..if you want to brush up on yr german, check out the neukölln website and learn about the history and present of this cool place
actually, i speak no german. so my intention won't be to 'brush up' on it, as i am a true beginner. i'm going to be sitting in morning language class for 3-4 months starting may, and the school is located on kastanienallee. so if i were to take this flat in neukolln, i'd be commuting from hermannstr to rosenthanler platz. i asked someone on the other thread how long it takes to get to alex from hermannstr, and they said around 20 mins, so i reckon to get to rosenthaler platz it'd be about 25, 30 mins.. which doesnt sound bad at all.
i am thinking maybe i will spend my days in prenzl'berg since i'll have to be there every day for my class, and in the afternoon i'll hang out at some cafe around that neighborhood, and come home in the evening (not too late though). maybe it would be a nice change in "atmosphere". that sounds like how i will most likely spend my days in berlin..
but.. i'm sure there must be some non-tawdry cafes around hermannstr. area? others have also mentioned the closest "exciting" area (with cafes/restaurants, etc) to neukolln will be
kreuzberg, but whereabouts in kreuzberg would this lively area be (i.e. near which u-bahn stop)?
thanks everyone for your suggestions/recommendations,
E.