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on restau-rants, bars,

hotels and go see’s

Interview with an upcoming

artist from Ber-

Read about the under-

world in Ber-

“We give you the best of berlin”

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The Jewish Museum - 1000 years of German-Jewish history.The Jewish Museum in Berlin (Jewish Museum Berlin) covers 1,000 years of German Jewish history. It was originally in Oranienbrugerstrasse but was closed by the Nazis in the years 1938th The museum is located in a very special building from 2001. The buil-ding alone is worth a visit. It is made of zig-zag and is popularly known as "flash". There is a special atmosphere when you enter the museum of the terrorist threat means that you are being scanned and searched before being admitted. The exhibition is beauti-ful, but also a bit boring. Well employs the museum with the Jews, but it can be hard to spot - 90% of the story goes on for Daniel Liebskind and his ideas behind the architec-ture, which is a bit disappointing because you expect a plethora of stories about Jews - then we must remember that it's called jew museum!

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Just steps from the famous crossing point between the two Berlins, the Wall Museum—House at Check-point Charlie tells the story of the Wall and, even more riveting, the stories of those who escaped through, under, and over it. The homespun museum reviews the events leading up to the Wall's construc-tion and, with original tools and devices, plus recordings and photographs, shows how East Germans escaped to the West (one of the most ingenious contraptions was a miniature submarine). Exhibits about human rights and paintings interpreting the Wall round out the experience. Come early or late in the day to avoid the multitudes dropped off by tour buses. Monday can be particularly crowded, so watch out.

Friedrichstrasse 43-45 10969 Berlin - Open every day from 09:00 - 22:00 - Entrance 12,5€

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One of the goals of the Berlin Underworlds Association is to offer the public the pos-sibility to have a broad look into our city’s underground. With this in mind we rented the “Bunker B” in the Gesundbrunnen underground station from the BVG (Berlin Transit Authority). Because of the structu-res authenticity and good condition – for Berlin’s standards, we were able to have this historical site listed as a protected structure in 1999. Since then, our mem-bers have volunteered a total of around 10,000 hours into its reconstruction and refurbishment. All costs have been carried by the association, without public sup-port, help or any kind of money support.In line with our goals, we have used these rooms, which stretch out over four subter-ranean levels, to set up our “Berlin Under-worlds Museum”. Under this name we were able to take part in the “Long Night of the Museums” for the first time in 2005. Our exhibition, which is continuously being added to and improved, deals with the development of Berlin from an under-ground perspective .The main focus,

however, is civil defence in the Second World War, the effects of bomb war and modern archaeological finds of the twenti-eth century. Further rooms deal with the removal of rubble from the streets in the post-war period, and another with story of a card catalogue of forced labourers that was discovered by members of the asso-ciation in a forgotten bunker in the year 2000. As a result of our investigations a number of former forced labourers were able to receive reparation money. In an additional section of the museum, we have exhibitions that deal with the subjects: pneumatic postal system, brewery cellars and the underground railway system. Additionally we have a large museum archive and many items in storage that have in the past been lent out to other museums and film productions. The work-group “Building, Technic and Exhibition” supports the association’s efforts by reco-vering and, when necessary, restoring historical technical equipment.Should you, as a visitor to this website or our museum, have any artifacts (old suit-

UNTERWELT

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UP-coming artist from

the countryside

When we met the cool young girl in her big white sofa, nothing in the world could indicate the fact that her best environment would be the streets of Berlin.

Jenna Louise Merck (25) has spent most of her childhood in the country-side of Germany, in the family’s vine-yard just north of the French border. Her family is the owners of a big cor-poration that for centuries has gone worldwide producing first class wines. And since Jenna was only a few month of age, she went with her father out in the fields, watching the grape stocks evolve.

The southern life in luxury has also made her lifestyle very privileged as she has had the opportunity to meet some of the most influentially people of Germany, which has also helped her further on in her life. And that is why we are here;

“How has your upbringing and back-ground affected your life today?”

“Well first of all I have only great mem-ories from my upbringing, and then they have all just helped me on my way

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UP-coming artist from

the countryside

to where I am today.” She explains.

“Most of our readers may know you from the art scene for your beautiful work there, when did your interest for art begin?”

It started very early, when I was still living at home at the vineyard, I loved sitting outside painting the beautiful set-tings with my father who also was very creative, and together we had a lot of fun.

But of course it evolved as I grew up and became more aware of myself and my surroundings. And it was when I was about 17 I decided to move to Berlin to pursue my dream of living of my art.

At first I lived in a small single bedroom basement apartment, with all of my stuff packed up in the corner, and the only real furniture was my bed.

“Why did you choose to live like this when your family had so much to offer you?”

Ha ha! Well it isn’t always like that is it! Ofcourse I could live at home forever, but I needed to get out and be myself

and an individual. Especially when I had to be creative, and what better place than Berlin to do that?... It is the perfect town when you are a poor artist, and still it provides opportunities of the more wealthy kind. There are always high class people or foreigners on the look-out for new and upcoming art in Berlin, and the city is buzzing of inspiration.

