Winter Badeschiff !

Hi,

anyone been to the new Winter Badeschiff - the winter version of the summertime riverside pool? It looks great, like some stranded UFO, and has a 25m pool and a sauna. Can%26#39;t wait to go!

http://www.kulturarena-berlin.de/609.aspx

Any other tips for cool pools and saunas in Berlin?

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You could check out the Liquidrom www.liquidrom.com, seems to be closed right now though.

Not exactly Berlin, but you could do a day trip there. www.my-tropical-islands.com

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@ Berlinjgal - I thought the Liquidrom is closed?

@ Delaforce - perhaps the Turkish Hamam (for women):

http://www.hamamberlin.de/

Also see:

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

North or South of the Bahnhof?

I will be staying in Munich for about 1 week and wonder if the North or South side of the Bahnhof is better to stay in.

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I assume you are talking of München Hauptbahnhof.

Why limit yourself to being in the area around the station? Munich has an excellent network of underground and suburban trains as well as trams and buses, which serve every corner of the city; so if it%26#39;s public transport that is your main concern, don%26#39;t worry!

In all honesty, I wouldn%26#39;t recommend staying in the area of the Hauptbahnhof anyway. There are quite a few strip clubs and s*x-orientated businesses nearby. Why not search for something over towards the Marienplatz/Isartor area?

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I would agree with LondonParisBerlin – sort of !

Because we travel Europe by train, our visits to Münich are usually only 4 or 5 night so we stay across the street south of the Hauptbahnhof at the Hotel Europäischer Hof [http://www.heh.de/e/default.htm] and make use of the excellent public transportation to quickly get around town. Our primary reason to not pick somewhere closer to Marienplatz has been cost and we have never had any problems with the area.

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%26amp;gt;%26amp;gt;dougb328

Could I just point out to you that you seem to make a common mistake in your English spelling of the German word %26#39;München%26#39;.

Munich is spelt WITHOUT an umlaut over the u. Thus, Münich is incorrect.

BTW, no offence intended. I just though you may genuinely not know.

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We stayed in south hauptbahnhof area. Yes, there was a strip club/nudie bar on our street(Hotel Royal on Schillerstraße), but the area is safe. We walked from the hotel to the hbf several times during the night w/our little kids and did not feel unsafe any time. Anyway, stay where ever you get a good deal. The trip on the S-bahn to Marienplatz from the hbf takes only a couple minutes. We purchased the 3 day Munich card for the public transportation.

Are you looking at venere%26#39;s website for Munich?

en.venere.com/germany/hotels_munich/…

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Hi,

I would definetly recommend the MEININGER City Hostel, Landsbergerstrasse 20. 1 Stop from the main train station with the SBahn till Hackerbrucke.

You will find across the street the best (and cheapest)beer hall in Munich!

good place to stay in dusseldorf for 7 weeks that's not a...

Hi there!!

Question: I%26#39;m travelling over to dusseldorf on business for 7 weeks. Alone. Which can get verrrrrry boring. Especially since i don%26#39;t have a word of german. Kinda dreading going over actually. Anyone know a good place to stay where i might have the chance of meeting other english speaking people maybe travelling? aussies, americans, british, irish etc etc

I%26#39;ve been there for a week in december and the hotel i was staying in was one of those cold soulless business type hotels out in a business park type area. Grim. Every evening surrounded by depressed looking businessmen dining alone in the hotel restaurant with cheesy musak playing in the background, the only other option then is to head up to my room and flick through 25 channels, with only one in English. There’s only so much CNN International a man can watch. So I want to find somewhere more suitable to stay. Would even consider getting myself a room in a hostel. Just somewhere with a bit of life!

Anyone any suggestions?!

Thanks a million!!

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Why don%26#39;t you just find yourself a room some place close to the old town of Dusseldorf? I don%26#39;t know whether you took a trip there in December, but there are at least five Irish pubs which are frequently visited by lots of english speaking tourists, businesspeople and some kind of irish community. The same applies to some other pubs/bars downtown. Try to avoid a Friday or Saturday for your first visit unless you don%26#39;t have a problem with really packed pubs. Another idea is the Ratinger Street on Wednesdays which is more popular to locals between 20 and 35 and has less tourists than the old town. But basically there are a lot of english speaking people or some kind of expat community as far as I can tell as a local.

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Three Options:

Hotel Orangerie, close to %26quot;Altstadt%26quot; but quiet , great Atmosphere, little boutique hotel - Tons of Tourists in walking distance, pubs etc. closeby. Pubs frequented by english speaking travellers from all over the world, specifically the irish variant ;-)

Two: Great Place that feels like home away from home: Burns Art Hotel. They rent great stylish, furnished Appartments. Always a few people staying there long time, should be possible to make contact. Close to central station.

Three: SAS Radisson Mediaharbour. Great design hotel in the center of the posh %26quot;Hafen%26quot; area. Fantastic restaurant and clubs in walking distance, less touristy, cinema with english speaking movies next door, very international scene. Less pedestrian traffic than Altstadt, you need to be a little bit more proactive trying to intermingle. But much classier.

One is for beer lovers. Two is for wine drinkers and thai food lovers, three is for prosecco afficionados.

Enjoy!

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Actually, I would try t go for a mitwohnzentrale - these people offer rooms where you can share a flat with other people. It sure has the more personal side to it and is a lot more cheaper. Otherwise, I would certainly agree with superfliege.

