Any questions?

Friday, September 1. 2006

There's a lot about this place which is truly mystifying, especially if you're not au-fait with the language and / or the culture. I'm collating a collection of common questions and their answers to put them on the main page of this site in the hope that they'll be useful to people living or visiting. So if there's anything you want to know, ask here and I'll see if I can find an answer. (If there's anything you know that you think will be useful to other people, feel free to add that too).

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Hullo there,
I heard there is a pharmacy in Berlin called Gethsemane on Stargarderstrasse 79 which sells Dr Hauschka products half price. Do you know if this fabulous rumour is true?
Thanks,
ciao
isabelle

#1 Isabelle on 2006-10-13 14:31 (Reply)

There is indeed a pharmacy at Stargarderstrasse 79 - it's just round the corner so I had a look while we were out for a walk last night. It was closed for the evening but they did have some Dr. Hauschka products in the window with the following prices:

Rosenblüten-Duschcreme €8,50

Lavendel-Bad €9,40

Fitness-Körperöl €9,40

Rosencreme €12,80

Gesichtstonikum €13,70

I'm afraid I don't know what prices Dr Hauschka stuff normally sells for though.

#1.1 MountPenguin (Homepage) on 2006-10-14 08:01 (Reply)

Penguin, a question! As you are tech-supremo no. 1... a fellow blogger(ess) is interested in non-Festnetz internet connection. Are you an expert on providers that don't involve spending a million euros a second by connecting through your mobile?

#2 BiB (Homepage) on 2007-03-11 17:17 (Reply)

Hmm, that is a Faß ohne Boden. Personally I'm happy to be away from the Internet when I'm on the move, so I'm not very au fait with that market, which always appears extremely complicated.

The cheapest method is of course to find neighbours who have unprotected WiFi. Fail that, E-Plus has a reputation for the best value for money; nice-ish chart here:
http://www.heise.de/mobil/artikel/82232/1

They also have a discount brand, Simyo, which offers a very reasonable sounding 24 cent / MB, albeit without UMTS (the very fast mobile internet):
https://www.simyo.de/de/tarif/daten.html
(must be ordered online).

How exactly does your friend wish to use the connection? As a replacement for the Festnetz, or as an extra for when on the move?

#2.1 MountPenguin (Homepage) on 2007-03-11 18:03 (Reply)

Hi Penguin,

I am only living in Berlin for one month, and I'll travel around during this period. I'm going to Amsterdam in 2 weeks, and I would LOVE to get a Moleskine City Guide for Amsterdam in English (I've got the Berlin one in the UK and I absolutely love it). Is there anywhere in Berlin that sells English Moleskines?

Thanks,
Suzanne

#3 Suzanne on 2007-03-27 02:41 (Reply)

Hi Suzanne,

see this post for some ideas: http://www.berlin-faq.com/blog/archives/65-Where-can-I-buy-Moleskine-travel-guides-in-Berlin.html

Penguin

#3.1 MountPenguin (Homepage) on 2007-03-27 09:17 (Reply)

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