Today I own my own big apartment in the middle of the city, but now and then I like to spent time in the “underground” of Berlin, to get inspiration. Because since I got success with my art, my cus-tomers are always asking for the street art I used to make in the beginning.

I can only advice everybody who has the opportunity of living in Berlin to grab it. If only for a week, it is all worth it when you are living underground. The amount of inspiration is indescribable.

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sHOPPING

is a major and exciting shopping street in the center of Berlin. Friederichstrasse

was badly damaged during WWll and only partly rebuilt as a residential street. Despite the central location, this part of

the city remains relativly poor.

In Berlin, designed by the star architect Renzo Piano, are a shopping experience and center with cosmopolitan flair. The arcades accomandate 120 shops, restaurants, cafés and entertainment on a surface area of 40,000 square meters spread over the three levels offering attractice assortment of goods. Clear signspotting and convienient walkways helps visitors to find your way around the arcades. Everything has been thought of to make the experience as pleasant as possible, from information desk to seats around fountain for relaxation, baby-changing rooms, toilets, ATM’s and kids-cars.

pOTSDAMERPLATZ ARCADES

fRIEDERICHSTRASSE

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rESTAURANTS

We recommend a bunch o different resatu-rants in Berlin, but if you want an exclusive and extraordinary experience we highly recommend Usichtbar Berlin, which is a restaurant with blind waiters, and when you step into the restaurant you step into com-plete darkness. It gives you an opportunity to use all of your other senses and really enjoy the food.

To read more about the restaurants go to:http://www.unsicht-bar-berlin.de

Among others we recommend Luchs Bar & Restaurant, which is an restaurant, that has specialized in the italian cuisine. the surroundings is very luxurious and diffently woth to visit.

Check out their website at: http://www.luchs-berlin.de/

Other Restaurants and Bars :

Ritz Potsdamer Platz 3

http://www.ritzcarlton.com

Nocti Vagnus RestaurantSaarbrücker str. 36-38

http://www.noctivagus.com/

Westin Grand BerlinFriederichstrasse 158-164

http://aktuelles.westin.de/berlin/

uNSICHTBAR bERLIN

lUCHS BAR & RESTAURANT

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bAR’S

is one of the best places in Berlin to have a sip of a lot of different, greats tasting whis-key’s.

If whiskey is not your thing you have the opportnity to taste all kinds of different cocktails, which you can enjoy in one of the two impressing lounge’s, with white leather sofa’s and in a nice and mature environment.

You can check out their website on:http://www.saphirebar.de/saphirebar.htmlBötzowstrasse 31

sAPHIRE bARNice and chic cocktail bar in the center of

Berlin. riva Bar has a cool arcithecture . It is formed as a tunnel , which means it is a long bar desk, and that will give you te

chance to actually get a couple of cock-tails , and not just stand in line all night.

rIVA bAR

To read more about this bar, go to their website:

http://www.riva-berlin.de/Dircksensstrasse

Borgen

This bar has actually got an award for the best interior design. it is quite popular on saturday nights, and the people who comes here, are very openminded and will-ing to talk to “strangers”. this bar is a good place to go if you are on your own, and trying to meet new poeple. It is a relaxing environment with music like jazz, soul and reggae.

Check out the link below for more informa-tion:http://victoriabar.de/Potsdamerstrasse 102

vICTORIA bAR

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gO SEE’S This museum want’s its guests to be in-teractive. The idea is to take part with all senses , gathering experiences as you go a long. Some of the most popular things to see at this museum, is the trabant and the school satchels, reports and children’s ex-ercise books. Also the closing and the area dedicated to Stasi.

http://www.ddr-museum.de/en/Karl-Liebknect strasse 1

dDR mUSEUM

If you feel like relaxing for a day or two, we recommend you to go and do your thing at this spa in the center of Berlin.

In 2007 the spa was named as The best spa in Berlin, and in 2008 they were named to be the best city spa in Germany.

You can book your reservation online on the link below:http://artist-riverside.hotel-rn.com/

aRTIST rIVERSIDE hOTEL AND sPA

another thing you can do to relax and stress off in Berlin, is to get out of the

city and play some golf. We highly recommend this place, because of the environment and te very nice and help-

full employees. furthermore, the restau-rant at this Golf cours is very tasty and

delicious.

Check out their website on:http://www.golfpark-schloss-wilkendorf.

com/index.php

gOLF ANLAGE SCHLOSS wILKENDORF

hAUS AM cHECKPOINT cHARLIEThis is the place were all the borders

used to meet , back in the days., when Germany and Berlin was seperated. The

museum shows the political ad chronical milestones which the seperated city was

experincing.

Check out he opening hours, and get more information at:

http://www.berlin.de/orte/museum/haus-am-checkpoint-charlie/index.en.php

Friederichstrasse 43-45