Jimbo’s Cheap Man’s Bus Tour

Jim is our man for the more weird and wonderful corners of Berlin, but he also knows how to do Berlin on the cheap. With that in mind he has created a bus tour for those who do not want to pay the money to the commercial tour operators, and would rather hop on and off a genuine Berlin city bus, rubbing shoulders with the type of characters who you only seem to find on big city public tranportation.

Jimbo’s Cheap Man’s Bus Tour uses the Bus 100 and 200, and therefore leaves every five minutes or so from Alexanderplatz. In the hotel and hostel reception you can also find a special map which shows the routes. But wait a minute…if you have no idea about Berlin, who is going to give you the low down on what you are looking at from your top deck window? Why Jim of course…

Aided by the technical skills of Konstantin, Jim has created a special Bus Tour podcast in which he guides you along the route using his dulcet Mancunian tones, only breaking into song every now and then. So, for the cost of a day pass on the Berlin public transport system, and a couple of hours of your time, you can get Jim’s unique take on the city he calls home.

Download the Cheap Man’s Bus Tour (Zip File, about 50MB)

By the way, the music between the stations is provided by Minimal artist Pheek. He is a friend of Andreas Digel, the Circus Electro music guru. The music is taken from the Album Consortium, which was released on the thinner netlabel. You can download the full album here.

More information and tips for Jimbo’s Cheap Man’s Bus Tour can be found on the hostel website.