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Top 10 Berlin (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE)
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Top 10 Berlin (EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDE)

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  • EAN: 9780756623951
  • Manufacturer: DK Travel

Editorial Reviews:

  • A better value than all the competition, these pocket travel guides offer travelers the insight of local experts to easily plan the perfect trip.

    Take the work out of planning any trip with DK's Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides. Branded with DK's trusted and familiar "Eyewitness" style, these compact guides make finding the best every destination has to offer easier than ever before! Perfect for business travel and vacation, searching for the finest cuisine or the least expensive places to eat, the most luxurious hotels or the best deals on places to stay, the best family destination or the hottest nightspot, Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guides provide current, useful information based on the insight of local experts to find the best of everything that each destination has to offer.

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  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
  • Summary: Full of Facts and Useful Information
  • Comment: I recently stayed in Berlin for 4 days and took this useful little book with me, popped it in my pocket and found it indispensible while travelling round. It contains the following:-

    * Pull-out map and guide

    * Guide to the Top 10 best of everything in Berlin

    The first section of the book deals with the Top 10 locations in Berlin which were:-

    1. Brandenburger Tor and Pariser Platz
    2. Reichstag
    3. Unter den Linden
    4. Potsdamer Platz
    5. Pergamon Museum
    6. Kurfurstendamm
    7. Kaiser-Wilhelm Church
    8. Schloss Charlottenburg
    9. Kulturforum
    10. Zoologischer Garten

    A small map of Berlin shows the locations of all the above places which is handy for planning your travels.

    Each of the above places has several pages devoted to it, and also detailing another 10 sights nearby, which was extremely informative.

    The next sections give the traveller lots of useful information about Berlin, some of which include:-

    * Lakes, Rivers & Canals
    * Best Places to Eat
    * Famous Berliners
    * Historic Buildings and Modern Buildings
    * Children's Attractions
    * Festivals & Fairs

    and lots more.

    There is also a section entitled 'Around Town' which gives detailed information about 10 attractions area by area, including shops, Pubs and Bars, Restaurants and Cafes, together with suggestions of what to do for the whole day.

    The last part of the book has more practical information about Berlin such as the transport, security and health tips, places to stay, helpful advice for disabled visitors plus lots more. There's also a few phrases that you may need!

    This little guide is packed with lots of tips, full of colourful illustrations, a detailed underground map, all of which I found incredibly helpful.
  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5
  • Summary: All one needs for a week trip, but parts are dated
  • Comment: Overall, a well-designed mini-guidebook. The first part covers the 10 best of the entire city in several categories. The second part of the book divides Berlin into multiple neighborhoods, and provides the best of for each neighborhood. To me, this organization was ideal. The first part allowed me to chose from the major sites, places that are worth traveling to just for that one site. The second part allowed us to find nearby sites when wondering in various neighborhoods. It also includes a very small but decent German (language) dictionary and the standard general tourist information.

    It's not perfect. It would be better if the side of the book used different colors for different area, and if there were a neighborhood map in with each neighborhood, but those are details. Also, once in a while, it just fails; for example, try to find Arkaden based on information in the book. [I couldn't.]

    The big problem is that the book is quite dated. The copyright is 2002, and while it says it's been updated since then, there is some out-of-date information. Some examples: "Turkish families having barbecues" (pg 70) -- not any more, there are "no grilling" signs everywhere. "you can assess progress in the construction of the Holocaust-Denkmal" -- which was completed in 2005, as correctly stated elsewhere on the same page. "There are no intercontinental flights to Berlin" (pg 161) -- there are now. While we didn't encounter noticeable problems with the information being out of date, it did make me wonder what we missed.
  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5Average rating of 1/5
  • Summary: not an easy reference
  • Comment: I had traveled to Berlin on a day trip once before, and I loved it so much I planned a return. I got this book to help me determine what sights to see during the three days I would be there. Even knowing a little about the city, I found this book difficult to utilize as a reference. I hated the way it was organized -- into about a million disjointed top ten lists -- and couldn't really make hide nor hair of the lists, which seemed to include anything and everything about Berlin in one form or fashion. In other words, it is no help when narrowing down what to see. It traveled with us to Berlin, but it never left the suitcase.

    I ended up using -- just as I had on my first visit -- Rick Steve's Germany and Austria. I used this book for booking my hotel (Hotel Pension Funke is SO awesome -- huge and unique rooms, great service, free breakfast), choosing pubs and restaurants (San Marino in Savignyplatz is a great value), and deciding which sights to see (the free Original Berlin Walks Tour can't be beat for a great city orientation). Get Rick instead -- I went to Munich and Salzburg on this same trip, and Rick's book helped me out in all three cities, no other guide needed.
  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5
  • Summary: Good info but too heavy to carry around
  • Comment: This was the only Berlin-specific guidebook I bought for a recent trip, but the heavy weight of the small book meant that I didn't carry it with me when out touring. I did use it to help me label and describe photos that I posted on-line when I returned, and I did try to visit the book's top 10 list. I would recommend it for reference, or for someone who doesn't mind a bit of extra weight when walking around all day.
  • Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
  • Summary: A perfect planing guide for short trips
  • Comment: If you are planning a short trip to Berlin this is a must have book. It covers excellent restaurants and wonderful places to stop and shop. The essential sights are all listed by region and are explained in enough detail for one to decide if they want to visit. If you are going for a longer period of time I would recommend a bigger guide but I would still get this one to walk around with.