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from Buch you have nice routes to Liepnitzsee, Gorinsee etc., or you can do a village loop, there are plenty of small villages. there even is a former secret GDR settlement called Waldsiedlung where very important GDR politicians lived.
When you`re in northern Berlin, you can also follow the Berlin-Spandauer Schiffahrtskanal (Berlin- Spandau canal) that starts at Plötzensee and ends in Tegel, there you have many possiblities discovering the Tegeler Forst.
and I don't want to shatter somebodys dreams, but many people are not finding a decent flat in the central parts of berlin, so everyone searching for a cheapish flat that is not in the outskirts with good routes, have patience. Kreuzberg is not the only district.
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Kreuzberg is the only district!!!
We really are lucky to be where we are, but it's meant subletting for ages.
If we loose this place we will probably end up in Marzahn or Tegel, Marienfelde if we are lucky. Our income in this market isn't fun, even for native German speakers that have lived here 10 years plus it is fucked.One thing I see happening is people find good apartments in the not posh areas in the west as everyone wants Kreuzberg/Neukölln/Mitte.
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Interested to hear your thoughts on nice ways into/out of the city! We currently have an apartment in Buch (beyond Pankow on the S4) which is fantastic because you have endless gravel less than 2 mins from the front door but obviously a pain for commuting to the city. In the medium-term we want to find a place a little more central but my preference would be for a neighbourhood with good routes for getting out of the city, any recommendations?