Archive for the ‘Guides’ Category
Saturday, January 28th, 2012
One of cultural Berlin’s best-known events is called ‘The Long Night of Museums’/ Lange Nacht der Museen, and it is just that and so successfull have they proven to be that they are onto to the 30th one now.
Nearly 100 museums and galleries will open their doors for extended hours, into special exhibitions, guided tours, music and [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 30th Lange Nacht der Museen Berlin, January 28th Lange Nacht der Museen Berlin, Lange Nacht der Museen Berlin, LONG NIGHT OF MUSEUMS
Posted in Architecture Berlin, Art, Berlin, Berlin Culture, Berlin Events, Berlin Museums, Culture, Evening Entertainment, Events, Guides, History, Things to do in Berlin | No Comments »
Saturday, November 5th, 2011

For decades, nothing happened – now everything is proceeding very fast in deed.!
This above picture – taken today Saturday 5th of November – shows that the roof and the walls are now installed at what will eventually become the completely new S-Bahn and regional district trains station called ‘Ostkreuz’
Because of its ailing and rusty equipment had been held together only by rust, Berliners have [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 'rostkreuz = ostkreuz berlin, BVG Berlin, Ostkreuz, ostkreuz re-construction, ostkreuz under-construction
Posted in Architecture Berlin, Berlin, Bicycle, Bus, Guides, History, History Berlin, Local Berlin, News, Transportation | 2 Comments »
Sunday, August 28th, 2011
![Karlshorst_GER-RUS_museum[1] Karlshorst museum](http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/wp-content/Karlshorst_GER-RUS_museum1-150x150.jpg)
The UK based Guardian and its travel writer Rory MacLean have announced their selection of the top 10 best museums in Berlin.
Berlin has more than 170 museums and galleries so the list is really endless and while the Guardian and its writer certainly may chose any museums they want, it says a lot about the way they chose the ones they [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 10 best museums in Berlin, anti-Russian and UK biased, hypocritical UK foreign policy, loser Ronny Reagan, pro-American historical pabulum, right-wing Murdoch news media, Rory MacLean, UK-based Guardian
Posted in Berlin, Berlin General, Berlin Museums, Berlin Tourist Attractions, Events, Guides, History Berlin, Local Berlin | 2 Comments »
Sunday, August 14th, 2011
Berlin Dom – Berlin Cathedral foto from Wikipedia by Holger Weinandt; Bearbeitung: unify (Perspektive entzerrt)
The Berliner Dom (and the unfortunate Kaiser who had it built)
The Berliner Dom is certainly one of the most conspicuous buildings in Berlin. It is perhaps the most striking example of the massive building projects that the Hohenzollern family undertook in their attempts to turn Berlin [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Berlin Cathedral, Julius Carl Raschdorff, kaiser wilhelm gay, loser kaiser wilhelm, The Berliner Dom, Wilhelm II
Posted in Architecture Berlin, Art, Berlin, Berlin General, Berlin Museums, Berlin Tourist Attractions, Culture, History Berlin, History Germany, Tour Guide | No Comments »
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
![800px-Berlin,_Admiralbrücke[1] Admiralbrücke Berlin](http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/wp-content/800px-Berlin_Admiralbrücke11-300x201.jpg)
Die in diesem Stuck geäusserten Meinungen sind nicht notwendigerweise die von OTA-Berlin, sondern der Beitragszahler – in diesem Fall Herr Nikolaus Triantafillou.
Blog-Artikel und die anschließende Kommentare, die auf der Website erscheinen, sind nicht unbedingt die Meinung von OTA-Berlin, sondern nur der Kommentar Schriftsteller.
Während wir eine Verlinkung auf den Blog erfreuen, die Inhalte dürfen nur reproduziert oder kopiert werden mit vorherige schriftliche Genehmigung des OTA-Berlin [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Die Kreuzberger Admiralbrücke, Kreuzberg Berlin, Kreuzberg Berlin news, romantischeren Plätze von Berlin
Posted in Articles by Nikolaus Triantafillou, Berlin, Berlin Tourist Attractions, Berlin Youth Culture, Evening Entertainment, Guides, History Berlin, Party | No Comments »
Monday, August 1st, 2011

