First off, let me talk about how we were running late, 30 minutes accross town and could hear the…read morecrowd chanting from the field. It was insane. We ran up to the club house, bought our tickets in the fan zone for very cheap and ran in to the pitch. It's a very nice field and again, the German crowd was amazing to be in. The energy was unmatched by anything I have ever been to in my life. I grabbed my new scarf and cheered for the home team. I could definitely see myself being a regular to 1. FC Berlin Union games. If you're visiting Berlin, go to this. It's affordable and so entertaining.

One word: Pandas!…read more After making my son tour many historic sights and learn lots of German history, we headed to the zoo! The enclosures bring you surprisingly close to the animals! However (IMO) the habitats to lack in true habitat and many enclosures are mini prisons; I hope this will be improved upon. I know zoos do truly care for the animals they host.

A lovely place to spend you entire day in Berlin. It's a zoo but technically it's much more, the…read moreanimals doesn't seems they are living in captivity. It feels a lot like their natural environment. There is a lot for everyone. For kids there are big play areas including water play areas and lot of activities to enjoy. Its a vast stretch of area and lot of beautiful stretches for a lovely walk even with a narrow stream flowing with bridges to cross in certain green tracks to enjoy your stroll. Also for kids who love dinosaur there is an entire stretch of area with life size dinosaurs that makes movement n sounds as well to give a real feel .Its so big that I feel almost a whole day feels less to explore everything. They provide free map of the area right at the entrance .For people who don't want to or like to walk a lot there is also a train to take you around the place.

We loved this place. There's a great article on line about it- which I was not able to put here in…read moremy review. Look the place up- you'll find some nice written pieces on it.. We wanted a nice bottle of wine, and a trip outside of the Mitte- so we went here. It can take awhile, if the routes are torn up (the google route did not work because of construction on the lines). So I'm not going to give specific directions- but once you find a U-bahn route this is right off the line. The station is decked out in tiles with bacchus and grapes- and look at the light fixtures, they have painted grapes around them too. You'll be asked for a deposit on the wine glasses, so if you don't speak German- don't be freaked out if your bill is 2 Euros more than the wine- that's the deposit on your glasses. You will get it back when you bring the glasses back. We tried many wines- from dry, to half dry to sweet. All were delicious. There are bakeries all around the square- some of them "bio" (organic) and there is an organic grocery store just across the street. Lots of places to eat, too.

When you like to get in contact with the inhabitants of Berlin, I recommend the wine-source at the…read morewestern end of Rüdesheimer Platz in Berlin-Wilmersdorf (Friedenau). There you can sit, drink a glass of wine and eat everything you took with you. In the evening it is difficult to find a place. Lots of people of the neighbourhood like to come here. They put their tables together, decorate them and have dinner with all the eatings they brought with them. The location is open only in the summer months and only till 10 p.m.