paranoid android Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Had a fucking great time - even met some friendly Aberdeen, Killie, and Raith fans among the Hertha fans. Stayed at the Park Inn, which was great, and scooped up copious amounts of German beer, which was even better. Good times, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 It's amazing the amount of Scottish fans I meet whilst watching Hertha. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraser_smfc Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Going to Berlin next month for 4 nights. I’ve been before, but this time I’m going with the other half who has never been. I was thinking it might be nice to have some sort of day trip outside of Berlin. To make it worthwhile though ideally it wouldn’t be any more than roughly an hour on the train each way. Any suggestions? Potsdam, Wannasee and also the concentration camp at Sachenhausen. All in zone C, all reachable by S Bahn.I’m back from a few days on a stag do. What a blur. Do not miss the chance to take in a match if you get the chance. We saw Hertha but Union is apparently also a good day out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 On 15/05/2018 at 08:00, Waspy said: It's amazing the amount of Scottish fans I meet whilst watching Hertha. We met Killie, Aberdeen and Raith fans at the Hertha/Leipzig game on Saturday - guid c***s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR96 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Booked up for October. My girlfriend has found a hotel she fancies in Hackescher Markt area. Is this a decent enough area to stay? Proximity to transport, boozers etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Booked up for October. My girlfriend has found a hotel she fancies in Hackescher Markt area. Is this a decent enough area to stay? Proximity to transport, boozers etc. Big city = loads of boozers and as long as your close to a u or s bahn (underground) station its a doodle to get around Sent from my SM-G955F using Pie and Bovril mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 11 minutes ago, doulikefish said: Big city = loads of boozers and as long as your close to a u or s bahn (underground) station its a doodle to get around Sent from my SM-G955F using Pie and Bovril mobile app Indeed. Berlin is a terrific city. Great doodles, too: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 24 minutes ago, ScottR96 said: Booked up for October. My girlfriend has found a hotel she fancies in Hackescher Markt area. Is this a decent enough area to stay? Proximity to transport, boozers etc. It wouldn't be my choice but it's a decent enough area. There's a few pubs in the arches under a railway bridge. Alexanderplatz, the TV tower and the Brandenburg gate are not too far away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 2 weeks till I go.Buzzing is an understatement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Gutted that I won't be back until September, Berlin is fantastic in the summer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR96 Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 (edited) 18 hours ago, tongue_tied_danny said: It wouldn't be my choice but it's a decent enough area. There's a few pubs in the arches under a railway bridge. Alexanderplatz, the TV tower and the Brandenburg gate are not too far away. Where would you suggest? Wouldn't be foolish enough to book accommodation without consulting P&B first. Edited June 9, 2018 by ScottR96 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, ScottR96 said: Where would you suggest? Wouldn't be foolish enough to book accommodation without consulting P&B first. I personally like the Friedrichshain area, even if it is hipster central. There's pubs galore around boxhagener platz, some pretty impressive street art and it is well connected to the rest of the city via S bahn and U bahn. To me it feels a bit more "Berlin" if you catch my drift. The same could be said for Kreuzberg. Other parts of the city could really be anywhere. But I suppose it depends on what you're interested in. I quite like counter culture but if that's not your thing then you may be better off around Hackesher Markt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Had a fucking great time - even met some friendly Aberdeen, Killie, and Raith fans among the Hertha fans. Stayed at the Park Inn, which was great, and scooped up copious amounts of German beer, which was even better. Good times, [emoji4] Just got back yesterday and stayed at the same hotel. Great location, fantastic for transport which is just immense once you understand where your going. Being able to buy a beer and walk down the street is the way to go, sound a supermarket and they were doing bottles of Berliner pilsner for €0.63 a 500ml bottle but even at a food joint you could get one for €2.50 and the food is superb. Went to the fanzone for the Germany v South Korea game and was a great experience and the stalls weren’t even that expensive and some location. Highly recommend doing the DDR museum just off the river, done a boat tour up and down the river in a hour and found out some great things about the city. Some place and definitely be back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_MFC Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Heading on Monday, can't wait. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 If you're staying in Berlin over a weekend I would recommend visiting one of the many flea markets around the city. Most of it is utter tat but you do get some decent stuff. I buy WW2 bits and pieces, you can get some interesting stuff ranging in prices. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieKTID Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 The Mauerpark flea market is pretty decent and the stadium next to it is pure floodlight porn, think its been mentioned earlier on this thread, was in Berlin for the 3rd time start of the year and i want to go back, love it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 The Mauerpark flea market is pretty decent and the stadium next to it is pure floodlight porn, think its been mentioned earlier on this thread, was in Berlin for the 3rd time start of the year and i want to go back, love itI visited Berlin for the first time 2 years ago and have been back seven times since. Aye that flea market is quite funky, always looking out for 80's football tracksuit tops. The karaoke they have in summer is quite good fun as well. We ended up at dynamo Berlin vs Chemie Leipzig game. Turned out to be some sort of right vs left derby cracking atmosphere though. The floodlights are absolutely glorious. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Second trip booked for next year with the wife. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostin' Kev Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 For those that like East Berlin as opposed to West, Leipzig is supposed to be really good as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspy Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 For those that like East Berlin as opposed to West, Leipzig is supposed to be really good as well. Leipzig is an up and coming city. A lot of money being pumped into the place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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