Berlin

This Saturday, long night of museums. Take this opportunity to visit many museums in one night!

On almost 400 square kilometres – between Glienicke Palace, the Museum at the Waterplant Friedrichshagen and the Museum of Local History Reinickendorf – more than 100 museums and cultural institutions are giving access to their exhibitions, collections and art objects throughout the night, enriched by a variety of events.
There will also be concerts, readings, theatricals and much more.

Kombiticket:
The Kombiticket valid in all participating institutions (from 6pm) as well as busses, suburban railways and undergrounds of the Berlin network (ABC) from Saturday, 30th January 2010, 3pm until Sunday, January 31st 2010, 5am

• Kombiticket: 15 Euro, reduced 10 Euro
• Children until the age of 12 have free entrance.

Pre-selling: amongst others in participating museums, theatre box offices, Berlin info stores

Klick here for Tickets via Internet

Bus shuttles make sure everyone can reach the participating museums and cultural institutions comfortably.
You can either choose one out of 5 different routes with a fixed program or make your own route through this truly special event.

Detailed program leaflets as well as the combination ticket, which includes the entrance fee and the shuttle ticket, (15 €, kids until 12 free) are available in all the participating museums, at box offices around town, at MD Berlin and online.

ON FOOT

Seven museums are reachable by foot within the radius of Kulturforum Potsdamer Platz. Behind the Piazzetta the Picture Gallery, Library of the Arts, Copper Engraving and the Museum of Decorative Arts are located. Passing the St. Mathew church, which functions as a concert hall during this Long Night, one reaches the New National Gallery and opposite the Latin-American Institute. Northerly, behind Kammermusiksaal and Philharmonic Orchestra, is hiding the Museum of Musical Instruments. Directly at Potsdamer Platz, the Museum of Film and Television is located which is only a short walk away. The museum is located next to the first bus stop of route 1 and 2 which also serve the Martin-Gropius-Bau.
The first bus stop of route 4 in direction West is the Shell-Haus GASAG, which is also easy reachable by foot.

(Text: Berlin.de)

We wish you a great time in Berlin. For more recommendations on parties and events in Berlin check our personal staff-recommendations!

EastSeven Berlin Hostel featured in a local tvshow from RBB, television for Berlin and Brandenburg

Because of the New Years Eve all hostels, hotels and appartements in Berlin where booked out, also the EastSeven hostel. Lots of people from all over the world came to Berlin to celebrate a big new years eve party. on the 31st of december 2009 a RBB tv crew filmed at our hostel. They interviewed Nik at the reception, asking him about availability during new years eve.  And also they interviewed a couple of our guests at the lounge and hostel kitchen.
Check it out on the RBB-website, here is the link, scroll down and klick on the little ´screen`:

(sorry link is not available anymore)

Okay that´s all for now, we´ll keep you posted!

home-made mulled wine!

THE  HOSTEL NEWS of DECEMBER 2009

it´s almost christmas time and its really cold in Berlin…to get into the mood and to warm up a little, we now sell mulled wine (glühwein) at the reception. Everyday from 5pm on you can smell the glühwein from miles away, hmmm.
Do(n`t) drink too much, this stuff really makes you drunk…

Last friday there was a filmcrew at the hostel. They were from the ZIBB programm on RBB-Tv, a local channel.

Somewhere next week the EastSeven Berlin hostel will be featured in ZIBB, which is ofcourse really exciting.
They interviewed Jörg Schöppfel, one of EastSeven Hostel owners, and also a couple of our guests.

Today there is, as always on mondays,  the amazing free food party. It´s still a big surprise what our friendly cook Florian is going to cook  for us tonight. But one thing is for sure, it´s gonna be delicious and lots of fun. To join you need to sign up at the reception. Meet up with Florian and other hungry travelers at 7pm in the hostel lounge and kitchen.

Tomorrow there is the yearly Christmas party for the entire  EastSeven Staff….We will all eat together, Jörgs famous  ‘Grünkohl’, play a game of Wichteln, and of course we will be drinking lots of mulled wine, beer and so on….

