Dates

• Seattle to Frankfurt Dec 3 (10.5 hours)
• Frankfurt → Berlin by train (5 hrs)
• Barcelona - Dec 9-19 (13 days)
• Madrid - Dec 19-24 (8 days)
• Porto - Dec 24-27 (4 days)
• Lisbon - Dec 27-Jan 1 (6 days)
• London - Jan 1-7 (7 days)
• Paris - Jan 7-14 (8 days)

Berlin

• Dec 4 - arrives in Berlin at 3:40pm, check in Airbnb, hang out with Tejas & his neighbors at 6:30pm (IG: borrowed hair curler from vijeta_ojha)
• Any day - get cash, 5-11pm at Speisehaus Berlin (cash only), check out ASI Berlin Fingerboard Shop https://www.speisehaus-berlin.de/speisekarte/
• Might get the Eurail pass as it allows for discounted/free train travel throughout Europe.
• Berlin wall before 3pm
• Germknödel (fluffy yeast dough dumpling, filled with spiced plum jam and served with melted butter and a mix of poppy seeds and sugar on top) at the Christmas market
• Daphne’s meeting finishes at 11am (8pm) so can go to Lucia Christmas Market afterwards too. Tiger only has 1 required meeting 1:30-2:30pm so we go beforehand
• Dec 5 - WeihnachtsZauber at Gendarmenmarkt Christmas market when it opens at 12pm + admission $2 Euro
• Dec 6 - decorating cookies at Teja’s
• Dec 7 - Tiger at conference, check out Airbnb before 11am + Tiger leaves conference using lunch + check in Hilton at 3pm → Tiger going to speaker dinner (Daphne finds a restaurant for dinner)
• Dec 8 - React Day Berlin
• Dec 9 - Check out / speaker brunch (Daphne wanders around Prenzlauer Berg for cafes)
• Treptower Park

Food

• Knödel (Dumplings)
• Schnitzel (Cutlets)
• Brezeln (Pretzels)
• Currywurst
• Wurst
• Schweinehaxen (Pork Knuckles)
• Kartoffelpuffer (Potato Pancakes)
• Krapfen (Berliner Donuts)
• Spätzle (Noodle)
• Maultaschen (square pockets of dough with stuffing)
• Sauerbraten (Sour Roast)

Alvina’s research

• Berlin Wall East Side Gallery:

  • Historical street art

• DDR Museum

  • Interactive Museum

• Urban Nation Museum for Urban Contemporary Art

  • Contemporary street art

• Tempelhof Airport

  • Now a public park
  • Abandoned airport

• Turkish Market:

  • Street food
• Holocaust Memorial
• Mauerpark Flea Market
• Alternative Berlin Street Art Tour
• Berlin IceBar

• Liquidrom Spa

  • futuristic
• Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
• Trabi Safari Tour

Matt Ps Recommendation

• Main museums are all really good
• Prenzlauerberg (spelling likely wrong) is a cool hipster area to wander around
• Recommend a bike tour where they cycle you all around and take you to nice beer gardens

Matt B’s

Christmas markets are definitely a must do for that time of the year. I'd also go have scrumptious breakfasts in the cute cafes in Prenzlauer Berg, do some thrift shopping, and see if you want to go to a club on a Friday or Saturday. Ritter Butzke is an easy one to go to and hosts some of my favorite electronic music. Other than that I'm not sure what touristy things to do that time of the year - it's just not the best weather or very light out. But I'll have a think and let you know when I come up with more ideas.

Sujin

Berlin is not famous for sightseeing. It won’t take a half of day to see all around - Berlin Wall, Judith museum, and Brandenburg tour.. I recommend to go outside city. You can spend rest of day in postdam palace. https://maps.google.com?q=Sanssouci%20Palace,%20Maulbeerallee,%2014469%20Potsdam&ftid=0x47a8f42cc99c7551:0xd055a332313a0516&hl=en-DE&gl=de&entry=gps&lucs=,47071704

In case you want to visit some very german cities, you can take a FlixBus or train to go Dresden or Prague.. 😅 sending all days in Berlin will be not worth it. If u like to see Berlin techno scene and clubs, Sisyphos Nightclub will be good option . https://g.co/kgs/Z4S1WT

Frankfurt

We’re landing in Frankfurt and taking the train as Frankfurt has the bigger airport and it gives us a chance to check out some other cities in Berlin.

• DialogMuseum - Experience the world as a visually impaired person in pitch-black rooms.
• Deutsches Filmmuseum - Museum focused on film-making in Germany
• Frankfurt Free Tour - Free walking tour (but should tip guide)
• Offenbach leather museum

https://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-guides/germany-travel-tips/frankfurt/

Munich

Aunt Diana’s suggestions

Visit castles near Munich and Füssen:

• Neuschwanstein castle. Disneyland castle is designed after it!
• Hohenschwangau castle