Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul, Not too sure, it was always market when we were there, maybe pure coincidence. BTW it's S-Bahn Station Hacke'scher Markt (Linie3,5, 7 and 9 I think) although it's alway pretty busy it is in fact a good place for a rest and refreshment, the H?fen is a fascinating building with courtyards, shops and cafes which you can see across the paved market when you come out of the station, you'll need wideangle lenses and fast film or high ISO, it's a bit dim in some of the courtyards. It's not too far to walk to the rebuilt Synagogue in the Oranienburgerstra?e, well worth looking at but difficult to take pictures of, trees, wires and a quite narrow street,needs a very wide angle and hefty perspective correction in PS. I don't know whether it will be set up again in summer, but the Bundespressestrand on the banks of the river Spree, five minutes from the Reichstag, is also a good, if rather expensive, place for a cold beer on a hot day - the only beach cafe in Berlin. Don't eat there it's not too good and very expensive, more like Tapas than a decent meal! If anyone is thinking of spending some time in Berlin, which I highly recommend, look for hotels on the eastern outskirts, they're cheaper, more probably modernised and are still serving portions that let you think they're making up for the meagre communist years, most are close to S-bahn stations so it's only a matter of minutes until you're in the centre of the city, try Hotel Wendland in Alt Mahlsdorf, we stayed there a couple of times - excellent rooms and good solid German evening meals, the owner has a party and catering service and knows a bit about feeding people. The best breakfast buffet, IMO, is in the Hotel Tiergarten in in Alt-Moabit quite central but very quiet, nice for a walk along the Spreebogen , the rooms are pretty average but the breakfast is astounding. Douglas PHC wrote: > On 10 Jan 2006, at 18:21, Douglas Sharp wrote: > >> There's still a pretty good Currywurst to be had in Berlin > > > Thanks Douglas! This sounds like a gold plated tip. I'll try the > Hackeschen H?fen next time I'm in Berlin. Which day is market day, do > you know? > > P. > > ******* > Paul Hardy Carter > www.paulhardycarter.com > +44 (0)20 7871 7553 > ******* > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >