Christmas in Berlin - any ideas?

From December 23th till the 27th my boyfriend and I will stay in the Marriott Courtyard Berlin City Center.

Of course we will visit the christmas markets, eat and drink gluhwein! Now I%26#39;m looking for ideas about what to do during the day.

Something to visit, something to do, places to have lunch?

Thanks in advance!

Joke

Stockholm

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You could do one of the walking tours. I did one earlier this year when friends came for a visit and really enjoyed that. We did the Brewers Walking tour.

If you are getting cold you could spend some time in the museums, for example the Pergamon Museum.

You%26#39;ll find some nice places to eat all over the city.

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Berlin%26#39;s biggest outdoor ice rink is at Bebelplatz/Unter den Linden open daily from 11am to 10pm. Very nice area with great atmosphere, Unter den Linden boulevard is illuminated and great to stroll along to Brandenburg Gate:

http://www.berlin-on-ice.de/

entrance fee 3,- EUR, ice skates 2,- EUR

Around that area there you will also find Berlin%26#39;s nicest christmas markets:

- Christmas Market on Gendarmenmarkt:

http://www.gendarmenmarktberlin.de/?lang=eng

- Christmas Market Opernpalais (until 26 Dec):

berliner-weihnacht.de/bilder/…galerie.html

On Potsdamer Platz they have a big toboggan-slide with toboggans for rent:

www.winterwelt-berlin.de/rodelbahn.html

berlin-tourist-information.de/winterzauber/…

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Check the event calendar:

berlin.de/english/entertainment/index.html

-Gospel Christmas Night (Apostel Paulus Church, Grunewald/Akazienstrasse) on 25/26 Dec at 4/8pm. Ticket: 25 EUR

-various classical concerts in the afternoon, e.g. at the Philharmonie and Schauspielhaus music halls

-Blue Man Group, shows at 5/6pm. available(Theater am Potsdamer Platz) Ticket: from 60 EUR, 50% off for same day performances at Tourist Info Centers:

berlin-tourist-information.de/english/berlin…

Museums:

-Pablo. The private Picasso. (Neue Nationalgallerie, Potsdamer Str. 50)

-FIFA WM 2006 (TM): Round Leather Worlds (Martin-Gropius-Bau, Niederkirchnerstr. 7)

-Pictures and histories of every day life in the GDR (Museum für Kommunikation, Leipziger Str. 16)

-Berlin Wall Documentation Center (Bernauer Str. 111)

-Pergamonmuseum (Bodestr. 1 on Museum Island)

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Not in a very central location but still a great idea for a cold winter day:

www.my-tropical-islands.com/index-e.htm

my-tropical-islands.com/presse/pressefotos.h…

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Ah, thank you so much! I wrote down all the information and it will be a great help! Danke schön! :)

More idea%26#39;s are always welcome!