UEIL Annual Congress Social Programme
Thursday, 27 October 2016 Partner Day, Potsdam and Dutch Quarter A visit to Berlin would be incomplete without a tour around the nearby historical city of Potsdam – the perfect antidote to the hectic and pulsing streets of Berlin. Located only 45 minutes Southwest of Berlin, Prussian royalty built their impressive palaces here on the banks of the majestic Havel river.
After passing the Glienicke Bridge, where American and Russian spies were exchanged during the Cold War, guests arrive at the first highlight – the Sanssouci Park. The Sanssouci Palace was built by Friederick the Great of Prussia in 1740 in his favourite style, Regal Rococo, to serve as his summer retreat. During the tour of the grounds, you will be delighted with the baroque style gardens and vineyard terraces. Other major sights to be seen are the New Palace built between 1763 and 1769, The Orangery Palace, a former palace for royal guests and the Chinese House, a garden pavilion also built by Friedrich the Great.
Another highlight is the quaint historic Dutch Quarter. This part of the city was built in red-brick style of the Netherlands to attract skilled Dutch workers and will be visited after lunch. There will also be free time to walk down Brandenburger- Strasse in the City Centre of Potsdam.
Lunch will take place at the Restaurant Mövenpick. At the beginning of May 2000, Mövenpick took over the almost 100-year-old restaurant ‘Zur Historischen Mühle’ (The Historic Mill). The restaurant, which is situated just opposite the entrance to the Sanssouci Palace, was built in 1908 on the orders of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Itinerary:
09.00: Bus departure from the hotel and transfer to Potsdam with introduction to Glienicke Bridge, Sanssouci Park
11.10: Guided tour of Sanssouci Palace
13.30: Lunch at Restaurant Mövenpick followed by visit to the historic Dutch Quarters and additional free time
17.30: Arrival at the hotel Comfortable walking shoes are a must!
The Orangery Palace located in the Sanssouci Park of Potsdam.
Saturday, 29 October 2016 Tourism Day, Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie Berlin, the German capital, is renowned for its exceptional variety of attractions, its flourishing cultural scene and a way of life that’s both fast-paced and relaxed. Contrasts between historical buildings and modern architecture, between the traditional and the modern are what set the city apart from the rest. The sights of Berlin – from the Brandenburg Gate to the Federal Chancellery – tell the story of an entire nation.
Berlin is a very large city with many of its best sightseeing miles apart. We think it is not only comfortable to ride through the city in your own personal tour bus, but also easy to fit all the sights in one day. This tour will begin at your hotel. Picking you up right at your front door, your personal bus and tour guide will bring you to some of the most exciting and major sight-seeing locations in the city.
Explore the unique Museum Island and the interior of the Berlin Cathedral where you will get the chance to enjoy an exclusively organised organ concert (ca. 30 min). On the way to the city’s iconic Brandenburg Gate, Holocaust Memorial, the boulevard ‘Unter den Linden’, Gendarmenmarkt and Checkpoint Charlie will be the main sights to see. After lunch with a view – on top of the German parliament (Reichstag) – you will discover the major sights of the Western part of Berlin like the wonderfully green Tiergarten, the famous Ku’damm and the Memorial Church.
Itinerary:
09.00: Bus departure from the hotel and transfer to Museum Island and Berlin Cathedral
10.00: Private Organ Concert followed by visit of “Unter den Linden”, “Gendarmenmarkt”, “Checkpoint Charlie” and “Reichstag”
13.00: Lunch at Restaurant Käfer followed by Brandenburg Gate & Holocaust Memorial, Tiergarten, Ku’damm, KaDeWe, Memorial Church
19.00: Arrival at the hotel Comfortable walking shoes are a must!
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LUBE MAGAZINE NO.135 OCTOBER 2016
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