Tips to a place whose language is Not Yours
What do you do when visiting or are in the area whose language is not mastered. For a traveler, not a matter of language barriers. With a number of tips, the adventurers can visit places whose language they do not understand and gain valuable experience. A number of community members Fodors.com share their tips below. Hopefully useful to you.
1. Bring cheat sheet of paper.
"I usually carry an index card (or write a list on the back cover of your dictionary or handbook), the words that I would normally see on a marker board, especially words that are opposites, such as: entry-exit, top-down; out- entrance; push-pull; wait-go. " (From kayd)
2. Back to school
"Sign up to language courses at language institutions in your area. I learn Italian for 9 months in my area several years ago and learned so many things. Then, you can continue to listen to tapes. The course will help you understand grammar and how form a sentence. " (From Grassshopper)
Ten Tips to Travel in Berlin
What are the best tips to save money when the streets of Berlin, Munich and various parts of Germany? That's the theme of the proposed talks Fodors.com editor, Salwa Jabado, the rubric forum site recently. The members of the community-forum raises many good ideas, like dining in the cafes Turkish doner, the roads using public buses, setting up supplies at the local bakery, and surfing the web to search for rental apartments at affordable prices. Here are 10 tips for a trip to Berlin, which was taken from the input members of that forum.
1. Use the best museum ticket. "My husband and I spent five days in Berlin and found the place it absolutely stunning, especially if you are a connoisseur of art in museums. We bought tickets to the Museum Schaulust for three days at 19 euros and see six museums, including the Pergamon museum. Tickets This admission ticket also includes free audio tour, so it is very feasible. " -Outwest.
2. Take a bus. "Public bus number 100 is the most common vehicle right to the streets to see the scenery. The route started from along the Unter den Linden, Alexanderplatz to the Zoologischer Garten Bahnhof with many attractions along the way. Travel time is 26 minutes. If you have a Welcome Card (Welcome Card), the trip is free, if not then this trip at 2:10 euro per person. " 959-Traveller1
3. Save during the holidays. "If you go to Berlin at Christmas, the streets around the Christmas Market is free entertainment. Gluewein at the Christmas market is usually worth one euro per cup. You can get drunk with cheap wine, but be careful not to fall into the Spandau with bag full of Christmas balls. " -Proenza_Preschooler
4. Sailing. "All tickets for public transport is also well used to enjoy the journey with a few ferries that run BVG, Berlin's Transit Authority. You will sail for free for 20 minutes across Lake Wannsee S-Bahn station Wannsee to the other side of the lake, where you can use the bus express to return to the center of town. " -Cowboy1968
5. Surfing on the internet to get the best hotel rates. "For a nice hotel at a cheap price during the summer, book a room at Hotel Mercure Hotel an der Charité at booking.com. Summer special price: three nights with breakfast: 240 euro / per double room (not per person!). Hotels This is a modern and quiet hotel with four star service breakfast. I stayed there last year and will return again. " -Schuler
6. Setting up the supplies from the store. "Galleria department store at Alexanderplatz (Berlin) has a fantastic food department on the ground floor, lots of stuff okay for a picnic or stock food in the apartment, and plenty of souvenirs (chocolate, mustard, etc.), all of which should be cheaper You pay in the department of food Ka De We. " -Rialtogrl
7. Bring the card. "We bought a Berlin Card which gives us unlimited access for three days we were there. We rode the bus number 100 many times when we walk around the city. We also take a tour of Berlin and get a discount because we have the Berlin Card . The tour's brilliant and is a good thing to start our journey. " -Snowflake25
8. Priceline works over there too. "I feel like a broken CD, but try Priceline. I have just returned from a weekend trip in Berlin yesterday, and pay 85 dollars per night. For the money, we get the Movenpick, which is one step above what you can expect a price like that. " -Travelgourmet
9. Eat where locals eat. "In Berlin, if you happened to be in Wannsee, stop at Lorretta am Wannsee. This place is near S-Bahn station, at the corner of Potsdamer Chaussee. There biergarten and you can get a brat, potato salad, wine, beer, and even a crepe for dessert mouth with a very reasonable price. " -Trophywife007.
10. Understand and use the taxi system. "For the price of a taxi in Berlin (and also in some other cities), if you walk under a distance of 2 km you can ask for a short trip rate (Kurzstrecke)-three euros for a trip under 2 miles. You must stop the taxi then requested that price move before the driver enable argonya. Taxis can be cheaper than public transport, depending on where you were heading and the number of people in the group. " - RufusTFirefly.
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