If you are visiting Berlin with or without kids then I would strongly recommend adding a visit to Zoo Berlin to your list of things to do. You’ll find the Berlin Zoological Garden in Tiergarten and it’s easily accessible from the S-Bahn, U-Bahn and bus stops. Just look for the stop marked Zoologischer Garten in each case. I have been lucky enough to stay in two hotels near to Berlin Zoo, 25hours Berlin and Hotel Palace Berlin and it was on the second trip that I knew I had to visit
You may have guessed if you have followed my blog for a while that I’m a huge fan of the Chamäleon Theatre in Berlin. If you are pretty new around here, then you might be wondering why I’m sharing a review of their latest show, Memories fo Fools? I hope this post will enlighten you! Why You Should Visit Berlin? If you haven’t visited Berlin, then personally I think it’s a European city break you should be adding to your list. Firstly, you can be in Berlin in less than
After a very early flight to Berlin, and more coffee than was probably sensible, I caught the bus from Berlin Schönefeld Airport to Alexanderplatz in search of the Hampton by Hilton Hotel, where I was due to be staying for the weekend. I was incredibly early for check in, but I wanted to drop off my bags before heading into Berlin City Centre to begin exploring the sights. The bus dropped me off in the main square of Alexanderplatz, and I chose to walk the 5 minutes or so to the hotel
If you follow the Zena’s Suitcase Instagram account, you’ll already know that I’ve had quite a few Berlin city breaks over the past 18 months. I’d like to think that this makes me an expert when it comes to things to do in Berlin during a weekend away. With a flight time of less than 2 hours from the UK, Berlin is a great city to visit in Europe. It’s also a place that is important to go to if you care about people and politics, as there are some
I have been lucky enough to visit Berlin 3 times now, and it’s all thanks to CHAMÄLEON Theater and their fantastic new circus performances and wonderful hospitality. I was invited to see their latest show, Finale, last month and I was really excited to see what the new performance had to offer. My first visit to Berlin was to see Scotch & Soda, a wonderfully crazy performance from the Australian group, Company 2. More recently, I saw a very different circus performance from the theatre called Parade. It literally couldn’t
I have been lucky enough to visit Berlin twice this year, and it’s a city that’s starting to feel very familiar to me. If you are thinking about which city to visit in Europe I can definitely recommend Berlin for so many reasons. There’s lots of interesting historic and modern places of interest in Berlin that you can tick of your bucket list during a short visit. For a city that has a very dark past, it’s come along way in terms of it’s culture and there are lots of
I left my house at 3am to make the 2 hour car journey to London Stansted Airport to catch my flight to Berlin that weekend. The kids had both decided to visit me at 1am to rob me of the precious sleep I needed this particular night, so by the time I arrived in Berlin I was feeling a little dishevelled to say the least. I walked towards the Hotel Palace Berlin with everything crossed that my room would be ready and I would be able to check in. I
It was an absolute delight to be invited back to Chamäleon Theatre in Berlin so soon after seeing the previous show, Scotch & Soda back in March. When I received the email asking me if I would like to see the latest show, PARADE, I knew I couldn’t turn it down. I was so excited to see what was coming next from my contemporary circus friends in Berlin, and I was curious to see how they would top their previous show stopping efforts. Pre Theatre Visit To The TV Tower Before
Until recently Berlin hadn’t been a city I’d really thought about visiting. I was lucky enough to be invited to the city by the Chamäleon Theatre, who were keen to showcase what Berlin had to offer as well as their latest show, Scotch and Soda. My whirlwind tour of city definitely changed my opinion of Berlin as a city break destination. It has a lot to offer from fabulous hotels to amazing restaurants and thats before you get to the many interesting sights, intriguing and dark history and progressive culture that has emerged
I was very excited about arriving in Berlin. Not only were the next 24 hours going to be a lot of fun, but the hotel also looked like it was going to be pretty amazing too. I was going to be staying at the 25Hours Hotel Bikini Berlin, and it already looked like one of those hotels that I wouldn’t want to leave. 25Hours Hotel Bikini Berlin Review First Impressions As I arrived, guests of the Hotel Bikini Berlin were enjoying a beer in the sunshine and I have to
The alarm was set, but the clocks were due to go back in the early hours. I foolishly put my faith in my smart phone to update to the new time automatically, and wake me with enough time to get ready before leaving for the airport. The alarm went and low and behold, I was an hour late getting up. I had to drive from Nottingham to Heathrow to be on the 9am flight to Berlin. I was tired and flapping, not a particularly good combination before joining a press
