Category: Berlin

• My Top 10 U-Bahn Stations of Berlin

  

  Berlin has 2 types of rapid transit trains, U-Bahn (Untergrundbahn) and the S-Bahn (Stadtschnellbahn). U-Bahn is “mostly” underground while the S-Bahn is “mostly” overground. The U-Bahn is composed of nine lines altogether, named sequentially as U1 through U9, and it’s operated by the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). During rush hour, the trains run every four to five minutes,…

  Murali Narayanan

  July 29, 2018

  Berlin, Germany

  U-Bahn

• Berlin in One Day (March 2018)

  

  I traveled to Berlin, Germany in March on business and took the Good Friday off to walk around the city to do some cityscape photography. I stayed at the Monbijou Hotel, a short walk from the Hackescher Markt S-Bahn Station. The room was excellent and from the 5th floor terrace, the view of the Berliner…

  Murali Narayanan

  July 28, 2018

  Berlin, Europe, Germany

  Alexanderplatz, Ampelmann, Ampelmännchen, Berlin Wall, Berlin Wall Memorial, Berliner Dom, Bernauer Straße, Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, Fernsehturm, Friedrichstraße, Hackesche Höfe, Hackescher Markt, Luftwaffe Building, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Neue Synagoge, Potsdamer Platz, Reichstag, S-Bahn, Sony Center, Topography of Terror Museum, Unter den Linden, VW Forum