If you´re staying in Berlin during the Christmas Holidays I would recommend to visit one of the many christmas-markets in Berlin, check out our Christmas-market-Blog for more detailed information.

For parties around christmas and new years eve check out the personal recommendations of the EastSeven staff ONLINE.

That´s all for now! See you soon in Berlin at EastSeven !

Berlin

No worries if you don´t have any plans yet, we have made you an amazing top 10 of excellent activities in Berlin.

Berlin is an exiting capitol, a trip to Berlin will never be boring. But you need to make choices, cause you can´t see and do everything if you are only staying for a short period of time.
To help you plan your trip even better we have made a top 10 of events and activities. From museums to free food hostel parties, from walking tours to the best clubs. Read on read on.

1.it´s december in Berlin, that means its christmasmarkets-time. Check out the Lucia Christmas market at the Kulturbrauerei.

Closeby the EastSeven Berlin Hostel you´ll find the Kulturbrauerei, a former beer brewery wich now stands for diverse range of cultural events during the year. The Lucia christmas market is held here, every year. Go here to warm up with `glühwein`(mulled wine), find some nice christmas presents for your folks, enjoy the german way of celebrating christmas.
The market is on from 23. November till 22. Dezember 2009. There is no admission fee!

2. For some more action and fun, stay at the kulturbrauerei and shoot some balls at the POOL & CIGARS.
It is the most beautiful billiardlounge in Berlin.
3.Another event for Free. The Thursday concert night at the Dunckerclub!

Every thursday night at the duncker club, not far away from the Hostel, there is a free concert and dj´night.

on the 10th of december: The Equilizer-record release

support by car pool lane & trick trick fuck (berlin)

Dj:don desaster

No entree fee!!! and just a 10 minute walk away from the hostel. Doors open at 10pm.

4.ROCK AG AT LIDO

A former cinema and now a cozy small club with a big lounge area (with Foosball)!
Today you’ll get rock from AC/DC over Beatsteaks, Foo Fighters, The Killers, Maximo Park, The Pixies, The Strokes up to The Zutons and many more
starting at 11pm – open end
entrance: 5,- Euros
5.OLIVIN- WELLNESS LOUNGE SAUNA

With its Finnish sauna and the successful
blending together of a ‘lounge’ and ‘sauna’ into one environment, OLIVIN Wellness Lounge close-by the EastSeven is a true wellness oasis. Especially now in the long and cold Berlin winter time….

opening time: Mo – Su 12 a.m. – 12 p.m. Thu Ladies’ Day

ENTRANCE FEES
Sauna for 2 1/2 hours: 10,00 €
Reduced price: 9,00 € Extension + 1 hour: 4,- € Bonus entrance: 12 + 1 = Nr. 13 for free

Happy hour Mo – Fr 12 a.m.-15 p.m. for 2 1/2 hours: 8,00 €

6.The Berlin wall documentation centre.
Not far from the Hostel, at the berlin wall documentation centre, you will find all you ever wanted to know about the Berlin wall. There´s even a small part of the wall still standing here. Climb the tower to get a nice overview! Just visit this centre you don´t even need to pay for it!
7. The Free dinner party at the EastSeven hostel. See what´s going in in the kitchen on manday evenings. Join in on the cooking, because its exciting. And the food ozr cook Florian prepares is always very delicious, yeah!
8. BEEN TO KREUZBERG YET?

Take a walk in gorgeous Viktoriapark and enjoy the great view from the plateau and then have an exquisite, but very cheap meal at either (vegetarian) Seerose (http://www.seerose-berlin.de/) or at Mutti’s (Großbeerenstr. 36). Then have drinks at one of the many nice bars/cafes at Bergmannstrasse.
9. Pay a visit to the former stasi prison in BerlinHohenschönhausen.

10. On sundays its fleamarket day in Berlin!! Yeah, this is great fun. There are 2 really cool fleamarkets at walking distance from our hostel!

Close to the hostel (500 m)you find the Arkonaplatz Fleamarket and the famous Mauerpark fleamarket. You don´t want to buy something – no problem you first of all go there to see all kind of urban subjects with hangover and even sober ones. Berliners go there – you should as well.

