Hi! We are two 50 plus women going to Berlin for the first time in early December for 7-9 days. We want to see the usual sites, plus a Christmas market or two, and stuff like the Ramones museum. We might go to a club one night for the experience, but we are not party people. We want to base in a neighborhood with lots of cheaper restaurants and coffee shops, We love to people watch. Happy to take public transit. We are thinking of Prenzlauer Berg, or Fredrichshain-Keeuzberg. Also seeing some apartment style hotels in the Kurfürstendamm area, but Im worried that’s touristy. Any advice! ? Many thanks.
Posted by
Irving
3602 posts
Historic Mitte is where Brandenburg Gate and the Holocaust Memorial are but it’s a bit sterile. Friedrichshain is where the East Side Gallery is and a great area. My last stay was in the Scheunenviertel and it was a gem.
Posted by
OP
Cleveland
214 posts
Thanks, Mary Pat. That looks like a good location. Lots of restaurants. And close to the markets.
Posted by
Berlin
50 posts
Currently nothing at all :D
On another time around haekischer markt is nice or friedrichsstraße
Posted by
OP
Cleveland
214 posts
Yes, not so great now Gabriel. We are still hoping for December. We will book a refundable hotel and hope for the best. For our trip and the world.