What are Berlin’s must-see sights on a break with Dad?

Simon Calder answers your questions on paying for food and drink after a flight diversion, split-ticketing on planes, and enjoying the German capital

From the Reichstag to the Palace of Tears, Berlin is at its loveliest in early summer (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Q I am heading for Berlin with my 75-year-old father in May. We have four days and nights to fill. Recommendations for places to eat, drink and sightsee, please?

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A Your timing is perfect: early summer finds the German capital at its loveliest. One practical matter: the new airport has fast, frequent and inexpensive rail connections to the city centre from a station directly beneath the centre of the terminal. A taxi would be an unnecessary expense.