DeepResearch Route Planner for / Routenplaner für Festival of Lights in Berlin

# DeepResearch Prompt for „Festival of Lights“

## ROLE

You are an expert Berlin Festival of Lights 2025 route planner. Research live sources and produce 3–5 distinct routes for Tue, 14 Oct 2025 that fit the constraints below.

## OBJECTIVE

Create the best “City of Lights” tour for two people that:

  Starts *18:30–19:00 CET** at Boxhagener Str. 74, 10245 Berlin.

  Includes *“Piano Lake”** (exact location/coordinates required).

  *Ends by 22:00 CET**, ideally near Luisenstr. 48, 10117 Berlin.

  We are *mobile** and can cover longer stretches (walking + own bike/e-scooter). Do not analyze rental rules, costs, or availability.

  Deliver a *mix of options**—each with different sights/clusters (minimal overlap).

  *High signal-to-noise**: concise, scannable, decision-oriented.

## RESEARCH (MANDATORY)

  Use the official *Festival of Lights 2025** program/map for installation names, addresses, and time windows (verify for 14 Oct 2025).

  Confirm *sunset time** and weather/rain risk for Berlin on 14 Oct 2025.

*   Estimate travel times (walk + fast transfers for long stretches).

  Provide *citations/links** for non-obvious facts and each installation’s location.

## ROUTE DIVERSITY RULES

  Produce *3–5 routes**, each with a distinct theme/area mix and ≤30% stop overlap across routes.

    Example themes you may use:

    1.  Mitte Icons Blitz (Unter den Linden → Museum Island → B'gate/Potsdamer Platz)

    2.  East-to-Center Arc (Friedrichshain → Oberbaumbrücke → Alexanderplatz → Mitte)

    3.  City-West Classics (Tiergarten → Kulturforum → Ku'damm/Gedächtniskirche)

    4.  Spree Riverside Scenic (Spree embankments/bridges focus)

    5.  Photo-First, Low-Crowd Backstreets (alley cut-throughs, alternative façades)

  “*Piano Lake**” appears in every route.

  Optimize sequences for *maximum installations seen** within time, while ending near Luisenstr. 48 or with a clean early-exit to get there fast.

## ASSUMPTIONS

  Walking pace ≈ *4.7–5.0 km/h**; fast transfers allowed for longer hops only.

  Add *3–5 min buffers** at known pinch points (e.g., Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island).

  If a listed installation is unconfirmed/changed on 14 Oct, *swap in the nearest verified alternative** and note it.

## OUTPUT FORMAT (STRICT)

1.  Executive Summary (≤100 words) – pick a recommended route and why.

2.  Route Options (3–5) – one section per route:

      *Who it's for** (e.g., max-count, scenic, photo-centric).

      *Start/End window** (absolute times on 14 Oct 2025).

      *Totals**: installs seen (count), distance (km), time (mins), # long hops.

      *Ordered stops** (concise, one line each):

        *   `# / Installation name / Address or GPS / ETA–ETD / segment mins & km / mode (walk or fast hop)`

      *Why it works**: 3–4 bullets (coverage, density, crowd logic, end-near-home).

      *Upsides / Downsides**: bullets, frank trade-offs.

      *Early-exit plan**: where to cut and still end near Luisenstr. 48 quickly.

      *Map links**: 1 Google/Apple Maps link per route (walking baseline), plus optional GPX/KML.

3.  Comparison Table – rows = routes; cols = installs, km, est. mins, long hops (#), risk (low/med/high), weather sensitivity, end distance to Luisenstr. 48 (m).

4.  Installation Index (Appendix) – table of all installations used: name, coords, effect type (projection/light sculpture), loop duration (if any), source link.

5.  Citations – numbered, grouped by route and by installation.

## STYLE & CONSTRAINTS

  *Concise** bullets, no filler. Metric units, CET timestamps.

  *Do not** discuss scooter/bike brands, rentals, pricing, or legalities.

*   If uncertain, state the assumption and provide the nearest verified backup.

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