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“NESTLED IN THE HEART
OF THE CITY’S GREATEST
INSPIRING SQUARE, THE
GENDARMENMARKT,
THE REGENT OFFERS
THE MAGNIFICENCE OF
STYLISH DESIGN AND THE
EXTRAVAGANCE OF A
WORLD-CLASS HOTEL.”

CHECK IN too; most of the wall is demolished, parts of it restored.
I walk along the wall starting at Mauerpark and carry
I have booked myself at Regent…The grand dame of on through Mitte and Wedding. It is interesting to stop
erlin in Berlin.’ Berliners to express themselves with pretty impressive
Berlin…Murmur its name ‘Re…gent’... magnificent, warm,
wise, the property has witnessed a lot and has hosted
and read the different information plaques along the way
many, excellently denoting it as ‘the most beautiful hotel
and learn what happened in these different locations.
The East Side Gallery part has become a place for
Nestled in the heart of the city’s greatest inspiring
square, the Gendarmenmarkt, the Regent offers the
street art along the entire 1.3 kilometres of the wall.
I also get a view of the stunning Oberbaum Bridge and a
magnificence of stylish design and the extravagance of a
walk across gets me gorgeous views of the Spree River.
world-class hotel.
Once a city accurately separated in two by a wall, Berlin
From my arrival in the grand foyer, filled with
spectacular craftsmanship I am swept into another world.
today is a lure for creativity, the arts, entrepreneurship,
Regent brags about a restaurant offering a menu that is
expertise and most recently, food. But within all of those
characterized by its regional and seasonal produce, which
is also home to one of the reasons for my visit aka the
green space, rivers and canals.
When the sun is out, you will come across locals
Charlotte Fritz, restaurant.
relishing spontaneous jamborees and picnics. When the
BACK IN HISTORY happenings and metropolitan spaces are massive areas of
sun goes down, it’s stage to party.
I begin my day near Bebelplatz and visit the most I experience Berlin’s active character by stopping by at
prevalent street in Berlin, aka the ‘Unter den Linden’, as many dissimilar districts as I can and discovering that
connecting the famous Brandenburg Gate with Alexander a Berlin tour is incomplete without visiting the Thursday
Platz. street food market. Markthalle Neun is one of
Along the way, I come across numerous ornate and Kreuzberg’s most precious hotspots having been liberated
neoclassical palaces, several of which have been fashioned from disorder and reinstated to new magnificence as a
by popular architects. Of course, I explore the Berlin Wall community-owned ‘place for all’ market hall, nearly over
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