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Originally Posted by Gorba
You can't go wrong with either of them. Unless you manage to choose a day when the complex is empty. But I guess that doesn't happen a lot..
But if I had to pick one, I would pick V. It's easier to manage - T is enormous. In V you have better chances to run into same people again, whereas in T it's more difficult because the place is huge. V is not small by any means, but it's more compact.
The crowd in V is usually really attractive, because it has a central location in one of the largest cities in Europe. That means that many students and female couples like to visit it, because it's easy to reach without a car. There are also many tourists, which is nice. I think I should write a post about tourists some day, because they are often more interesting than locals, because Germans are so used to nudity.
But anyway, both are great, so I'd advise you to think more of which city you want to visit - B or M?
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That's a great summary that I agree with completely. Allow me to add some additional commentary as well.....
-V has much more limited water areas than TE. A small outdoor warm pool and a larger and colder swimming pool. So if you prefer spending long times in the water it isn't as good as TE. But during a warm day it still is great. TE has an enormous indoor/outdoor warm pool complex with multiple bars, so it is much more conducive to hanging out in for extended time
-As said above, V is far more centrally located and accessible without a car (thus the younger crowd, etc.). It is only a ~10-15 min walk from Berlin HBF and easy cab/uber ride from a lot of the city.
-But, TE is a short drive to the Munich airport (~15 min), where as central Berlin is further from the airport (30+ min train + getting from HBF to V).
Point is, if you are in the city, then definitely V is easier, but if you are only passing through by air TE is. For me, I am able to much more easily arrange my Euro flights to have a long 6-8hr layover at MUC fairly easily so I can grab a cheap rental car and go to TE for a few hours. For V, there needs to be a larger block of time to dedicate to time in Berlin.
As said though, they are both pretty great places.....both for your viewing pleasure, but also as a relaxing place to spend some time.