Half day in Berlin - after non-classical tourist spots
I will have half a day to spend in Berlin, on a Saturday afternoon. What do you recommend I should go and see/taste? I am not aiming for classical "tourist" spots, as we have a guided city tour before, hopefully it will show all the interesting spots, but much more the the things that are not so obviously on the must see and do, but they are still interesting.
I am interested in going to an antique shop or two, to a food shop (where i can buy Lebkuchen and good German sausages) and I really enjoy the hidden architecture gems of old houses. Nothing new, nothing fancy, nothing modern. I'd like to skip the museums and galleries, I have the tendency to spend in there too much time, which I don't have with this occasion.
Also, can someone recommend a Toy store in the area around the Tiergarten?
Best Answer
I've been to Berlin a few times, and if I only had a half day I would go check out one of these two abandoned spots (I've been to both already).
http://www.impracticalguide.com/2012/07/berlin-abandoned-hospital.html
http://www.impracticalguide.com/2012/07/berlin-abandoned-spy-station.html
They're not touristy, and I haven't been anywhere like that anywhere else in the world. If you're interested in street art / graffiti and checking out some spooky locales I can highly recommend them for an afternoon.
The spy tower is the more interesting of the two, but it's a bit farther from the city. On the plus side, there's a nice lake near the spy tower where you can take a dip if the weather is nice when you go.
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Standard tourist locations are museums, Fernsehturm, Zoo etc., so I think you'd like to avoid that.
There are many ways to spend single afternoon. You could for example visit Mauerpark or just wander through the alleys of Kreuzberg or somewhere near the city center. Just wandering without specified aim is a quite good way to spend free time.
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