Tour 7 Kantstraße to Radiotower/ von der Kantstraße zum Funkturm

Achtung neuer Termin für diese Tour wird noch bekanntgegeben, da das Theater des Westens im Monat April geschlossen ist/ New date will be announced later. Theater des  Westens is closed in April. Kantstraße is a good example of successful integration in Berlin. People from various countries live here for generations. Whereas the older generation still…

Tour 8 at April 23rd: At the Landwehrkanal/am Landwehrkanal

Landwehrkanal is a 11 km long channel, buildt in the 19th century as an additional waterway to cope with the strong ship traffic during that time. We walk along the river bank from Kreuzberg to Tiergarten and see the busy Turkish market as well as the Antique market at the end. After a 45 minutes break at…

Tour 6 tba (Termin wurde verlegt): The Jewish Quarter, das Scheunenviertel

Starting at 10:00am at Holiday Inn Alexanderplatz (Theanolte-Bähnisch-Str.2) the tour leads to Hackescher Markt and the Synagoge. We will then  explore the area around with old houses and galleries. At 2:00pm the final stop is at Clärchens Ballhaus, a ballroom from the early 20th century. Clärchens Ballhaus was a sunday afternoon entertainment, mainly for single…

Tour 4 Pillars of Might postponed/ die Säulen der Macht

Starting at 10 am at Holiday Inn Alexanderplatz (Theanolte-Bähnisch-Str. 2), the tour will pass many government buildings, embassies of mighty countries and ministries, as well as the „Palace of Tears“. A one hour lunch break is planned at the Restaurant „Ständige Vertretung“ with typical food from Bonn, the former capital of Germany. You can enjoy a „Heaven and Earth“…

Tour 3 on February 28th: Stars and Starlets of the roaring 20`s

The tour starts at 10am at the Holiday Inn Alexanderplatz (Theanolte-Bähnisch-Str.2) and at 10:30 am at subway station Nollendorfplatz  in front of the GOYA. You can see, where in Schöneberg and Chalottenburg moviestars, writers, singers and other artists lived in the 1920`s. We will see the houses of Christopher Isherwood, Billy Wilder, Bertold Brecht, Heinrich Mann…

Tour 1 on February 26th, 2016: the old and the very old Berlin

This is the opening tour of my project.  Starting point is the Holiday Inn at Alexanderplatz (Thea-Nolte-Str.) at 10 a.m. Highlights of the tour are: Alexanderplatz, TV-tower, the mayor´s house (Rotes Rathaus), Nicolai Quarter with Knoblauch Museum, subway station  Klosterstraße, the  ruin of the Franciscan monastery, the courthouse (Landgericht), the medieval city wall, the Parochial…

Tour 2 on February 27th, 2016: from East to West

The tour starts  at 10 am at the Holiday Inn Alexanderplatz (Thea-Nolte-Str.) for the 1st Segment and Berliner Kaffeerösterei at 2pm for the 2nd Segment. A one hour break after segment 1 is planned at Berliner Kaffeerösterei or any other location at your disposal. Each segment has a length of 7 kilometers and a duration of 3 hours. A 30…