Berlin travel plan for the second, third... visit

Brandenburger Tor
even if you have seen it already, it just belongs to Berlin so much that it is a "has to visit" sight
U-Bahnlinie 55 (U55) Bahnhof Brandenburger Tor Station

Gedächtniskirche

Nikolaiviertel

Nikolaiviertel, Source: wikipedia.de

is in Berlin-Mitte on the Eastern-side of the Spree. It is one of the oldest parts of Berlin and got its name after its main sight the Nikolai-church (Nikolaikirche). This part of the city was established in the 13th century. The photo above reminds me a bit of the famous Copenhagen-scene you can see on all postcards.
2000 people live here on a territory of 50.000 m2 in about 800 flats.
Main sights:
Nikolaikirche
Knoblauchhaus
Poststraße 23, 10178 Berlin, Biedermeier living art from the 18th century, free entry,Tue, Thu–Sun 10–18 Uhr | Wed 12–20 Uhr
Ephraim-Palace
U-Bahn: Alexanderplatz

Nofretete-exhibition

Where: Neues Museum Berlin
Public transportation
S-Bahn: S1, S2, S25 (Friedrichstraße); S5, S7, S75, S9
(Hackescher Markt)
U-Bahn: U6 (Friedrichstraße)
Tram: M1, 12 (Stop: Am Kupfergraben); M4, M5, M6 (Stop: Hackescher Markt)
Bus: TXL (Stop: Staatsoper); 100, 200 (Stop: Lustgarten); 147 (Stop: Friedrichstraße)
Opening hours
Mon 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tue 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Wed 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thu 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Fri 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sat 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Sun 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Entrance fee: 14 EUR

Friedrichshain

blog about Friedrichshain:: http://friedrichshainblog.de/

Alexanderplatz- Berliner Fernsehturm

12-16.5 EUR, Nov-Febr 10:00-24:00
More info under: http://www.tv-turm.de

Unter den Linden

historical street, also the famous Love Parade used to be here


- i already feel like that now that A, rather I plan my program really well based on the map and can see all of this through good time management, or B, I will not be able to visit even the half of this, cause besides the main sights I am actually much more interested on photo exhibitions and Berlin architectural sights + the Berghain

KaDeWe shopping center



Photo exhibitions I would like to see (source: http://www.berlin.de/ausstellungen/fotoausstellungen/ )
Tony Vaccaro
Helmut Newton Berlin
Geschlossene Gesellschaft
Joel Sternfeld- Retrospective
Kalter Krieg und Wirschaftswunder West-Berlin
Jimi Hendrix- Fotoausstellung in der nhow Galerie

Berlin design-architecture
http://gridskipper.com/archives/entries/266216/266216.php
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2012/mar/18/walking-tour-of-berlin-architecture


Berghain

I WAS HERE: http://packyourluggage.blogspot.fi/2013/01/my-night-in-berghain-full-story.html



Berghain, Source: motor.de

Public transport: Ostbahnhof S-Bahn

This place is full of contradiction and secrets. According to the info it has been selected as the world`s best club in 2009. An industrial building from the outside, an edgy place from the inside full of contemporary art and great interior design. Nice minimal techno and deep house + electronic music DJs. No mirrors, but 2 dark rooms, half naked men, unisex toilets, the internet full of articles about how to get in to the club. Because they have face check what I personally find a bit contradictory, but the rules are rules. One of the famous doorman who is also a great photographer told that they have face check because it is like a casting for a movie, they want to select the crew who fills the place from night to night. There might be some general rules like: if you go alone there is more chance to get in, they do not like tourist groups, gay people have more chance to get in, do not talk/be aggressive/too drunk/drugged in the line etc.

The entrance fee is 12 EUR which is quite ok, a bottle of vodka + orange juice 40 EUR. All the info comes from articles cause the place seems to be a really mystical one and there is no pics on the homepage at all nor on the internet, because it is forbidden to take any. Exciting :D.

And hmm I just read an article on the internet that because of some new intellectual property rights licensing system of the music industry (Gema) the club might be closed by the end of the year (whatt??):
http://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article108128468/Berliner-Szene-Club-Berghain-droht-das-Ende.html