So this was just to inspirer you a bit before planning your trip and activities in Berlin. If you are staying at the EastSeven Berlin Hostel just stop by at the reception and we will be glad to help you and give you more insider information. See ya all soon!

Party at East7

EastSeven Berlin Hostel made you a brilliant selection of nice/cheap/funny/exciting activities.

You are in Berlin for this week? Get some inspiration by reading our top 10 and make your city trip unforgetable exciting!

1)NO LIMITS- INTERNATIONALES THEATERFESTIVAL

NO LIMITS ist zurück! Nach einem Jahr Pause ist der Titel auch in der vierten Auflage wieder Programm, ästhetisch, thematisch, geografisch. Zwei Welturaufführungen, zehn Deutschlandpremieren, mehr als 200 behinderte und nicht behinderte Künstler/innen aus 14 Ländern, darunter internationale Theaterstars, spannende Neuentdeckungen und künstlerische Grenzgänger. Elf Tage Theater und Tanz, Performance und Installation, Filme und Konzerte, ungewöhnliche Auseinandersetzungen mit Goethe, Kafka, Hugo, Ibsen und Disney, Schubert, Picasso, so genannten Freaks und vielem mehr.

Wo: Kulturbrauerei/Ballhaus Ost/Segenskirche

2) FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

Berlin will be fantasticly illuminated during the coming two weeks.

All major sights like Brandenburg Gate, Berliner Dom and the TV Tower are being put in a different artistic light.

This is a must do for all (hobby) photographers wo will be strolling around the Berlins sights at night with camera and tripod to shoot some really unique pics of Germanys beautiful capital

3) GUIDED TOURS-TOUR M – BREACHING THE BERLIN WALL

in engl. Sprache

Meeting point: U-Bhf Gesundbrunnen

Begin at: 13:00
End at: 14:30

4)KARL FRIEDRICH SCHINKEL. ARCHITEKT BERLINS UND PREUßENS, MALER, BüHNENBILDNER UND GESTALTER

Neben Informationen zu Schinkels Leben und Werk zeigt die Ausstellung Papiermodelle, Stiche und Lithografien sowie Vitrinen mit von Schinkel entworfenen Gebrauchsgütern, die heute noch zu kaufen sind.
Wo: Quartier 205
Adresse: Friedrichstraße 68, 10117 Berlin (Mitte)
Laufzeit: Mi, 26.08.2009 bis zum Sa, 31.10.2009
5)LUIS VALTUEñA INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AWARD“

„Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photographic Award“

„Forgotten Conflicts“
free admission
daily exhibition 3. Oktober – 31. Oktober 2009
Mo.-Fr. 14.30 – 20.15 ; Sa.-So. 15 – 20
Urania Berlin; An der Urania 17, 10787 Berlin
30 mins from the hostel with subway U2 until “Wittenbergplatz”

6)ÖKOMARKT AM KOLLWITZPLATZ

On a late Saturday morning you should go to where the locals go – the farmer´s market on Kollwitzplatz – 200 Meters from EastSeven. Fresh organic vegetables, varieties of sausages and a lot more of savoir vivre. By your food of the season there, go back to the hostel and prepare it in our fancy self catering kitchen.

7)SUNDAY FLEAMARKETDAY

FLEAMARKET Mauerpark

Sunday is fleamarket day. Close to the hostel (500 m)you find the Arkonaplatz Fleamarket and the famous Mauerpark fleamarket. You don´t want to buy something – no problem you first of all go there to see all kind of urban subjects with hangover and even sober ones. Berliners go there – you should as well.

8 ) BRUNCH IM CAFE MORGENLAND 10 – 15 UHR
A nice way to start your sunday…..
Begin at: 10:00
End at: 14:59
9)MONTAGSBAR AT TEMPORäRE KUNSTHALLE

In the midlle of the city at the “Museums-Island” there is a blue box – the temporary art gallery.
Scorpio’s Garden at Montags Bar – The performances and lectures of the show Scorpio’s Garden as well as further events will take place during the course of the exhibition. In addition, artists of the show and their friends and further guests will be at the turntables playing their music in the Montags Bar on these evenings.

