| Page Views: 3,714 Last Visit to Berlin: August, 2003 | Berlin by barryg23 - last update: Mar 12, 2007 |
Berlin is a city I had long wanted to visit. Though not by any means the oldest of European cities, Berlin has had an eventful history, in particular in recent times. Now, almost 20 years after the fall of the wall, the city has had to reinvent itself once again. The increase in tourism and the return of the German parliament to Berlin have helped the city to start the rebuilding process, but reuniting citizens, who lived under different ideologies for so many years will take longer.
Berlin is still in many ways a city of contrasts. Potsdamer Platz, desolate for many years, is now contains some of the most modern buildings in Europe. But at the same time, parts of the city, in the east in particular, remain derelict, and eerily empty. |
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| Pros: | "Great neighbourhoods, lively nightlife, interesting museums and historical sights" | | Cons: | "Too spread out for a short visit - need lots of time to see it." | | In A Nutshell: | "A fascinating city for anyone interested in 20th Century European History" |
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lina112 Thu May 21, 2009 23:15 UTC
Excellent page, lots of info and see to do, I hope do it next June. | mattricherd Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:51 UTC
It looking as that people they are all in hurry. ______________________ Matt Wide Circles | PALLINA Tue Mar 11, 2008 14:22 UTC
When I lived in Berlin I wasnt that beer drinker, but I think that wheat beer is called "Weizen". Could a German help us? | crsvan Tue Sep 4, 2007 04:43 UTC
Don't be an idiot and destroy whats left of the wall. |
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