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| Page Views: 2,840 Last Visit to Berlin: July, 2001 | Boat Trips on Spree and Havel by sabsi - last update: Jun 3, 2003 |
A cruise on the river Spree A really nice way to see more of Berlin is by boat. My favourite boat trip is along the Spree from "Schloss Charlottenburg" (Charlottenburg Palace) via Tiergarten and Friedrichstrasse into the East to Treptow.
If you're lucky your boats takes a different route on the way back - through the "Landwehrkanal". We weren't, but it was a lovely day still - here you get some impressions of those 3 hours!!!! I even learn something on this trip - I learnt that the "Haus der Kulturen der Welt" in Tiergarten is nicknamed "Grinning Jimmy Carter". Unfortunately I don't have a picture for you, but the name fits perfectly!
Ask at the Tourist Information about all the different boat trips available. |
| Bundeskanzleramt (Chancellor's Office) |
Bundeskanzleramt (Chancellor's Office) |
| Bundeskanzleramt (Chancellor's Office) |
Bundeskanzleramt (Chancellor's Office) |
| Reichstag (German Parliament building) |
Reichstag (German Parliament building) |
| Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral) |
Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral) |
| Fernsehturm und Rotes Rathaus |
Fernsehturm und Rotes Rathaus TV tower and Red Town Hall |
Old and New Combined Somewhere east |
| Museumshafen (Museum Port) |
Museumshafen (Museum Port) |
Oberbaumbrücke (Oberbaum Bridge) |
| Treptowers and Moleculemen |
Treptowers and Moleculemen |
A cruise on the Havel and Wannsee The other boat I took here - that I didn't row myself - was on the Havel Lakes. We started from Glienecker Brücke, the bridge where spies were exchanged in Cold war times.
There are not as many sights to see on this cruise but it's lovely on a sunny day. You see several houses where several WWII related things happened (contracts were signed, decisions were made etc), you see the Italian Chapel that used to be between the two borderlines ... and you see lovely houses of filthy rich people! |  | |
Glienecker Brücke The bridge divided East and West Berlin until 1989. Now it divides Berlin and Potsdam. This is the place where spies were exchanged from east to west in cold war times. |
Wannsee Strandbad The busy beach at Wannsee |
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mgmarcus Thu Jun 12, 2008 14:03 UTC
Gr8 Berlin tips. The Holocaust Memorial tips are the best I have seen. I will be back to read your other pages, you have done a very good job. Going back to Berlin soon and you have added to my knowledge base for planning. Thanks. | Ekaterinburg Wed Nov 14, 2007 21:43 UTC
Some great information here about roads less travelled in Berlin. The personal perspective is wonderful and really gives me a feel for the city. :)) | RhineRoll Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:36 UTC
oops, da ist aber was von Deinem Tip abgeschnitten.. ! | 36waterfalls Tue Jul 11, 2006 18:16 UTC
Hi Sabsi, thank you so much for great tips/pics. I love it how you mix the old (wall) with the new Berlin. This year I'm going back 1st time in 20!years (I didn't take a lot of pics then, i was only 16, but thank you for doing it for me!) Linda |
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