Berlin: Two Pasts, One Present

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Overview
Highlights
- I like to spend much of the day exploring
- Whether walking through historic neighborhoods at a moderate pace or out and about on a coach, I prefer to keep my days full
- Stairs don’t bother me, and I love to keep up with the group
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Itinerary
Hotel check-in from 3:00 p.m. Luggage can be stored at the hotel if you arrive early.
Orientation: 4:30 p.m. The Group Leader will greet everyone with a warm welcome and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule and any changes, discuss ...
Getting on/off motorcoach several times; short walks to and standing at field trip sites; cobblestones. The specific sites seen during our motorcoach field trip will depend on schedules and local conditions at the time of the program. Please note that breakfast might ...
Walking up to 2 miles, extensive standing at Hohenschönhausen and Bundestag and climbing flights of stairs.
We will board the motorcoach for a field trip to the Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial. In 1945 the building was converted into a Soviet Secret Police pris...
Walking up to 2 miles, cobblestones, climbing flights of stairs.
We will ride by public transport to "Kreuzberg" - a borough of Berlin - to explore the modern day Berlin. Kreuzberg has developed from one of the poorest boroughs of West Berlin to a cultural and a...
Walking up to 2 miles; cobblestones.
We will begin the morning with a lecture by a knowledgeable local expert who will introduce the history of Berlin's famous Museum Island. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Museum Island complex is home to five internationally...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; walking up to 2 miles, standing around Sanssouci Gardens and the New Palace, climbing stairs.
Our morning field trip via motorcoach takes us to Potsdam and the amazing Sanssouci Palace that has been called the “Prussian Versailles” f...
Walking up to 2 miles and standing in the museum.
Learn about how friends became enemies during our field trip via motorcoach to the Allied Museum. First, we will assemble in a room at the museum for a lecture on German-American relations from 1945 to the presen...
Hotel check-out by 12:00 p.m. See the Travel Information section regarding transfers. If you are an independent traveler (POP status), see “Ground Transportation from Last Location".
Hotel buffet. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learni...
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