Directions from Park-Inn@Alexanderplatz to SAP offices

["Barack, Ron" <ron.barack@sap.com>]

Hi,

I wanted to give a brief description of how to get to our offices from
the Park-Inn Hotel, where most of you will be staying while in Berlin.

I really do not recommend renting a car.  Taking a taxi is always a
possibility, in which case you can simply tell the driver to go to the
corner of Rosenthaler Strasse and Gipsstrasse.

You can also take the subway (U-Bahn).  There are actually 3 lines that
all intersect at Alexanderplatz.  The stations for each are connected by
tunnels.  You have to take the U-8 (the U-8 symbol is colored dark blue)
in the direction Wittenau.  You need to buy a ticket from one of the
yellow machines, and stamp the ticket before boarding the train.  Since
you are only going one station, you need only a "kurzstrecke" (short
way) ticket, that costs 1.20 Euro.  Like I said, go one station,
direction Wittenau, and get off at Weinmeisterstrasse.  Leave the
underground in the direction of travel, and you come up directly across
the street from our offices.

If you walk, it's about a 10 minutes away.  Leave the hotel in the
direction away from the television tower, that is, in the north-easterly
direction, and enjoy the typical Berlin construction site...you'll pass
more on your way.  Turn left when you walk out the door and just keep
going.  Although the street changes names a few times, from
Alexanderplatz, to Memhardtstrasse, to Muenzstrasse, to
Weinmeisterstasse, you just keep going straight.  I hope you'll
recognise the building from the SAP logo in the second story window.

Here's a map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=rose
nthaler+strasse+30,+berlin&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.291089,81.7382
81&ie=UTF8&ll=52.52523,13.403406&spn=0.019034,0.039911&z=15&iwloc=addr&o
m=1

The arrow for the building is a little inaccurate... We're really at the
corner of Rosenthaler and Gipsstrasse.

Once at our offices, tell whoever is at the desk (probably Vera or
Corinna) you want to go to the SDO Face-to-Face.  She will send you up
to the 5th floor.

I hope everyone had a nice holiday, and will have a pleasant journey,
and look forward to seeing you!

Best Regards,

Ron