Berlin, Germany

Visit Berlin, although eons apart, the modern city of Berlin and the ancient city of Jericho shares a common occurrence - both their walls came tumbling down. Berlin wall fell on November 9, 1989, 28 years after it was built. Berlin is the capital of new Germany. Berlin is located northeastern Germany on rivers Spree and Havel, completely surrounded by the German federal state of Brandenburg. The city centre lies along the river Spree in the Berlin-Warsaw 'urstromtal' (ancient river valley), formed by water flowing from melting ice sheets at the end of the last Ice Age. The urstromtal lies between the low plateaus of the Barnim, to the north, and the Teltow, to the south. In Berlin's westernmost borough, Spandau, the Spree meets the river Havel, which flows from north to south through western Berlin. The course of the Havel is much like a chain of lakes. The largest lakes along the Havel are the Tegelsee and Großer Wannsee. A series of lakes also feeds into the upper Spree, which flows through eastern Berlin's largest lake, Großer Müggelsee. Kurfürstendamm, Berlin's preferred promenade, known widely as the Ku'damm, for luxury hotels, stores and nightclubs. Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhem-Gedachtniskirche) has been preserved as a poignant ruin. National Gallery, devoted to 19th and 20th century art, in a plain, glass-walled building. Tiergarten, a large beautiful public park with charming lakes. Dahlem museums contains the painting gallery displaying 13th and 18th century European paintings and ethonographic collections and sculptures. Brandenburg Gate, serves as the supreme symbol of the city and has been restored after the unification. VyomTravels offers cheap bargain airfares to Berlin from all cities in USA.

Cheap Airfares to Berlin (BER), Germany

Origination airport in US	Prices in USD
San Francisco(SFO) to BER	$370.00
Los Angeles(LAX) to BER	$350.00
San Diego(SAN) to BER	$370.00
Las Vegas(LAS) to BER	$370.00
Houston(IAH) to BER	$320.00
Dallas(DFW) to BER	$320.00
Atlanta(ATL) to BER	$305.00
Miami(MIA) to BER	$350.00
Orlando(MCO) to BER	$350.00
Key West(EYW) to BER	$384.00
Washington D.C(IAD) to BER	$290.00
Detroit(DTW) to BER	$300.00
New York(JFK) to BER	$225.00
Chicago(ORD) to BER	$320.00
Seattle(SEA) to BER	$370.00

Places of Interest

Long before its cars, cameras and electronic devices conquered world markets, Germany was exporting ideas. Earth-shakers like Martin Luther, Karl Marx and Albert Einstein came from the same intellectual melting pot as Goethe, Heine and Thomas Man; Bach, Beethoven and Wagner need no translators. Germany can trace its prehistory back about half a million years, right down to the jawbone of Heidelberg Man, which today is a university town bearing the same name. Boosted by the fall of the wall, Berlin is twice as populous, vibrant and forward-looking than ever in its artistic, intellectual and economic activity, a fitting capital for the new Germany. One of the first things visitors should do on arrival in Berlin is to acquaint themselves with the city's phenomenal fast-train system - the S-Bahn("S" is for schnell - fast) and U-Bahn (underground train or subway) . The S-Bahn and U-Bahn systems are augmented by trams and buses. By air, Tegel, Tempelhof and Schonefeld airports are connected with the city center by buses and trains.

Berlin is a fascinating, pulsating metropolis full of attractions , nonstop activities and the attractions presented here are but a few:

• Berlin Zoo - one of the finest in Europe
• Kurfurstendamm and Friedrichstrasse - Berlin's shopping and entertainment streets
• Friedrichstadtpalast - Europe's largest light entertainment theater
• Reichstag - its dome stands 23.5 meters high and 40 meters wide, one of the major attractions of Berlin
• Gemaldegalarie museum - hosts about 1300 paintings from the thirteenth century to the eighteenth century
• Baroque and Rococo Charlottenburg Castle - once summer time residence of the Prussian royal family
• Egyptian museum - offers a glimpse of three millennia of Egyptian art
• Bauhaus-Archiv - one of Europes most progressive 20th century school of architecture
• Unter den Linden - city's grandest avenue
• Alexandeplatz - busy hub in eastern Berlin

Around Berlin

• Dresden - home of the world-famous "Dresden china", is an important city in the historic German state of Saxony. Dresden is situated in the wide, gentle valley of the Elbe River, about 19 miles from the northwest border of the Czech Republic. The main attractions in dresden are its Semper Opera House, Altmarkt(Old market), Zwinger Baroque building and Loschwitzer-Blasewitzer bridge.
• Leipzig - this city is best known for its great trade fairs dating back to middle ages. Leipzig's old town is located between three rivers: the Parthe, the Elster and the Pleisse. Visitors will find the Museum of History, Old town hall, Church of Saint Nicholas, Church of Saint Thomas, Leipzig Zoo and Mendelssohn's House compelling.
• Potsdam - host city of the historic Potsdam conference in 1945, is also famous for many of its palaces like Neues Palais, Sans Souci Palace, Charlottenhof Palace, Marble Palace and Cecilienhof.

Currency

• Euro (EUR), formerly Deutschmark (DM)

Language

• German

Transport

Berlin is well connected by air, train and bus services .

• Tegel airport is 5 miles northwest from the city center is the major airport. Schonefeld airport is also served by many European airlines. Tempelhof airport is in the southwest section of the city and is used for regional flights
• Berlin zoo station is the major hub for rail services and has direct trains to the airports. Berlin Ostbahnhof station is the other important station and both the stations are connected by S-Bahn and U-Bahn trains.
• Berlin has also a wide network of Bus services for inter-city commute.

Quick Lookups

• Berlin(Tegel) International Airport - +49 180 - 5000 186
• Berlin Zoo Station - 0049 1805 - 99 66 33
• Berlin Ostbahnhof Station - 0049 01805 99 66 33
• Berlinien Bus - 861 93 31