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Near Bahnhof Zoo
(See “Western Berlin” map, here . )
Schleusenkrug beer garden is hidden in the park overlooking a canal between the Bahnhof
Zoo and Tiergarten stations. Choose from an ever-changing self-service menu of huge
salads, pasta, and some German dishes (€7-12 plates, daily 10:00-24:00, food served until
22:00; standing in front of Bahnhof Zoo, turn left and walk 5 minutes, following the path
into the park between the zoo and train tracks; tel. [phone]).
Self-Service Cafeterias: The top floor of the famous department store, KaDeWe, holds
the Winter Garden Buffet view cafeteria, and its sixth-floor deli/food department is a pic-
nicker's nirvana. Its arterials are clogged with more than 1,000 kinds of sausage and 1,500
types of cheese (Mon-Thu 10:00-20:00, Fri 10:00-21:00, Sat 9:30-20:00, closed Sun, U-
Bahn: Wittenbergplatz).
Berlin Connections
By Train
Berlinusedtohaveseveralmajortrainstations.ButnowthattheHauptbahnhofhasemerged
as the single, massive central station, all the others have wilted into glorified subway sta-
tions.Virtuallyalllong-distancetrainspassthroughtheHauptbahnhof—ignoretheothersta-
tions.
EurAide is an agent of Deutsche Bahn (German Railway) that sells reservations for
high-speed and overnight trains, with staff that can answer your travel questions in English
(located in the Hauptbahnhof; see “Arrival in Berlin” on here ) .
From Berlin by Train to: Frankfurt (hourly, 4 hours), Bacharach (hourly, 6.5-7.5
hours, 1-3 changes), Würzburg (hourly, 4 hours, change in Göttingen or Fulda), Rothen-
burg (hourly,5-6hours,oftenviaGöttingenorFulda,thenWürzburg,thenSteinach), Nürn-
berg (hourly, 4.5 hours), Munich (1-2/hour, 6-6.75 hours, every 2 hours direct, otherwise
change in Göttingen), Köln (hourly, 4.25 hours), Amsterdam (6/day direct to Amsterdam
Zuid, 6.5 hours; plus 1 night train/day to Amsterdam Centraal, 9.5 hours), London (8/day,
10-12.75hours,2-3changes—you'rebetteroffflyingcheaponeasyJetorAirBerlin,evenif
you have a railpass), Paris (11/day, 8-9.5 hours, change in Köln—via Belgium—or in Man-
nheim, 1 direct 13.25-hour night train), Vienna (8/day, most with 1-2 changes, 2/day plus
1/night are direct, 9.5-12 hours; some via Czech Republic, but trains with a change in Nürn-
berg, Munich, or Würzburg avoid that country—useful if it's not covered by your railpass).
It's wise but not required to reserve in advance for trains to or from Amsterdam (or Prague).
Train info: tel. [phone], www.bahn.com . Before buying a ticket for any long train