'Out Of Gas'
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: San Francisco, May 19-21, 2006! Everything else, go here! Swag!
Ok, I just looked at the hotel website, and I want to make this real now. If I call and reserve a room, is there a penalty if I have to cancel the reservation? (In the event I had to, I'd be giving plenty of notice.)
ETA: Never mind- I just read further in Kristin's very helpful hotel post, and I'm good now.
SA, no, I've never been to Berlin before. I've got a good friend who lives there, who's going to put me up and show me around. I'm WAY excited!! Though plane fare to Germany in June (or more broadly, to Europe in the summer) is ridiculous. oy. So you liked it? Do you have any tips or favorite places?
Gulp.
Reservation made. Damn me and my impulsive ways.
Damn me and my impulsive ways.
You misspelled "bless".
Woo-hoo!
I couldn't help myself! I was looking at pretty pictures, then out the window at the snow and the cold, and I just thought why not do something crazy for once?
Now that that is settled, what on Earth shall I WEAR?
Yeah, I liked it a lot. The train system was brilliant--while you can get a pass for however long you're there, you can ride the trains on the honour system. Not that, uh, I did that. *cough* I'm sure Berlin in June will be a lot nicer than it is in January, but I quite liked Potzdammer Platz, which is a great shopping district and fun to poke around and people watch. It also has one of the two english-language cinemas if you ever want to go see a movie.
There's a bunch of museums--if you have a student card it would be really useful, because I don't recall any of them being free. Most of them are located near Alexanderplatz, where the Cathedral is. The Kulturforum would be worth banking a day, or at least a few hours, for. Also, make an appointment to go into the Reichstag, the Parliament building, because you can get some kickass views from the nifty dome. There's a Lush there, too, at Friedrichstrasse, the main street in the city.
Woo hoo!! Lilty is coming!
Now that that is settled, what on Earth shall I WEAR?
F2F packing list:
This may just be my list.
BTW- when you book a flight online, they charge you right away, but when you book a hotel room, you won't get charged until you leave, right? (I know, I'm unschooled when it comes to travel.)
IME, the part about the airline is correct. All the hotels I've stayed in, however, have charged me the first night's rate about a month in advance to "hold" the room.
Woohoo! I just got the okay for the week off March 20-25, so it looks like my midwest trip is on.