two days in Berlin

Hello, any ideas on what to do for two days in Berlin middle of February? We like shops, drinking coffee/watching the world go by, unusual art and events, theatre, food, some history, anything %26#39;arty%26#39;, sightseeing that%26#39;s free! Easily pleased and willing to try most things!- but no art galleries in the traditional sense please . Thanks ever so.

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We just got back from 6 nights in Berlin. It will be below freezing when you are visiting no doubt so be prepared.

My recommendations are the Reichstag Parliment Building and the Jewish Museum. If you are going to more than one museum buy the museum pass, great value.

There are also three opera houses and tickets are very reasonably priced. We saw a modern version of Madame Butterfly and it was outrageously funny and well done.

There are plenty of places to enjoy a coffee etc as long as you don%26#39;t mind smoke.

The best restaurant we came across for food and value is Aigner:

Address Charlottenstrasse 50-52

Location In the Dorint am Gendarmenmarkt, In Berlin-Mitte

Transportation U-Bahn: Stadtmitte

They have it listed on frommers.com

Enjoy, and bundle up.

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I think Mitte is your district to be, because there you find it all.

For shopping try the Hackescher Markt (S-Bahn station) area...many little shopping facilities with little independent designers but also some shops of the big labels (same in Kastanienallee, near subway station %26quot;Eberswalder Str.%26quot;). Both locations are also great for coffee and people watching as there are so many bars and restaurants and of course very interesting people.

A good site for theatres and operas is here:

www.kultur-netz.de/theater.htm…

Try out the Off-Theatres...little independet thratres...but I don%26#39;t know if it%26#39;s really worth it if you don%26#39;t speak any german.

Always good for looking for special events is: http://www.zitty.de

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Thanks so much. My cousin is appearing in The Caretaker at a theatre (in English) so will most definitely see some theatre. Thank you for your help.

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-%26amp;gt; Tacheles Art House

http://super.tacheles.de/cms/

-%26amp;gt; Transmediale, Feb 3-7

transmediale.de/page/whatis/home.0.1.html

-%26amp;gt; Berlin Film Festival, Feb 9-19

http://www.berlinale.de/

-%26amp;gt; %26quot;Spots%26quot; Open Air Gallery Potsdamer Platz

http://www.spots-berlin.de/

-%26amp;gt; KaDeWe Department Store Food Court

http://www.kadewe.de/