[Sketching14] A few tourist tips for Sketchers for your extra Berlin days

[Andrew Sempere]

Just adding for the design folks especially - One of my favorite quirky museums anywhere is Museum Der Dinge, where you can browse the open archives which are organized by category IE “post war plastic masks” “items related to the decaffeination of coffee” etc

http://www.museumderdinge.de/

Oranienstraße 25, 10999 Berlin, Germany


On Jul 28, 2014, at 1:19 PM, Pedro Lopes <pedro.lopes at hpi.uni-potsdam.de> wrote:

> Adding to the great suggestions by Jan, I'll pitch in two more:
> 
> - Computer Game museum, pretty fun and interactive exhibits.
> http://www.computerspielemuseum.de/
> 
> - East side gallery, a memorial on the wall, which regards to graffitis about freedom.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Side_Gallery
> 
> Best and was great to meet you all,
> pedro
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Jan Borchers <borchers at cs.rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
> If you’re here for another few days, here are a few suggestions for Sketchers:
> 
> - Brandenburg gate - good place to check out the nearby Reichstag parliament building with cool glass dome, then start walking east down the main strip Friedrichstr., Pariser Platz (central), https://goo.gl/maps/h0sYk
> 
> - Checkpoint Charlie museum - history of the Berlin wall and of the ingenious contraptions people built to make it across, walkable from Brandenburg gate, Friedrichstr. 43 (central), https://goo.gl/maps/tWGnN
> 
> - Strandbar Mitte - new-ish beach bar on the Spree river near the museum island, frequented by locals, Monbijoustr. 3 (central), https://goo.gl/maps/WnnWK
> 
> - German Museum of Technology - check out the Zuse-1 (ENIAC competitor to claim of first computer), Trebbiner Str. 9 (Kreuzberg), http://www.sdtb.de/Home.623.0.html, https://goo.gl/maps/sWqAk
> 
> - Segor Electronics - famous old-school electronics store, http://www.segor.de, Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 94, further out west (Charlottenburg), https://goo.gl/maps/gKbWy
> 
> Have fun!
> 
> - Jan
> 
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