WILLKOMMEN IN BERLIN

March 12th – March 15th, 2011

Clare Kellock - Andrea Dietz - Julia Whidden - Jacob Verhagen

Hallo! Ich Heiβe Leonard Cohen.

Leonard is a young architect from Toronto, who is going to work in Berlin next year. He has heard a lot about the renewal of Berlin, and is very interested in new building and restoration projects since the reunification of Germany. He also heard about "multiculturalism in Kreuzberg", and will discover what this means during his exciting trip to Berlin!

March 12th

The following arrangements have been made for Leonard to travel from Halifax, Canada, to Frankfurt, Germany. The flight will cost him a total of 1347.16$. He leaves from Halifax on the night of the 12th, and will arrive in Frankfurt the morning of the 13th.

Departure Location

Arrival Location Departure Time

Arrival Time

Flight #, Aircraft

Meals Provided on

Flight?

Halifax International Airport, Halifax, CANADA

Trudeau Airport, Montreal, CANADA

11:00 11:40 # AC665, E75

None

Trudeau Airport, Montreal, CANADA

Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt, GERMANY

19:00 8:00 (next day)

# AC874, 77W

2

March 13th

Leonard will arrive in Frankfurt this morning, then travel by train to Berlin. This will cost him approximately $300. Below shows his train schedule. He will travel to his hostel by taxi, phoning the taxi company Frankfurt Taxi eG at 069 24000027. Leonard will then check into St. Christopher’s hostel, which is located at Rosa Luxembourg Strasse 41.

Departure Location

Arrival Location

Departure Time

Arrival Time

Time Between Transfer

Frankfurt Flug, FE

Hannover Hauptbahnhof

8:42 11:17 14 minutes

Hannover Hauptbahnhof

Berlin Hauptbahnhof

11:31 13:08 Arrive in Berlin!

Map from Berlin Hauptbahnhof (A) to St.Christopher’s Hostel (B)

St.Christopher’s Berlin Hostel

Leonard will stay at St. Christopher’s for 2 nights, which will cost him a total of $104.53. He will be staying in a single, private room with a shared bathroom. This hostel provides free breakfast and a free bike rental service.

March 13th

After checking into St. Christopher’s, while Leonard may be tired, he will take a couple of caffeine pills and be ready for the day!

Leonard will eat breakfast at his hostel, and rent a free bike from them as well

While most of his plans involve biking to and from sightseeing and around Berlin, he may also purchase a Berlin City Tour Card for the subway, which lasts 72 hours and costs $33.08 should he so choose

Today will be his main sightseeing day focusing on the main historical buildings/landmarks in Berlin.

To begin, he will bike from his hostel to the Siegessäule, or one of the following locations Location: In the Tiergarten next to

the Brandenburg Gate on Unter den Linden

Hostel to SiegessÄule

This bike ride is 4.7km

March 13th

OR B) He could visit the Reichstag, particularly to go see the architecture in the Reichstag’s Dome and witness the latest renovation that was completed in 1999Location: Scheidemannstraße, 10557

OR C) Leonard could go visit the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, another interesting restoration projectLocation: Budapester Straße, 10623

LUNCH: He will eat lunch at local café Café Einstein, at 42 Unter den LindenOR D) After lunch, he could go to the iconic Europa Center

Location: Breitscheidplatz 5, 10789OR E) Then, to the New National Gallery

Location: Potsdamer Strasse 50 Berlin-Tiergarten OR F) The Theatre am Potsdamer Platz

Location: Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1, 10785OR G) Bauhaus Arcitecture Museum

Location:14 KlingelhöferstraßeIn the evening Leonard will go on a Berlin Evening Cruise that departs from the

boat harbor landing stage in Jannowitzbrücke. It lasts 3 hours and goes from 7:15pm – 10:00. It will cost $24.09, not including dinner, which may also be purchased on the cruise. English commentary is available for the cruise, which follows the river Spree.

Possible Afternoon & Evening Activities

Nightlife

After his cruise, Leonard can either: Call it a night and head home to his

hostel Via biking, taxi, metro Both the Sbahnhof and Ubahnhof stations

are nearby Stay in Jannowitzbrücke and head to a

close-by strip of bars and nightclubs Go to Kreuzberg

March 14th

Leonard will have breakfast at his hostel, then head over to Panorama Strasse 1a at 10:30, the headquarters of Fat Tire Bike Tours. Panorama Strasse 1a is 650m from his hostel.

He can choose to go on a 4.5 hour bike tour today to through a history of the Cold War & Berlin Wall. This tour includes lunch and costs $27.40.

Before dinner, Leonard can go visit the Alte Nationalgalerie Location: Bodestraße 1-310178 He could also go to one of the many other museums in this

area, such as: the DDR Museum, the Pergamon Museum, Museumsinsel, the Bode Museum, or for something completely different, Aquadom & Sea Life Berlin!

Museums/Afternoon Activities

March 14th

He will then travel to the famous nightclub/bar SO36, located in Kreuzberg at 190 Oranienstraße. There are many bars and clubs in this area that he

can also go to, including Club der Visionaere, Watergate, Live at Dot, and Lido

Beforing entering SO36, he can eat dinner at one of the many restaurants on this street, which include Rose’s bar, Shanti’s Indian Restaurant, or the Bistro-Bar Bateau Ivre, Café Luzia, among many more.

When his night is over, he will travel back to his hostel via bike, taxi or metro and get up bright & early to head home the next morning!

March 15th

Leonard will eat breakfast at his hostel, then find transportation back to the train station in Berlin. He can phone a taxi or take the metro.

Departure Location

Arrival Location

Departure Time

Arrival Time Time Between Transfers

Berlin Train Station

Leipzig Train Station

8:58 10:05 6 Minutes

Leipzig Train Station

Frankfurt Flug FE

10:11 13:50

March 15th

Leonard is now ready to catch his plane. Auf Wiedersehen Berlin!

Departure Location

Arrival Location

Departure Time

Arrival Time Meals Provided on

Flight?

Frankfurt Airport

Toronto Pearson International Airport

17:00 20:40 2

Toronto Pearson International Airport

Halifax International Airport

22:55 1:55 None