Monday, October 12, 7 pm
Gerry Bibby | Fiona James | Egill Sæbjörnsson & Marcia Moraes
Monday, October 19, 6 pm
Warren Neidich
Monday, October 26, 7 pm
Nevin Aladag | Juliette Bligthman | Simon Fujiwara & Tim Davies | Karl Holmqvist | Fiona James
Monday, November 2, 7 pm
Kerstin Cmelka | Fiona James | Douglas Kløvedal | Gustav Opland | Elvis Schlaegel

starting around 7pm
entrance is free
10) FOR ENGLISH COMEDY AND THAT JUST A MINUTE FROM THE HOSTEL AWAY HEAD TOWARDS KOOKABURRA COMEDY CLUB

And if you are still looking for a nice and friendly place to sleep during your stay in Berlin?? Book a bed at EastSeven Berlin Hostel. Hope to see you soon!!

CSD (c) Barbara Sigge

Come to Berlin for this amazing event and stay at our cosy hostel…

The Berliner CSD will be 31 on 27th June 2009. Thirty-one years in which the Community has been developing its diversity and its political aims. But discrimination towards gays, lesbians, transgenders and bisexuals still exists. A proud number of 500,000 people went onto the streets last year. The event as the biggest gay-lesbian “holiday” will this year once again be an appropriate platform to add the right weight to long overdue demands.

The CSD is held in memory of the first big uprising of homosexuals against police assaults in Greenwich Village (New York, USA) on June 27, 1969. The so-called Stonewall Riots took place in the bar Stonewall Inn. The first German CSDs took place in Bremen and Berlin in 1979.
Address: Christopher Street Day Berlin Straße des 17. Juni
Please see map

Public transport:
Metro stations:
S Tiergarten: S5, S7, S75, S9
Underground stations:
U Hansaplatz: U9
Bus:
U Hansaplatz: 106

(Text: Berlin.de)

Fete de la musique (c) Barbara Sigge

celebrating the coming of summer with music, for free…

As every year on the 21st of june the fete de la musique is taking over the streets of Berlin with musique from all kinds of different countries and genres.
The festival welcomes the summer and celebrates with tons of talented musicians playing all kinds of different tunes. Both professional and amateur musicians will be playing. There will be DJ´s, Bands, orchestras, ensemles and choirs.
There are numerous open air atges as well as indoor locations across the city of Berlin.
For this event there is no entrance fee and all the musicians are playing for free.

Close to the EastSeven Berlin Hostel you´ll find some nice open air stages.
For instance:
Zion City Stage on tour
Location:

Elisabethkirche in der Invalidenstraße, 10115 Berlin-Mitte,

Programm:

Dupstep, Open Air & in der Kirche 16:00 bis 22:00 Uhr
16:00 Mene Axelrod b2b Waranman (loud fm), 16:30 Robotic (freakcamp), 17:30 ace (tamtam records), 19:00 Ramadanman (hessle audio/UK), 20:30 Gemmy (punchdrunk/UK)

Rosengarten
Location:

Weinbergsweg ggü. Hausnr. 13, 10115 Berlin-Mitte – zum 1. Mal dabei
Pop, SingerSongwriter, Open Air 16:00 bis 22:00 Uhr

Programm:

16:00 Jackie Marshall & The Black Alles Band (folk, jazz, singersongwriter), 17:00 Ganymetro (funk, rock, jam), 18:00 The Polaroyds (beat, 60´s), 19:00 Auge Allstars (chansons amplifeé, allemagne), 20:00 Sunshower (folk pop), 21:00 Tereze et Cri (soulancholy, pop)
Kunst Hof
Location:

Oranienburger Str. 27, 10117 Berlin-Mitte-Mitte – zum 1. Mal dabei

Programm:

Jazz, Worldmusic, Open Air 16:00 bis 22:00 Uhr
16:00 Ina Venter (folk), 18:00 Musikkollektiv Scho (world, swing), 20:00 Natasha Roth & James Scholfield (world)

