Optional Trip on Saturday

An exciting city tour of Berlin (by bus, ship and walking) Germany’s capital, with its modern and historic neighborhoods and many sights.

Duration of the program: 09.30 am – 5.30 pm.
Price: 90 Euro. This includes tickets for the bus, ship, entrance to the television tower, lunch, and coffee break.

9.30 am	Bus tour
	We will meet at the reception of the conference hotel in Potsdam and drive to Berlin by bus. The round trip includes: Gendarmenmarkt (a famous square in Berlin), East Site Gallery, Checkpoint Charlie, Axel Springer publishing house, Kreuzberg, Nikolaiviertel, Potsdam Square (there might be changes due to traffic). We’ll get off the bus and go for a walk passing the chancellery, the Reichstag and the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate).
	The Brandenburger Gate. (Image courtesy of Runze&Casper/Gatz) The German Reichstag. (Image courtesy of Runze&Casper/Gatz)
12.00 am	Lunch at Berlin’s television tower
	The television tower is the tallest building in Germany and the second tallest in Europe. Nowhere else you have such an amazing view over Germany’s capital. Within 40 seconds, the lifts bring you up to 203 m height to the panorama level with Berlin’s highest bar. Enjoy the amazing view in every direction – under good weather conditions as far as 80 km. A three course meal is included in the price. Drinks have to be ordered separately.
3:00 pm	Bus tour
	The bus tour continues.
2:00 pm	Boat trip on the Spree
	The historic city cruise by ship is the right way to feel the heartbeat of the city. The guests of the “Stern” begin their one hour shipping at Friedrichstraße. You’ll pass the Reichstag, the new government district and the “house of cultures of the world”. After the transposition maneuver in front of the Lutherbrücke (a famous bridge), with a view to Schloss Bellevue (a castle), to the "Beamtenschlange" and the victory column, you will encounter further witnesses to history: the new central railway station, the cathedral, the museum island and the oldest neighborhood of Berlin, the Nikolaiviertel. The tour will be accompanied per audio guide in six languages; coffee will be served during the trip.
	The Spree with the TV Tower in the background. (Image courtesy of Martin Schlobach)
4:00 pm	Bus tour
	The bus tour continues.
5.30 pm	Return to the conference hotel in Potsdam