Berlin & surroundings

JuliusCaesar

Hi all, I'm off to Berlin for a couple of weeks. Does anyone have any recommendations for me? I might also hire a car and travel outside as I don't think I'll enjoy the city for 2 weeks. Dresden and Leibzig were recommended. What suggestions for the city and outside? Thanks! JC

Carry

Surroundings:
By train:
Spreewald - take a boat tour on the canals. It's touristy, but the scenery is truely magic.

By S-Bahn:
Potsdam - castles, palaces and gardens, and historic quarters.

By car:
Usedom island - just a couple of hours from Berlin, with endless sandy beaches at the Baltic sea, forests and stunning architecture.


In Berlin:
Too much to recommend, don't know what you're into.
My personal favourites:
Kreuzberg along the canal
Türkenmarkt (Turkish market) on Maybachufer (Kreuzberg) every Friday
Bergmannstraße in Kreuzberg (loads of lovely restaurants and cafés)
Winterfeldtmarkt (colourful market; Schöneberg) on Saturday
Flea Market in Charlottenburg
Boat tour on the river Spree (from Mitte district)
Museums, plenty of them
Theatre, shows, opera

Otherwise: http://www.visitberlin.de/en

Apanachi

I can definitely recommend:

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp in Oranienburg
Stettin (Szczecin) in Poland

both very accessible by train

axer

Definitely make a trip out to Potsdam - it is a really nice place to chill out.

Lawrence1895

'Checkpoint Charlie' is always worth a visit, they have a museum over there with some stunning exhibitions about a vital part of German history.

http://www.mauermuseum.de