Let us know when you are there and we have a Altbier somewhere. I live close to the Schumachers Brewery - close to the main station.

Cheers

girls only trip

My girlfriends and I are planning a ladies only week in Germany? We are all early 20s and want a fun party atmosphere. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where in Germany we should head? Chelle

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Well, you can just show up in any major city and ask, %26quot;Where%26#39;s the party?%26quot; Major cities everywhere (Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, etc.) will have bars, clubs, and beerhalls, of course. So you might want to use some other criteria to plan your trip - get some specific cities and towns agreed upon on the basis of the sights or the food or the history or the architecture or the music - and then scope out the best %26quot;party%26quot; spots in those places. I%26#39;m sure you%26#39;ll get some more specific suggestions once you provide some specific destinations.

The other alternative is to plan to visit one or two festivals, where Germans are at their partying most. There are all kinds. Wine fests, beer fests, sausage fests, folk fests, music fests, auto-free bike fests, and more, at many different times of the year. What time of year do you plan to go? Provide a travel window and you%26#39;ll probably get some help.

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I would go to Munich- its a blast! There is lots to do during the day and a great nightlife there. You can do some fun day trips as well.

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Head to the big cities...Munich is nice but very expensive...Hamburg, Cologne and Berlin are good for having fun. It just belongs to your interests.

Cologne is a good choice because there you have a few other cities nearby wich are worth a visit (Duesseldorf etc.).

Berlin is good because it%26#39;s cheap and the nightlife (especially the club scene) is outstanding in Europe.

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My 22 year old son loved Berlin...lived there for 6 months going to school last year...he said lots of nightlife and things to see in the daytime.

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It really depends on what you are looking for.

Munich is a typical Bavarian Town - close to the Alps, nice clubs - rather chic. The boys are probably a lot more galant there than anywhere else ;-)

Cologne and Berlin are more trendy and you will find more unusal clubs (some of them rahter on the dark side but very interesting). Cologne is a rahter ugly city but a fun place to be.

Berlin is cool and a lot cheaper than any other big city in Europe... also lots of museums, trendy shops and interesting buildings.

It%26#39;s up to you!

5 days in Berlin / Berlin to Zurich

I have a questions below.

1. I have to leave my husband 5 days during the day time in March. Please advise where he should visit and what he should do.

2. After the business trip, we plan to go to Zurich. Which mode of transportation that we should use?

Thanks a lot.

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Don%26#39;t worry there is enough to do and see in Berlin for your husband.

Places to see: Zitadelle Spandau, Schloß Charlottenburg, Ku%26#39;Damm area with Kaiser-Wilhelm-Memorial Church, Potsdamer Platz, Holocaust Memorial, Schloß Bellevue, Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden with it%26#39;s old building, Berliner Dom, Nikolaivirtel, Alexanderplatz with TV Tower, Rote Rathaus, Hackescher Markt, Friedrichstraße, Gendarmenmarkt, Checkpoint Charlie, Neue Synagoge … just to name some of the well known ones.

If your husband gets bored of sightseeing than there are heaps of muesums he could visit like the Pergamon Museum.

There are quite a few walking tours offered in Berlin. I did the Brewers Tour when I had friends over for a visit and I really liked the tour.

If your husband still has some time left he could do a day trip to Potsdam which is easily reached by public transport.

Air Berlin flies - if I%26#39;m not mistaken - from Berlin to Zurich, you could check their website www.airberlin.com. It%26#39;s definitely the quickest option. Otherwise you could check the train on www.bahn.de. Click on Intern. Guests and you will have everything available in English.

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Concerning 1 I am sure there are better Berlin expert on this forum. About 2: there are two reasonable possibilities, flying (Air Berlin is probably the best idea for a one way ticket) or a night train (CityNightLine). The latter has also cheap promotion tickets (SparNight) that you should book in advance, like with an airline.

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Flights:

Berlin-Tegel Airport -%26amp;gt; Zurich

-%26amp;gt; www.airberlin.com

(Tickets from 47,-EUR (ow) all incl. still available for March)

Swiss and Lufthansa fly the same route for a little more money!

Transportation Frankfurt-Madrid

Hi, can anyone tell me which is the cheapest way to go from Madrid to Berlin, no matter if it´s by air or land.

Thanks

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I would say there are no cheap land connection. Look at www.ebookers.de or www.skyscanner.com for cheap flights. My guess would be Air Berlin or HLX, but maybe there are alternatives...

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Also possible :

by bus : http://www.deutsche-touring.de/

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Molineros,

yes it is possible - if you are ready to sit 24 h in a bus...

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Why does your title ask about Frankfurt and your question about Berlin?

Surprisingly, it is cheaper to fly with Iberia and Lufthansa than Air Berlin between Madrid and the German capital. A return fare with Air Berlin is around €300 whereas with Iberia its nearer €200. Lufthansa quotes a fare of only €90 return* between the two cities via Munich or Frankfurt on its Spanish website.

www.airberlin.com

www.iberia.com

www.lufthansa.es

*based on MAD%26amp;gt;TXL on 17 Apr 2006; TXL%26amp;gt;MAD on 26 Apr 2006.

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Sorry. I%26#39;m not quite sure why my post appears five times. I don%26#39;t know if one of you TripAdvisor people could delete four of them...

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thanks you very much

How far is Kaiserlautern from Munich airport-driving

Thanks

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The distance between Munich and Kaiserslautern is around 200 miles (300 km).