Berlin – Definitely a trip worth while!
OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog hereby reprint an English translation of an article which appeared in the Danish Business paper ‘Børsen’ 23rd April 2004 / Sektion: Weekend ; 3Side(r): 18 ; 19 / WEEKEND ; REJSER BY OSKAR LUND photo: Nana Reiner / BAM
Berlin is definitely worth the trip – even if you drive your own car to the German [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 'Børsen', Aarhus to Berlin, Berlin - worth a visit!, Danes love Berlin, Danskerne elsker Berlin!
Posted in Accommodation, Apartments vs Hotels, Architecture Berlin, Bars, Berlin, Berlin Events, Berlin General, Berlin Museums, Berlin Tourist Attractions, Culture, Evening Entertainment, Events, Food, Guides, Live Music, Science in Berlin, Shopping, Transportation | No Comments »
Saturday, July 16th, 2011

The dreaded question, for me anyway, when attending a job interview is: “what are your salary expectations”. That is apart from all the other horrible questions, of course. However, it is this simple question for which your answer could make or brake your chances of getting the job. Say too much and your likely to scare them off, leaving them thinking they [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Berlin, berlin health insurance, berlin lohnsteuer, berlin salaries, berlin wages, deutsche krankenversicherung, deutsche lohnsteuer, german health insurance, german income, german salaries, german salary, german tax calculation tool, german tax calculator, german wages, germany, Insurance, krankenversicherung, ota-berlin
Posted in Berlin, Berlin General, Guides | No Comments »
Thursday, July 14th, 2011

If you’re staying with OTA-Berlin and you have your laptop, netbook, tablet, iPad or smartphone with you, you’ll be able to get free wireless Internet access in your room. However if you feel like going out for a coffee in the local area of and you’d like to take your laptop with you to access the Internet while you enjoy a relaxing [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Berlin, cafes with free internet access mitte, cafes with free internet access prenzlauer berg, cafes with free internet wi-fi mitte, cafes with free internet wi-fi prenzlauer berg, cafes with free internet wifi prenzlauer berg, cafes with free internet wlan mitte, cafes with free internet wlan prenzlauer berg, cafes with free wifi mitte, free internet berlin, free internet cafes berlin, free internet cafes mitte, free internet cafes prenzlauer berg, free internet hotspots berlin, free internet hotspots mitte, free internet hotspots prenzlauer berg, germany, Internet access, internet access berlin, Jensen Bernau, Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg
Posted in Berlin, Berlin General, Guides | 1 Comment »
Thursday, May 26th, 2011

So, I know this isn’t essentially a Berlin thing but it is a thing, and a very good thing at that. It’s also a thing that not many people seem to know about for some reason, even though it makes so much sense. Its kind of like Peas & Carrots or Bonnie & Clyde in that it should [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Berlin, berlin ausgehen, berlin club, berlin clubbing, berlin nachtleben, berlin nightlife, club mate, club mate and vodka, club mate and wodka, clubbing berlin, Diarmaid O'Meara, drinking in berlin, drinking in public in berlin, nightlife berlin, pre-drinking
Posted in Articles by Diarmaid O Meara, Berlin, Culture, Drinking in Berlin, Food, Guides, Party | No Comments »
Monday, May 23rd, 2011

This article about cycling in Berlin by Diarmaid O’Meara is copyrighted to its owner OTA-Berlin GmbH.
It may be reproduced or copied only with the prior written permission of OTA-Berlin GmbH. www.ota-berlin.de
The illustrations added to the written article are from Wikipedia unless otherwise noted. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of OTA-Berlin but of [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Berlin, bicycle paths in berlin, bicycle safety berlin, bicycles in Berlin, bike paths berlin, bikes berlin, cycle paths in berlin, cycle safety berlin, cycling in berlin, Diarmaid O'Meara, fadweg berlin, legal requirements bicycles in berlin, legal requirements bikes in berlin, local berlin, rules for cycling in berlin
Posted in Articles by Diarmaid O Meara, Berlin, Bicycle, Guides, Local Berlin, Transportation | No Comments »
Saturday, May 14th, 2011
![800px-Kurfürstendamm_2003[1] Kurfürstendamm at Joachimstaler Strasse - 2 0 0 3](http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/wp-content/800px-Kurfürstendamm_20031-300x225.jpg)
After 125 years of tumultuous Berlin history, the present mayor, Social Democrat Klaus Wowereit and the city has started a 6 month-long celebration/marketing campaign to show that the famous street Berlins ‘Kurfuerstendamm’ still has lots of life left in it.
As it is, with the Friedrichstrasse being too narrow, the Unter den Linden being too pompous, and the Karl Marx Allee having all [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Berlin's Kurfuerstendamm celebrates 125 years, KaDeWe, Kaufhaus des Westens Berlin, Ku'dam, Ku'dam Berlin, ‘KaDeWe’ Berlin
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