Weekend Get Away to Barcelona
One very nice thing about being based in central Europe, is the number of locations within a 3 hour flight, or a few hours by train. Taking a trip to Barcelona was relatively inexpensive (at least comparied to similar distance trips in the US), and travel in and out of Berlin (provided there is a flight, it isn't the best connected airport in Europe) is pretty easy. I would recommend getting familiar with the express train to and from the airport, as one thing that is terribly over priced, is a cab ride out of the Berlin airport. You can easioy spend the same price as taking ICE to another country, just get get home from the airport. Luckily, there are some public transportation alternatives, and the express train is within the scope of the Deutchland monthly ticket! If you do visit Barcelona, there is a ton of good things to see (and the food scence in Barcelona is excellent as well), but I personally recommend the Pablo Picaso Museum for a 2-4 hour walk t...