http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33732 But what better way to cuddle up with your loved one than on a rose petal strewn bed in the worlds smallest hotel, the Hochzeitshaus! You can have the whole one room hotel to yourselves for a decadent romantic treat that you can't get anywhere else in the world.
Hochzeitshaus' were traditionally set up as a places for newly-weds to spend their first night of marriage, so if you do feel a little amorous when you sink into the en-suite jacuzzi, you can feel happy that you are just carrying on a long tradition.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33732 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33704 Here you will find "three in one": the museum, cafe and shop.
In the museum you can see the marzipan figures of human height, castles and whole scenes, which are made of marzipan.
You can drink a cup of aromatic coffee with a marzipan cake in cafe.
And in the shop you will find a large variety of marzipan candies.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33704 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33622 Only open Sundays, or should that be Sun Days, from late morning to about 5 or 6pm.
They are also at Kreuzberg Markt Halle Neun on Fri and Sat]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33622 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33438 Nearly all the journey was on dedicated cycle tracks or quiet country lanes.
Wayside B&Bs and hotels were plentiful so I enjoyed the freedom of pootling along on my sit-up-and-beg Dutch bike, allowing each day’s destination to emerge from my situation.
Most towns and villages along the route have old half-timbered centres as well as some historic castle/palace or sumptuous baroque monastery to admire. Highlights were the boat from Kelheim through the Danube Gorge to Weltenburg and back (no track on this stretch), the view from Passau castle of the confluence of the Danube, the Ilz and the Inn and the baroque monastery at Melk. Above all though, I came to enjoy the simple pleasure of passing through fairytale landscapes under my own steam.
Life changing? Oh yes: this year I’m setting out to dawdle the entire length of the Danube on the same bike, on a new saddle, on a smaller budget but taking more time.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33438 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33369 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33369 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33293 When you leave, be sure to call at the street counter of Et Kabüffke, opposite, for a warming shot of Killepitsch, the digestive licquor.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33293 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33192 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/33192 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32343 Their productions include pyrotechnics, singing, cantilevers, acrobatics, lights, silhouettes, music, video and dual language performances; a sensory experience that cannot be matched.
See them in their home country, Germany, or catch them on tour. But see them you must!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32343 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32221 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32221 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32067 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32067 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32016 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/32016 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31897 You can get a reduction on tickets with a Berlin Welcome card so the price of tickets is very reasonable.
If you can’t see a game, visit the stadium. Incredible.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31897 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31872 We arrived and it was busy with only one waiter. We had to wait quite a while but the ambience was lovely. Drinks were delivered quickly and we ambled over them waiting for our food.
The mains were very filling - a seafood risotto and a gnocchi with red cabbage. They were both flavoursome and tasty. We had a shared starter and a dessert and it cost 28 euros. We felt this was a bargain.
Worth the effort to get there]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31872 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31871 A highly recommended visit - very unusual and scary!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31871 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31824 “The Bloch”, a 4m high mechanical monster by Hannes Heiner stands in the main courtyard of Haus Schwarzenberg watching over the entrance to the Monsterkabinett. He rolls his eyes, bats his lashes and flaps his wings, extending an invitation to meet his fellow creatures in the subterranean domain of the Monsterkabinett.
Allow a trusted guide to lead you down the narrow winding stair and into the bizarre and labyrinthine world of the Monsterkabinett where monstrous yet loveable creatures- in turn terrifying, tragic and comical- inhabit a world beyond the imagination. Driven by a compelling rhythm, the fantastic mechanical beings of the monsterkabinett dance and sing. Music and machine merge and thrill to the beat. Highlights of the exhibition include a giant spider which fortunately does not bite, my personal favourite, the hilariously poignant “Trampeltier” and the “Spiegelraum”- a room which has to be seen to be believed. A tour through the Monsterkabinett is an unforgettable experience- grotesque and poetic and berlin underground in every sense of the word.
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Stroll along the avenue of sycamores back to the Aldstadt, where there are numerous small cafes and bars at the water’s edge. Or indulge in some utterly wonderful local beer (altbier) and a traditional German lunch at the Brauerei im Goldenen Ring, an atmospheric old brew pub.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31656 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31350 The staff are incredibly helpful and friendly and ready to help you navigate your way through Berlin's many museums, parks, nightlife, etc. There's also an internet cafe inside so no need to worry about internet! The atmosphere of the hostel is very relaxed and the bar is a great place to hang out and meet other people staying in the hostel. It is also very centrally located and all of Berlin's major sights are very easily accessible from the hostel.

You can also rent bikes from the hostel for a very reasonable price. I really enjoyed staying here and would recommend it to any fellow traveler coming to Berlin! Also, no curfew! :)]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31350 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31273 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/31273 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30756 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30756 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30732 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/30732