823 Berlin
- Mamo Falafel- Falafel in pita or box 3 EUR with choice of salada and sauce, Hummus pita - Warschauer Strasse 47, 10243 Berlin
- King Of Falafel/Mo's kleiner Imbiss - Best Falafel place apparently, without conservatives [9] - Graefestrasse 9, 10967 Berlin
- PriMaria - Bulgarian/Russian, try Pelmeni, Creation 2, crepes, free wifi - Menu - Boxhagener Straße 26, 10245 Berlin
- Manna - Organic, creative vegetarian dishes - Marienburger Straße 38, 10405 Berlin
- 1001 Falafel - Stargarder Str. 73, Berlin
- Hasirs - Supposed the first place that served germanized Döner [10] - Adalbertstr. 10, 10999 Berlin
- Maroush - Lebanese restaurant, good atmosphere, try Falafelteller [11] - Adalbertstrasse 93, 10999 Berlin
- Nil - Sudanese Imbiss, Tamiya with peanut sauce, sometimes called Falafel - Grünberger Straße 52
- Oase Orientalischen Spezialitaeten - Arabic imbiss, favorite next to Meyman [12], the best Falafel-/Halloumi-/Schawarma-roll [13] - Warschauer Str. 25-26, Friedrichshain, 10245 Berlin
- Falafel Daye - Arabic imbiss, good falafel, halloumi, schawarma, nice prices - Danziger Strasse 24, 10435 Berlin
Breakfast
- Circus Café - Rich organic breakfast buffet, 5 EUR - Weinbergsweg 1a, 10119 Berlin
- Cafe Kapelle - Speisekarte, breakfast organic, darjeeling tea - Zionskirchplatz 22-24, 10119 Berlin
- Restauration 1900 - Fancy, top spot for breakfast, frühstück speisekarte - Husemannstrasse 1, 10435 Berlin
- Hostel Citystay Berlin - Breakfast buffet 4 EUR, 1 EUR tea - Rosenstraße 16, 10178 Berlin
Previously visited places:
- Cafè Sarotti-Höfe - Intimate breakfast room, fair buffet, good quark and fruits Mehringdamm 57, 10961 Berlin
- City Guesthouse Pension Berlin Frühstück - Lovely location, sidestreet, good selection - Gleimstr. 24, 10437 Berlin
- Marché - Kurfürstendamm 14/15, 10719 Berlin
