Thursday, July 22, 2010

Berlin Weekend Breaks - Short, Meaningful and Fun

Even if you have just about 40 hours instead of a long vacation to spend in Berlin, you can be rest assured that those would be the most thrilling hours for a long, long time. One of the heart cities of Europe, and the capital of Germany, Berlin is rich with ancient and modern history and has more art galleries and museums than any other European city.

To make your weekend in Berlin worth it, the city is quite easy to navigate; so you don't waste time getting from one spot to another.

* l The Reichstag - the Parliament with glass dome built by the British architect Norman Foster to reflect transparency in German politics
* l The Zoological Garden in the Ku'damm district
* l The neo-Romanesque church Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, partially destroyed in the World War II
* l The Fernsehturm Tower in Alexanderplatz
* l Berlin TV Tower
* l Pergamon Museum
* l Charlottenburg Castle - the most exquisite building in Berlin
* l Ägyptisches Museum (in Charlottenburg Castle)
* l The 412 acre Tiergarten
* l The Brandenburg Gate
* l The Jewish Museum
* l New National Gallery
* l Berlin Cathedral
* l Wannsee Villa by the lakeside, where Hitler and other leading Nazis decided the "final solution" of genocide of the Jews

When you've satiated your cultural appetite, it would be time to go out and have fun! Berlin is known for its hot and happening nightlife all over Europe. Bars and clubs in Treptow, Friedrichshain, Mitte and Kreuzberg are the most popular and frequented ones. The city is best known for its techno music culture but all the other genres like rock, pop, jazz, opera are just as great here.

Beer, Burgers, Babes and Bullets

If you don't indulge in all of the above in during your Berlin weekend, then your weekend trip is incomplete. You are in Berlin to have fun and you must do that with unabashed abandon. Here are some activities that you will have more than fun doing:

* l Brewery tour
* l Football with your mates
* l Indoor go karting
* l Street fighting
* l Trabi adventure
* l Berlin river cruise

The funniest of them all - Paintball shooting

Bring out the Rambo and the Universal Soldier in you. Dress up in army fatigues, grab that gun and go bang, bang, bang right on your friends! This is amongst the most popular activities in Berlin. You get 100 paintballs for ambushing your friend's hide out. And, if you need more in your arsenal, pay extra and get some more.

Outdoor Paintball

You can also add some color to your shooting experience with outdoor paintball. Wear the fatigues, hide yourself in the shrubbery and spring a surprise on your friend by shooting paintball pellets on him. You get 200 pellets to attack your friends. Enjoy the game for an hour and a half. You will get a guide, safety gear, all necessary equipment, and game scenarios too.

With so much to do in Berlin, you'll have an answer even before you think what to do next!

By : Nathan_Oram

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