Social program at EKC2012 in Berlin
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Program I - Tour through the West of Berlin
Date: 27.07.12
Whole Day
Departure at 10:00 at the hotel via Bus
Arrival at 16:00 back at the hotel
The first tour starts at Alexanderplatz by foot passing the Red Town Hall, the Berlin Cathedral, the museum island and the Palace of Republic (destroyed). Then there is a boat tour, which starts at the museums island and where packed lunch will be given. Getting off the boat the Brandenburg Gate will be visited passing the main building of the Humbolt University, the Souvenir shops and embassies on the road “Unter den Linden” by foot. On the way to Kurfürstendamm the Victory Column will be passed by bus. The last stations are the Gedächtniskirche and the department store KaDeWe (Kaufhaus des Westen) on the Kurfürstendamm. After visiting the Department store KaDeWe some free time will be given.
Alexanderplatz – Red Town Hall – Berlin Cathedral – Museum Island – Palace of Repubic(destroyed) – boat tour (ca. 1- 1 1/2 h, lunch) – main building of Humbolt University – Unter den Linden – Brandenburg Gate – Victory Column – Kurfürstendamm (Gedächtniskirche & KaDeWe).
Costs: 40 € (including lunch box, ship fee.)
Program II - Potsdam / Sanssouci / Cecilienhof Palace
Date: 27.07.12
Whole Day
Departure at 10:00 at the hotel via Bus
Arrival at 16:00 back at the hotel
Only 30km from Berlin lies Sanssouci, the summer palace of King Frederick the Great of Prussia. The word 'sanssouci' is french and means 'without worries', which points out, that these palace grounds were not a symbol of power, but a retreat for the king. In 1990 Sanssouci, also often called the Prussian Versailles, became a World Heritage Site of UNESCO.
The Cecilienhof was the last palace built by the Hohenzollern dynasty. It was erected between
1914 and 1917 for Crown Prince Wilhelm and his wife Cecilie von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Paul
Schultze-Naumburg was the architect who emulated the English Tudor style. From July 17 to
August 2, 1945, the Potsdam Conference negotiations between the victorious Allies of World War II were held here. It has been part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990.
Costs: EUR 30.00 (including lunch box.)