I wanted to know if anyone is organizing small groups to do sightseeing on Jan. 8, which seems to be the day for doing that. I haven't met any of you as this is my first NAFA activity. And I'd love to go along with a few other people to sight-see. In Berlin I'm most interested in seeing Checkpoint Charlie, the Berlin Wall and the Holocaust Museum. But the other museums and the parliament sound very interesting too. And it looks as if one needs to get tickets in advance for the Neues Museum so I was wondering if anyone is doing that.
So I'd love to tag along if anyone is making plans - I hate touristing on my own!
I also found a few sites for organized tours and this one looked good: http://www.city-discovery.com/berlin/?gclid=CND12NbzjaYCFRQ8gwodogrieA
Here's a walking tour site, but might be too cold for this: http://www.brewersberlintours.com/
Is anyone interested in such organized tours?
Happy New Year and I'm looking forward to meeting everyone, Lauren P.S. Let's all hope the 5th and 6th are clear for departure and arrival! I've had a few late returning study abroad students stranded in Europe.
Hi Lauren and others: Looking forward to meting all of you on the 5th or 6th. I'm going to be in Berlin afternoon of the 5th assuming weather cooperates.
I'm happy to plan joint activities with folks for the 8th. Much more fun with others. My German is reasonably good and I lived in Berlin a long time ago although much has changed since then. I'm less interested in organized tours but happy to negotiate the subway system. Have not been to the Holocaust museum and would like to. Also must do some book shopping to bring back thank yous to the many folk who are covering for me while I am gone.
I have also been to Germany on several occasions, speak some German, and love the Berlin museums. I'm arriving on the 4th (weather & Airline connections permitting) with plans to spend all day on the 5th and 6th doing museums I haven't seen yet. The Jewish Museum in the Kreuzberg district is one of those. Should several of us plan to do this together on Jan 8th? I didn't see a schedule showing us with any sightseeing time once our official work starts the night of the 6th. The Holocaust Memorial by Peter Eisenman in Potsdamer Platz is so moving that I will definitely visit this again every time I get to Berlin. My advice is: don't miss it!
The other things I need to see on the 5th and 6th are a little more off the beaten path than most of you will want to see, as I've already done the museums on Museum Island in 2007 and need to get out to some of the others. In the Charlottenburg district I will be visiting the Berggruen Museum, the Brohan Museum, the Kathe Kollwitz Museum. In the Dahlem area I will be going to the Brucke Museum. In Tiergarten area, there is the Bauhaus Archive and the Neue Nationalgalerie (which I last saw in 1978 when the city was still divided).
I'd be very interested in the Bauhaus Archive and the Neue Nationalgalerie. I'll be arriving the afternoon of the 5th, I'll try and find you at the hotel or leave a message. Also, did I miss an email with the formal agenda/schedule. I have only the list of the hotels. Best, Ruth
From Lauren Stolper:
ReplyDeleteI wanted to know if anyone is organizing small groups to do sightseeing on Jan. 8, which seems to be the day for doing that. I haven't met any of you as this is my first NAFA activity. And I'd love to go along with a few other people to sight-see. In Berlin I'm most interested in seeing Checkpoint Charlie, the Berlin Wall and the Holocaust Museum. But the other museums and the parliament sound very interesting too. And it looks as if one needs to get tickets in advance for the Neues Museum so I was wondering if anyone is doing that.
So I'd love to tag along if anyone is making plans - I hate touristing on my own!
I also found a few sites for organized tours and this one looked good: http://www.city-discovery.com/berlin/?gclid=CND12NbzjaYCFRQ8gwodogrieA
Here's a walking tour site, but might be too cold for this: http://www.brewersberlintours.com/
Is anyone interested in such organized tours?
Happy New Year and I'm looking forward to meeting everyone,
Lauren
P.S. Let's all hope the 5th and 6th are clear for departure and arrival! I've had a few late returning study abroad students stranded in Europe.
From Ruth Mendum:
ReplyDeleteHi Lauren and others:
Looking forward to meting all of you on the 5th or 6th. I'm going to be in Berlin afternoon of the 5th assuming weather cooperates.
I'm happy to plan joint activities with folks for the 8th. Much more fun with others. My German is reasonably good and I lived in Berlin a long time ago although much has changed since then. I'm less interested in organized tours but happy to negotiate the subway system. Have not been to the Holocaust museum and would like to. Also must do some book shopping to bring back thank yous to the many folk who are covering for me while I am gone.
See you very soon,
Ruth
From Pat Condon:
ReplyDeleteI have also been to Germany on several occasions, speak some German, and love the Berlin museums. I'm arriving on the 4th (weather & Airline connections permitting) with plans to spend all day on the 5th and 6th doing museums I haven't seen yet. The Jewish Museum in the Kreuzberg district is one of those. Should several of us plan to do this together on Jan 8th? I didn't see a schedule showing us with any sightseeing time once our official work starts the night of the 6th. The Holocaust Memorial by Peter Eisenman in Potsdamer Platz is so moving that I will definitely visit this again every time I get to Berlin. My advice is: don't miss it!
The other things I need to see on the 5th and 6th are a little more off the beaten path than most of you will want to see, as I've already done the museums on Museum Island in 2007 and need to get out to some of the others. In the Charlottenburg district I will be visiting the Berggruen Museum, the Brohan Museum, the Kathe Kollwitz Museum. In the Dahlem area I will be going to the Brucke Museum. In Tiergarten area, there is the Bauhaus Archive and the Neue Nationalgalerie (which I last saw in 1978 when the city was still divided).
Pat
From Ruth Mendum:
ReplyDeleteI'd be very interested in the Bauhaus Archive and the Neue Nationalgalerie. I'll be arriving the afternoon of the 5th, I'll try and find you at the hotel or leave a message. Also, did I miss an email with the formal agenda/schedule. I have only the list of the hotels.
Best,
Ruth