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- Berlin
- Capital
- Euro (EUR)
- Currency
- 83,029,536
- Population
- DE
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Berlin
Travel Blogs from Berlin, Germany
Berlin - a Mashup of Old, Destroyed, & New
... couldn't see very well from the bus (Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels both attended Humboldt, and Humboldt is also Germany's oldest university). Other sights before our next stop included a giant poster celebrating German-Polish relations, some very ...
Reichstag & night ride
... with the camera in my right hand and steering/braking with my left hand. The problem with this is that bikes in Germany have the front brake on the left handlebar. A spectacular tour!!!! PHOTO_ID_L=night-river-cruise.jpg] ...
The Debacle Continues
We arrived in Berlin about an hour late. I had never set foot in Germany, so I was excited. Since I did not have my usual window seat I got a better view of the guy's head that sat next to me than the scenery, but I could see a little of the landscape as ...
Berlin - The Pre-Trip Trip
... prior to me hitting the road for real. This entry also answers a few questions I get asked sometimes, so read on....... Why Berlin? This is a question that I get asked a lot, particularly as Berlin doesn't really fit in with the rest of my trip. ...
Sightseeing Berlin Style
... they are open to the public). We also saw the victory tower, Checkpoint Charlie again and the Jewish Memorial which is the most amazing memorial we have seen. There was so much symbology. We really loved Berlin and we will come back again, Germany ...
Pork knuckle, clanging pots and freezingness!
... once again and visit our next stop, Checkpoint Charlie. Checkpoint Charlie was the most famous gate in the Berlin Wall between East and West Germany during the Cold War and has now been basically turned into a tourist destination. The original booth ...
Berlin - Planes, Trains, & Walking In Shoes
... I couldn't stop looking at the foreign signs – including one for FIFA Women's World Cup Germany :D Two things I instantly noticed about Berlin were the incredible amounts of graffiti and the strange walk/don't walk signals everywhere. Near the ...
Berlin
... to. A couple of cool neighborhoods to check out for the shops and the atmosphere are Scheunenviertel and Prenzlauer Berg. Overall, Berlin is still a work in progress -- that is what makes it so interesting. It is definitely worth a visit if ...