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to the Müggelpark. Besides restaurants and beer gardens, there's also the landing docks of
lake tours several times daily from mid-April to mid-October.
For a walk in the woods, head to the other side of the Spree via the nearby Spreetunnel.
The closest public lake beach, with boat rental,
Seebad Friedrichshagen
( 030-645 5756;
www.seebad-friedrichshagen.de
;
Müggelseedamm 216; adult/concession €4/2.50; 10am-7pm May-
Aug; Friedrichshagen, then tram 60)
is about 300m east of the Müggelpark. On Sundays,
there's a
flea market
at S-Bahn station Friedrichshagen.
WORTH A DETOUR
DEUTSCH-RUSSISCHES MUSEUM BERLIN-KARLSHORST
On 8 May 1945, six years of madness ended with the unconditional surrender of the
Wehrmacht in the headquarters of the Soviet army in what is today the
Deutsch-
Russisches Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
(German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst;
030-5015 0810;
www.museum-karlshorst.de
;
Zwieseler Strasse 4; 10am-6pm Tue-Sun; Karlshorst)
.
Stand in the hall where the signing took place, then browse the exhibit commemorat-
ing this fateful day as well as the history of WWII from the Russian perspective. Out-
side is a battery of Soviet weapons, including a Howitzer canon and the 'Stalin's organ'
rocket launcher. The museum is a 10- to 15-minute walk from the S-Bahn station; take
the Treskowallee exit, then turn right onto Rheinsteinstrasse.
EATING & DRINKING
GERMAN
RATSKELLER KÖPENICK
(
030-655 5178;
www.ratskellerkoepenick.de
; Alt-Köpenick 21; mains €7-20;
11am-11pm Mon-Sat,
11am-10pm Sun; 62 or 68, Köpenick)
The olde-worlde ambience at this cellar warren in the local town hall is fun, and the menu
full of classic rib-stickers (smoked roast pork, veal fillet in red-wine sauce) alongside
healthier, seasonal and meatless selections. Many ingredients are locally sourced. Reserva-
tions advised for the Friday and Saturday live-jazz nights.
MEDITERRANEAN
KROKODIL
(
030-6588 0094;
www.der-coepenicker.de
;
Gartenstrasse 46-48; mains €7-15;
dinner daily,
brunch Sun;
62 or 68,
Köpenick)
