Berlin Attractions

BIG W

Advantages: Vast range of goods
Disadvantages: Not exactly on the High street

Well as I recall in the good old days there were not many shops of the same size as WOOLIES. Then pehaps about 15 years ago they seemed to have drifted out of the limelight a bit. But I'm glad to say that I reckon they are making a big comeback especially with there new larger stores appropriately named BIG W. The BIG W nearest to me is huge and the range of products on offer is vast. The prices are excellent and there is always a very good deal ...
...fangled mood light things for ages but they were almost impossible to get and way out of our price range. So recently I took a trip to BIG W and voila £18.99 got me a set of three nice sized rubbery plastic balls that produce a nice pastel colour change and are very relaxing. The store is laid out well and you could spend a fair amount of time just browsing because of it's size, there are quite a few about now check out www.BIGW.co.uk for one near ...

donf18 16.02.2005 · Read full review
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Hit the shops in Berlin with Karstadt

Advantages: Great range of all items
Disadvantages: Sadly only in Germnay, not UK!!!

What is it? Kardstadt is one of the main department store chains throughout Germany and you will find branches in most of the major German cities. There are 14 branches dotted throughout Berlin! Kardstadt tends to be bigger than most of the department stores we have in the UK and stocks a massive variety if items from clothing to sports goods, books, household good and many branches even offer a travel agency. When can we go? The Berlin Kardstadt ...
...night. Because of the size of most of the stores they tend never to feel very crowded but they are always pretty quiet first thing in the morning and after 7pm. German cities are still very much active well into the evening and shopping is great weekday family past time here. When walking past the Kardstadt shops, it's always worthwhile checking out their lovely window displays as they always display the newest merchandise and good deals in the windows! ...

nickjj78 25.12.2003 · Read full review
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Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

Advantages: Interesting and brand new
Disadvantages: or is it really very old???

The Potsdamer Platz is a brand new, vibrant area that was built during the 1990s in the former east Berlin. The area is a now key to Berlin in terms of business with many major German companies having their headquarters here, including Deutsche Bahn and Sony, as well as having becoming a must-see for visitors to Berlin. What is it? The Potsdamer Platz centres around a central area that is 20+ stories high with a covered roof that is open at the ...
...restaurants, visitors' attractions, and the Potsdamer arcade, which features over 100 hundred shops in the immediate area. In the arcade you will find a wide range of shops including clothing for men, women and children as well as a plethora of shoe shops! There's a book shop that even has a small selection of English books and a small Aldi supermarket to stock up on those essential items. Getting there? The Platz is within walking distance of Checkpoint ...

nickjj78 14.11.2005 · Read full review
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The Gate of Division and Unification

Advantages: A must-go place in Berlin, good for those interested in history of Germany
Disadvantages: no

Close to the Reichstag is the Brandenburg gate, which has become the most important landmark of Berlin. Remember the video that was shown before the match begins for World Cup 2006? It was featured in there. It is not just a scene for Berlin itself, personally I think it is the best monument that represents Germany. It used to be the scene of milliary processions and parades. When the Wall went up, it was left in a no-man's land. It is also one of ...
...Therefore, it has its place in history in Germany as the gate where the West and the East side of the city came together again and symbolizes both the division and unification of Germany. Personally I would love to come back to visit again- a reminder of the importance of looking back at our history. On the road close to the gate, you can also see a distinctive marking of a line which shows you where the wall used to seat-a really amazing scene. ...

medgenie 16.07.2008 · Read full review
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Cool Cupola

Advantages: strikingly modern and full of history, free access
Disadvantages: none

...boring. Not so the Reichstag (pronounced: raychs-tag), the German equivalent, in the course of my life I've seen it in three different varieties, if I were older, I could add a fourth. This is not so surprising, after all the building stands in Berlin, about which the art historian Karl Scheffer said in 1910, "Berlin is condemned forever to become and never to be." The original Reichstag was completed in 1894, the architect Paul Wallot designed ...
...Federal Republic of Germany, the Reichstag lost its significance, it was restored only provisionally and used for different functions, among others as a delivery room! When I visited the Reichstag in October, a guide told us that once a visitor showed him his birth certificate with 'Reichstag Berlin' as place of birth. When I was in Berlin in the 1970s, I did see the Reichstag in passing but didn't really look at it, it was only a bombastic building ...

MALU 22.08.2008 · Read full review
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