BERLIN

MAY 9th to 15th

OFFERED WITH

KRISTIN PETERSON EDWARDS of kpeARTS

ACCOMMODATIONS :: DAS STUE

Trip starts at 1:30 p.m. in lobby of the Das Stue

$4750 per person

Trip cost includes 6 night's accommodation (double occupancy), 1 high tea, 4 lunches, 5 dinners and all trip-related costs such as transportation, admissions and guide fees.

 Airfare, airport transfers and alcoholic beverages not included. 

  MONDAY, MAY 9th

Walking Tour

As an introduction to this city with its rich, sometimes dark, always fascinating history we begin with an architectural walking tour through central Berlin

Tea at the Adlon 

An elegant tea in the salon of one Europe’s grand hotels

Norman Foster's Reichstag Dome

We stroll back to our hotel by way of this singular experience—a walk up and around the glass spiral walkway atop the Reichstag

TUESDAY, MAY 10th

Hamburger Bahnhoff

It’s official name ‘Museum of the Present’ perhaps says it all--Berlin’s premier contemporary art museum

housed in a vast and wondrously transformed 19th century train station

Lunch :: Sarah Weiner

A wonderful lunch choice in the Hamburger Bahnhoff complex

Gallery Stop: Galerie Neu

Museumsinsel

Museum Island, a stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site, is comprised of five museums with a primary focus on antiquities

with holdings that include Nefertiti, the Ishtar Gate and many, many other masterworks

Gallery Stop: Klosterfelde Editions

DINNER :: Crackers

A wonderful new ‘it’ restaurant in a town with a very high culinary bar

 WEDNESDAY, MAY 11th

Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie was the most famous border crossing of the three American-controlled boundary points throughout the extended period of the Cold War.

Die Mauer Museum

Also known as ‘The Checkpoint Charlie Museum’, this small museum began documenting life along the wall in 1963

Gallery Stop :: Capitain Petzel

Lunch :: Soho House Berlin

In the former East, this is terrific gather spot for Berlin’s creative classes

Sammlung Boros

Now housing a renowned contemporary art collection, this intact WW II bunker is equally worth a visit for its evocation of life in war-time Berlin

Dinner :: Katz Orange

Hip, fun--and delicious!!

THURSDAY, MAY 12th

Kaiser Wilhelm Church

An elegant if elegiac monument to the costs of war

Bauhaus-Archiv 

Guided tour of this exquisitely well-curated collection of perhaps

the most influential design movement of the 20th century

Lunch :: Cafe Einstein

For decades this spot has been the preferred lunch spot for elegant Berliners

Sammlung Hoffmann

Erika Hoffmann allows private tours by appointment to her renowned contemporary art collection in her multi-story living space in Mitte

Dinner :: Pauly Saal

Considered one of the best restaurants in Berlin, the interior is as beautiful as the food is exceptional

FRIDAY, MAY 13th

OUR DAY IN POTSDAM

 Sanssouci Palace

Built between 1745 and 1747 Sanssouci is the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia.  It is often compared to Versailles.

While Sanssouci  is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart,

it too is notable for the numerous temples and follies throughout its extensive formal park-like grounds.

Lunch :: Zur Historischen Muhle

A charming lunch spot adjacent to the entrance to Sansscouci

Einstein Tower

An astrophysical observatory and architectural wonder built by Erich Mendelsohn in the style of Le Corbusier

DINNER :: Casual at Das Stue

After a busy day out, we keep it simple and have ‘dinner in’ tonight at Das Stue’s excellent in-house restaurant

SATURDAY, MAY 14th

Charlottenburg Palace

Located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin, Charlottenburg is the largest palace in Germany. The palace was built at the end of the 17th century and was greatly expanded during the 18th century. It includes much exotic internal decoration in baroque and rococo styles. A large formal garden surrounded by woodland was added behind the palace and includes a belvedere, a mausoleum, a theatre and a pavilion. Though badly damaged in WWII, the palace has since been fully reconstructed and is today one of the most visited sites in Berlin

Open Afternoon

Dinner :: Fischer Fritz

With two Michelin stars and overflowing with old-world elegance, this is ‘our big night out’

SUNDAY, MAY 15th

Tour Ends