Sunday, November 21, 2010

Leisure set off (2)-Berlin

Preface:

Summer is the best season of European tourism, in order to successfully obtain Schengen visa, this time decided to depart from Germany.

In order to prepare for the graduation thesis, tourist line arrangement austerity to within one week, pure speech, 2008 of the second European tour plans into effect. This time the trip is delayed from the traffic, and finally to end traffic delays, wasting a lot of money.

Visa materials:

Schengen visa materials (original + copy):

1. original passport;

2. two passport-size photos;

3. the EU Schengen visa universal table (Web download);

4. travel plan;

5. the Bank certificate of deposit;

6, schools in reading;

7. travel insurance;

8. tickets booking;

9, accommodation booking.

Germany (Edinburgh) consular post address:

General of the Federal Republic of Germany

16 Eglinton Crescent

Edinburgh

EH12 5DG

TEL:0131 337 2323

Haymarket Rail Station alighting, walk to the other side of the street, then turn right onto Palmerston Place turn left and straight line (you can see a Cathedral), the second intersection turn left into the Eglinton Crescent.

Visa fee is £ 48; annual Europe travel insurance £ 45.

Schedule:

D1 2008 July 7th (Monday): Alan bridge-Berlin, Ibis Berlin Potsdamer Plata accommodation

EZY6867 11: 15-14: 15 Glasgow Berlin (time-1 hour)

From the Bridge of Allan train to Glasgow Airport is approximately one and a half hours.

Sat morning 6: 43: 43 7 train to Glasgow Queen Station (£ 4.45/person, one-way), a station is 10 minutes by car to 500 road feeder, almost Glasgow airport 25 minutes (£ 4.20/person, one-way).

Riding is EASYJET to Berlin Schonefeld (SXF) Airport (£ 60.87/person, on-line booking, ticket prices subject to float), flight time is only 2 hours, but was delayed 1 hour, really cheap air, no guarantees on-time.

Berlin is the capital city, immigration is relatively strict, ready for return ticket to inquiry.

The exit has a tourist information desk, be sure not to miss, where you can get free maps.

At the airport, the supermarket to buy 2 hours valid one-way ticket (? 2.8/person), to be located in the urban area of the hotel. Sat S9 to S1, approximately 1 hour and you'll find the Ibis Berlin Potsdamer Plata (? 81/day).

Because it's still early, but also the European summer afternoon 4 point or sunny, then drop your luggage ready to spread around.

In order to facilitate or bought the Berlin welcome card (? 16.5/person), enabling effective 48 hours, you can use any means of transport such as city buses, subways, trains, part of the discount tours, there will be a little red buys the card to the present note.

Go to the new center of the square wave and nourishing Tan (Potsdamer Plata), modern, modern building in the Metro exit, next to the very hard to find, is the SONY Center.

Walk about 10 minutes, you can go to the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburger Tor), this is a symbol of Germany, West Germany Division and reunification of the witness, you can take a good look at. Then go down the street under the Bodhi tree (Unter den Linden) hit. Here it should be noted that the traffic lights, lights along the villain with a hat and two no hat to show differentiate between East and West Germany.

Get tired on the Berlin City also have a preliminary understanding, Unter den Linden Avenue, looking for a home look good Dressler Restaurant for dinner (? 21.2/person), Unter den Linden Berlin, recommended dishes 39.10117 is roast pork and beer.

21: 30 back to the hotel a good rest, you are now ready to begin the tour tomorrow.

D2 8 July (Tuesday): the Berlin wall, Brandenburger Tor, Checkpoint Charlie, Ibis Berlin Potsdamer Plata accommodation

9: 00, 9: 50 to begin the tour in Berlin.

