In October I'm heading to Berlin for the first time. Been to Germany on four or five previous visits, but this is the first time in this historic city.
Obviously with four days we'll not be able to see it all and need to be selective. I'd appreciate any help with prioritizing "must see" activities, walking and food tours, river cruises, Oktoberfest activities, etc.
Thanks!
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I'll be posting some Berlin blogs in the next few weeks, since we visited last month...but for the moment, I'll start with one of our best experiences—a food walking tour. It's a great way to meet other visitors and to experience local foods and their history.
We started at a small cafe/sweetshop and ate our way through breads and meats and pastries and ended up at a beer garden run by a small artisanal brewery, where the owner/brewmaster sat with us and then took us on a tour of his facilities, which are in cellars under the S-Bahn station at Hackescher Markt.
Here's a link; our host and owner of the tour, Bastian, was terrific. He also runs several other tours. Cost was under 40 Euros and well worth it! Unfortunately we went on our last day, and didn't have time to take advantage of the many good recommendations we got for where to eat!
Thanks for the food info tour. Will definitely look into that.
Did you do a cruise on the Spree and do you think it worthwhile in your opinion given the 4 day limit of our trip?
We meant to do one of the cruises, but never quite fit it on on a day with good weather. There are cruises of varying lengths, and one of the most popular is a one-hour cruise of the central area, so that could fit in nicely. Several companies are doing that one, and they all have docks just below the Berliner Dom.
