Good afternoon from the UK.

I spotted this thread and noticed a little inactivity for a while.

Having only recently returned from a Viking River Cruise along the Elbe that culminated in a few days in Berlin I thought I might add a new aspect to the thread.

I do thoroughly agree with member JBittle above. It is possible to walk to almost all the sites worth visiting in Berlin.

That is what my wife and I did having armed ourselves with a trusted guide book...




A little time spent pre-planning your preferred sites/itinerary will prove well worthwhile, as is choosing a central hotel as your base.

Of course no visit to Berlin is complete without a walk through the Brandenburg Gate...





Checkpoint Charlie...



(That's me folks, 2 Euros well spent)


...and of course the touching and quite amazing Holocaust Memorial…




The full review is available for reading on my blog page...

http://solentrichardscruiseblog.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/one-way-to-do-berlin/


I trust this information is of interest.

Happy cruising.

Solent Richard