Berlin Tegel international airport is the main airport located around 5 miles from the city center of Berlin, Germany. It is the fourth largest airport in Germany. The airport will be closed from 17 March 2013 and the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport will start operating. After reaching the airport you can avail car hire from the office located in the vicinity. You can book your reservations online and have the car ready when you reach the airport. You just need to specify the pick up and drop off point. Car hire makes your travel safer and more comfortable. Berlin is the largest city in Germany. After world war II , the buildings in Berlin were built with the funds from different countries thus having an interesting mix and match of styles. The most popular places that you must visit are the German capital building which was opened in 1999. It is a stunning monument both on the inside and out. You can even park your car hire and have a relaxing afternoon taking lunch on the lawn in front of the building.
The next place is the Ka De We . It is the biggest department store in Europe with 60,000 sq ft of selling space. It may be a bit pricy but if you enjoy window shopping you must not miss this place. Near to this you can find a Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial church built in 1890 but it is damaged during world war II. You can also visit the Museum Island located in the spree river which is a home for 5 most important museums of Berlin. Among the 5 the two not to be missed museums are the Neues Museum and Pergamon museum , one of the world’s famous archaeological museums.
After visiting the museums drive your car hire to Fernseturm or TV tower located in the city center of Alexanderplatz. It is the tallest structure in Germany with restaurant and viewing platform in the center ball area. Later drive the car hire to one of the most recognizable landmarks, the Brandenberg Tor (gate) , which is one of the gates through which people were entering the city. There are several historical landmarks around this gate. On the one side you can find the Reichstag and special stones where the Berlin wall once ran and on the other you can find hotel Adlon and Boulevard Unter der Linden. You can take a break from these landmarks and visit the Berlin Zoological garden which has the most comprehensive animal collection in the world and is the most visited places in Europe. End your day by driving your car hire to Panorama bar or salon Zur wilden Renate for partying . This is famous among the locals and visitors with DJs playing high quality house music and dance floor that are in a detached house giving a weirdly cozy feeling. You can even visit Grunewald the largest forest area in Berlin. You can pack a picnic and head down here for a day and venture through the woods by foot or on horseback and can take a dip in the waters of Schlachtensee , one of the fresh water lakes near the forest.
