LEGO in Berlin

[WhiteHexagon]

I was in Berlin at the weekend and stumbled across the LEGO discovery center. Unfortunately it was closed, so I went back the next day only to discover they were charging something like 37EUR entry! I'm a big fan of LEGO, but that seemed a bit too expensive to me. I'd rather spend that money on some new bricks :)

Anyway that's not my primary reason to post. Just close to the discovery center, in the Sony center, there are a couple of xmas themed constructions. A large santa sled made from duplo, and a huge duplo tree, covered in really detailed LEGO decorations. Here are some pix, apologies for quality, having some problems with my camera at the moment...

Hope that linking works & festive greetings to all!

Peter

PS Did I miss much in the discovery center?

PPS Gf got me my 1st LEGO advent calendar this year, how cool are they! :)

[Dfenz]

Given that this post refers specifically to Lego in Berlin it might be useful to repost some comments I made in the 'what did you buy today thread' (see below). I don't think you missed much at the Discovery Centre although if you have a 2007 Merlin or Legoland annual pass you might be able to get in for free. There are a few non-Christmas giant lego displays in the Sony centre including a giraffe.

Not sure if you managed to get over to the Department Store at Alexanderplatz but there was an excellent castle display there last week when I visited.

David

"As an aside I also got a small amount of bits and pieces at Legoland Discovery Centre Berlin. But it wouldn't have been worth the entry fee if I had to pay into it. Fortunately I was allowed to use my 2007 annual pass from Gunzburg to get in for free but its pretty lame in my view and unlikely to generate much repeat business except for those with annual passes trying to kill an hour or two with kids. It is badly located within the Potsdamer Platz complex from a retail perspective, mostly underground with no shop open to the general public except through the cinema which wasn't open when we visited meaning that its only customers were coming from the discovery centre itself. Only the exiting elevators from the cinema were operating!! What a lame idea to have a discovery centre that does not have a high profile lego shop readily accessible (FOC) to the public. In any case the shop itself was nothing to write home about - ridiculously expensive with a very limited range especally when compared to the three Department stores, Wertheim, KadeWe and Gallerie (in Alexander Platz) that had extensive selections. By far the best display is in the Gallerie centre adjacent to the Alexander Platz train station where there is an absolutely amazing moving castle display with the skellies storming the King's castle over a ravine - the cliffs, caves, and lava effects in particular are brilliant. I took some pics which I'll try and post when I get a chance."

PS there are some additional comments on this in the Eurobricks event thread in the past day or so!

Edited December 19, 2007 by Dfenz

[WhiteHexagon]

There are a few non-Christmas giant lego displays in the Sony centre including a giraffe.

I only saw the giraffe :(

Not sure if you managed to get over to the Department Store at Alexanderplatz but there was an excellent castle display there last week when I visited.

I'd almost forgotten the castle in Kaufhof! That is well worth a visit!! I don't think my pictures do any justice to this huge creation, and the animation is really nicely done. So much detail too.

Peter