Pavillon im Volkspark Friedrichshain
Location:

Platz der Vereinten Nationen/ Friedenstr. 101, 10249 Berlin-Friedrichshain,

Programm:

Rock, Funk, Open Air 16:00 bis 22:00 Uhr
16:00  Novox (jazz, funk, fusion), 17:00 Basic Element (chillout, elektro, jazz, funk, pop), 18:00  Princeps  (soul, rock, funk), 19:15 Rooty and the Rebeleptics (skapunk), 20:30 Sinfuroco (rock, alternative)

AnnaBlume & SowohlAlsAuch & ZumDrittenMann-Bühne
Location:

Kollwitzstr. / Sredzkistr., 10435 Berlin-Pankow-Prenzlauer Berg -

Programm:
Kinderprogramm, Rock, Pop, Open Air 14:30 bis 22:00 Uhr
14:00 Karlo – Die kleinste Band der Welt (popsongs in neuem gewand), 14:20 Diane Weigmann, Toby Weyrauch & Carsten Schmelzer: “Von Farbenfeen und Stinkesocken” (kinderlieder), 15:00 Benni Fridge (singersongwriter), 15:30 SoundAppeal (a-capella), 16:10 Orange (pop-funk), 16:55 Koy (electro-reggae), 17:40 Silvester (pop), 18:30 Surprise, 19:30 Virginia Jetzt (indie pop), 20:20 Super700 (acoustic, pop), 21:20 Grossstadtgefluester (electro, indie, pop)
Beakers Bühne
Location:

Dunckerstr. 69, 10437 Berlin-Pankow-Prenzlauer Berg – zum 1. Mal dabei

Programm:
Indie, Rock, Pop, Punk, Open Air 16:00 bis 22:00 Uhr
16:00 Hinterhof HiFi (reggae, dub, roots),17:00 Vince Vega (indie rock), 18:00 Playbot (rock), 19:00 Arme Ritter (pop, punk, emo), 20:00 Nihiling (experimental rock, ambient), 21:00 Lord Bishop Rocks (rock, metal, funk/ USA)

Intersoup

Location: Schliemannstr. 31, 10437 Berlin-Pankow-Prenzlauer Berg – zum 1. Mal dabei

Programm: Electro, Pop, Rock, Open Air 16:00 bis 22:00 Uhr
16:00 DJ The Shaidon Effect (electro, techno), 16:30 The Barotti + Nachlader (electro, pop, indie/ IT), 17:30 Uhr Rampue (audiolith) + IRA ATARI  (electro, pop, indie), 18:15 Missin Cat (akustisch, folk, indie), 19:00 Lisa WHO (pop), 20:00 The Toulouse (indie, pop, rock), 21:00 Poolstar (punk rock)

Fête de la Nuit: Indoor from 22:00 till open end:

22:30 Tinka (alternative, pop, rock), 23:30 Anna Rikje Rosenthal (pop, indie, electro)

Sommergartenbühne im Pfefferberg

Location: Schönhauser Allee 176, 10119 Berlin-Pankow-Prenzlauer Berg,

Programm: Weltmusik, Open Air 16:00 bis 22:00 Uhr
SOMMERGARTEN: 16:00 Neôfariuş V. Occ. Flying K.-Orcheštra No. 249 (osteurop. folklore, klezmer, balkan, polka), 17:30 Ofrin (avantgardepop, downbeat, electronic), 19:30 Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird (folk, indie), 21:00 Mar Safam (folk, surf)

Fête de la Nuit: Haus 13 – Indoor weiter ab 22:00 Uhr bis open end

22:00 Fayvish (folk, powerpop), 23:30 Special Guest: Maraveyas (folk, rock, bossa nova/ Gastband aus Griechenland/Athen) 01:00 Bloody Kalinka (folkrock, ska, pop)
(programm: fetedelamusique.de)

If you are coming to Berlin you are more than welcome to stay at our cosy hostel EastSeven. To make a booking just klick HERE.