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Really?! Why would people want to visit Berlin?!
In German they say "Katastrophentourismus" and I think that is beautiful
Why not? I've visited a number of German cities over the years (even Bielefeld), and Berlin was all right.
The clubs
Hey! I wanna go check out our neighbours and I've already seen Bavaria (love it) but I thought it would be nice to actually check out the capital for a change. If only so I can ride a Trabant and see the Wall and other symbolic places.
I looked it up. As someone who was last in Germany in 1994, this is hilarious to me.
My first contact was in 91 as a 13yo exchange student somewhere in the backend of Bavaria. Checkoslovakia was still a country and the Wall had only fallen two winters beforehand. Absolutely loved it, for some reason. Didn't get to come back as often as I thought I would, but every time has been a pleasure.
What else do you recommend? I got the same reaction from a German I work with but I never got to ask him that question.
Okay, so my comment was more a joke than a recommendation. But there is a truth to it. Berlin is generally known as an ugly and dirty city. In addition, Germany is one of the very few countries where the capital costs more money than it generates. But there are obviously still interesting and beautiful places, especially since Berlin has a rich history. And fun fact: even though the wall has been (mostly) gone for quite some years, the city is still pretty devided. For example when looking at the city form above at night, you can see the different street lights. And more importantly, the difference can also still be seen in elections, in Berlin and Germany as a whole.
I liked Berlin. Yeah, the divide is pretty visible. This makes things more interesting - at least for a tourist
Munich is the first one that came to mind for me.
Naaah. I've been to Munich, the most memorable thing was the concentration of folk clothing shops and the existence of Weisswurst museum with sausage door handles. The tech museum was nice too but the city itself - rather unmemorable.