july-2011

TEXT: MATTHEW ROBINSON
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GERMANY
NUMBER CRUNCHER
146.3km
BERLIN
EAT: HUHNERHAUS BERLIN
This much-loved take-away joint serves
up what is arguably the best roast
chicken in the German capital. Take your
food to nearby Görlitzer Park to chow
down, and get your fi ngers deliciously
sticky in the summer sunshine.
SKALITZER STRASSE,
STAY: MICHELBURGER HOTEL
Edgy and arty but with friendly staff, the
world-class Michelburger is a budget
design hotel located in an old East Berlin
factory in the city’s feisty Freidrichshain
neighbourhood. Doubles from €70.
39-40 WARSCHAUER STRASSE,
TEL: +49 (0)30 2977 8590,
WWW.MICHELBERGERHOTEL.COM
PARTY: BIERBIKE BERLIN
This is a wooden-counter bar complete
with beer tap, sound system and enough
pedal space for 16 people, who sit at the
bar to help cycle it through the city as a
vehicle (pictured). Can this be safe?
Well, its offi cial driver is stone cold sober!
WILHELMSTRASSE, TEL: +49 (0)30 343
5293, WWW.BIERBIKE-BERLIN.DE
SEE: SANSSOUCI PALACE
Prussian ruler Frederick the Great’s
lavish Rococo pleasure palace, Sanssouci,
was hidden away for almost 50 years.
Now open to the public during the
summer months, it’s only a 30-minute
trip from Berlin, and well worth exploring.
MAULBEERALLEE, TEL: +49 (0)33 1969 4200,
WWW.SPSG.DE
FLY TO BERLIN (SCHONEFELD) FROM
EIGHT DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING
EAST MIDLANDS AND MILAN (BERGAMO)
The total length of Berlin’s
underground train network
BREMEN
EAT: KATZEN CAFE
French in fl avour, German in style, and
world renowned in reputation, Katzen
Café has entertained a host of refi ned
celebrity diners, including Roger Moore
and former chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
38 SCHNOOR, TEL: +49 (0)421 326621,
WWW.KATZEN-CAFE.DE
DRINK: LEMON LOUNGE
With its 1920s feel and brick-thick
cocktail menu, it’s not hard to see why
Bremen’s Lemon Lounge was voted
Playboy bar of the year. Grab a mixer
and sink into the huge red leather couch.
Despite its name, this place will leave you
anything but sour-faced.
164 AM WALL, TEL: +49 (0)421 514 8855,
WWW.LEMONLOUNGE.DE
TAKE TEA: SCHNOOR TEESTUBCHEN
If you fancy a more traditional cuppa than
you’ll fi nd in a corporate coffee store, go
to Schnoor Teestübchen for an afternoon
tea top-up. It feels just as cosy as your
favourite relative’s kitchen and the hot
drinks are perfectly brewed.
1 WUSTE STATTE, TEL: +49 (0)421 323867,
WWW.SCHNOOR-HANDELSKONTOR.DE
SEE: ELLIOT ERWITT
American photographer Elliot Erwitt has
spent over 50 years shooting, carving his
niche working for the famous Magnum
Photos agency. The Focke Museum shows
his work (pictured) until 30 October.
240 SCHWACHHAUSER HEERSTR,
TEL: +49 (0)421 699 6000,
WWW.FOCKE-MUSEUM.DE
FLY TO BREMEN FROM 23 DESTINATIONS,
INCLUDING IBIZA AND EDINBURGH
MUNICH
EAT: KONIGSHOF RESTAURANT
Housed in one of Munich’s swankiest
hotels, the Königshof restaurant is
certainly not for the frugal. But if you’re
looking for a meal you’ll never forget and
you’re prepared to splash the cash, then
this Michelin-starred eatery is just the
treat. Reservations essential.
25 KARLSPLATZ, TEL: +49 (0)89 551360,
WWW.KOENIGSHOF-HOTEL.DE
STAY: LOUIS
Blending Japanese minimalism with
vintage elements, this fi ve-star
hotel (pictured) is the brainchild of
hospitality design duo Kull & Weinzierl,
and also hosts an excellent sushi
restaurant. Doubles from €195.
6 VIKTUALIENMARKT, TEL: +49 (0)89 4111
9080, WWW.LOUIS-HOTEL.COM
SEE: JAKOBIDULT
With dodgem cars, shooting galleries
and Bavarian beer stalls, not to mention
what is said to be the largest crockery
market in the world, Munich’s Jakobidult
is Oktoberfest’s quirkier, less touristy and
less alcohol-fuelled cousin. Catch it from
30 July until 7 August.
MARIAHILFPLATZ, TEL: +49 (0)89 2338
2805, WWW.AUERDULT.DE
ENJOY: SOMMERFEST IMPARK
An annual, open-air free festival of live
music and theatre from 29 July until
22 August. Perfect for a summer’s day.
OLYMPIAPARK, TEL: +49 (0)89 30670,
WWW.IMPARK.DE
FLY TO MEMMINGEN (MUNICH) FROM 16
DESTINATIONS, INCLUDING ALICANTE AND
STOCKHOLM (SKAVSTA)
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