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Just got back from an awesome few days in Berlin and want to thank all the contributors to this awesome Thread!
Landed on a late EasyJet flight to Tegel Airport, just walked to the S-Bahn and luckily the trains were still running. Ignored all the advice and didn't buy a ticket (I felt lucky)..
My first advice would be learn how to read the subway map before you arrive.. its not intuitively friendly to read at first or do what I did and ask someone/anyone.
http://subway.umka.org/maps/berlin.gif
I did not encounter a ticket inspector despite using both the S & U Bahns to get around and the people I spoke with rarely get controlled either. Admittedly I only schwarzfahren for the first day as my friend already had two strikes to her name so it would have been less fun getting caught.
However if you did want to buy a ticket learn how that machine works too.
Would recommend going to see the East Side Gallery along the Berlin Wall and the Holocaust memorial near the Brandenburg Gate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Side_Gallery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_to_the_Murdered_Jews_of_Europe
But the soviet memorial, in treptower park was the highlight - it just has a presence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_War_Memorial_(Treptower_Park)
Wouldn't bother with a bike in winter it was -7 in march.. id imagine Berlin in the summer is a completely different experience.