Out of the subway from the hotel to the Unter den Linden to begin a day of sightseeing. This article on either side of the Boulevard are some ancient buildings, such as museums, monuments, churches, concert hall and the University. Go look at the Parliament building (Reichstag), the results to the door, I saw long Queuing crowd, suddenly collapsed, in consultation with the plans by the decision in the doorway to this photo tour. Next or along Unter den Linden Avenue, slow, and saw a return to Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburger Tor), the light is better, because the afternoon at the front is backlighting. Next a roadsideWalking, the new Renaissance of the magnificent building of the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom), and then the Red Town Hall (Rotes Rathaus) and the Neptune Fountain (Neptunbrunnen), finally came to the TV Tower (Fernsehturm in Berlin), the television tower is a landmark Berlin.

12: 30 at the Alexander Plaza elevated railway station ate Thai lunch (? 7.5), continue to start to see the Berlin wall.

In Alexanderplatz train to Warschauer get off, walk to the River is the Berlin wall. Here keep a relatively complete wall, the above picture is still clearly visible. To keep some time, and from this side of the Berlin wall slowly see, about 1 to 1 and a half hour or so, you can see all the other side of the Ostbahnhof train returns.

15: 00 the train to Stadtmitte, along the main street, Friedrichchstr. is the Royal forest Plaza, known as the most beautiful square; one side is the Checkpoint Charlie (Checkpoint Charlie), record the history of Germany, as a historic photo exhibition, to a certain study well.

This street also has a lot of large stores, as if there is a branch of Lafayette, lanlan students stroll around the store to buy sunglasses, as to the method to prepare South. I will find somewhere to sit down and enjoy a long time not to eat to Pearl milk tea (? 3.55/mug, eating), or Germany, eat species is abundant than the United Kingdom.

18: 00 the subway back to Unter den Linden, around the attractions Jews today finally, high and low is the monument to one of four black cylinder, to commemorate the Jews.

Dinner (? 22.5) still in yesterday's restaurant, features for the discovery or roast pig Germany first taste good.

21: 00 return to the hotel, and Pack tomorrow to leave Prague.

D3 9 July (Wednesday): Berlin-Prague, old town square, Charles Bridge, old, live in Ibis Praha Old Town

9: 30 depart from hotel to Berlin train station (Berlin Hbf.), the EC175 to Prague by train (? 33.94/person), a ride tickets very early on in the German rail online bought a ticket.

However United Kingdom online sale starting from Germany, followed by a train ticket for train ticket purchase must be on the spot. Due to train 25 minutes, so just enough time for us to buy breakfast (? 3.90) and buy from Prague to Vienna fares.

11: 10 train from Berlin-railway station (Berlin Hbf) departure Prague (Praha Holesovice), the whole process takes approximately 4 hours along the lakes and mountains scenery is good, so in European tourism, the train is the best choice.

Recommended book, because this route tourists many, if not reserved seats, estimated to stand all the way.

15: 30 arrival in Prague, the fairy tale city in Eastern Europe.

Out of the station to buy a Metro day ticket, you can use 24 hours (100 CZK). Here is the use of currency CZK, dollars and euros can be exchanged. My day at the hotel with 50 euro for 1050 CZK.

16: 00 check-in hotel (? 88.33/person), or to seize the time to go out shopping.

Because the hotel is in the old city of the outer ring, the tour is easy. Through visitors crowded the square of the old city, the narrow crowded alley, weather good, go look at Charlie's old bridge. Come back after a walk in the old city centre, bought postcards (10 g/piece) and stamps (20 EEK/piece) and preparation for mailing, to leave a mark.

19: 00 dinner in the open air restaurant the square edge solution (?).

Here's a comparison of the service, or in place of, the order of the room there are pictures, clearly not afraid mistake. Taste good, especially in the old city, listening to the Bell into the history of the air, taste slowly until the night falls.

22: 00 in the night return hotel, discover Prague night special blue.

(Brandenburger Tor)

(Berlin Cathedral)

(Neptune fountain and the Red Town Hall)

(Berlin Wall)

(Charlie checkpoints)

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