I could live in Berlin

We really liked Berlin as a city. It was so easy to get around. The public transport ran so often that we never waited more than 5 minutes for a train. It was so cheap we thought servers had forgotten to add things to our checks. Speaking of food, we had really good food in Berlin. We had been instructed to eat a curry wurst while we were there. Chris researched the best places and found this gem tucked under a train track. Of the few he had while he was there, this was the best. Funny story, he was filmed by a camera crew while he ordered.

It's a sausage topped with a "ketchup" style sauce and sprinkled with curry powder

 

We ate German, Italian, Mexican, Chris had lots of Indian, and we ate in the top of the TV tower in a rotating restaurant! The last night we ate tapas in a super shady neighborhood and it was my favorite.

 

 

 

It's not a pretty city by any means, but there are a lot nice things to see and a ton of art.

 

This is the ampelmann. In 1961 it was introduced into East Berlin traffic for pedestrians. The west side lights don't look this way. It is unique to East Berlin, so you can find lots of things printed with ampelmann.

The shopping near our hotel was fantastic with lots of little unique boutiques. We also visited KaDeWe, a super fancy department store. Shopping everywhere was great. It was way less expensive than shopping in Sweden. Needless to say I came back with more clothes than I left with.

 

 

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