A Little Travel Guide for Berlin, Germany

Traveling has been quite a hobby for me now, thanks to my super traveler aunt who by the way inspired me to do put into journal my travels. So here I am, making one with my travel to Berlin, Germany.

Berlin has been the capital city of Germany and is one of the constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Berlin is also the largest city in Germany which cradles approximately 4.2 million of Germany’s population. Germany is best known with its historical association as the German capital, for its vigorous nightlife, for its many cafes, clubs and bars, majestic museums, palaces and other sites of historic interest.  Contrary to what many believe, Berlin, Germany is also a favorite to many modern and high-class shopping areas filled with department stores, small boutiques that offer the latest in European trend and fashion. Now I know where to spend Euros! Germany is definitely the place to be!

Being a great fan of the world wars, it occur to me that in the final years of World War II, Germany has been badly damaged which made Berlin’s architecture quite varied amongst many. Despite this, Berlin has reconstructed itself with great extent that they made it possible to exhibit the different historic periods in a short span of time within the compactness of the city center from a few surviving medieval buildings near Alexander Platz, to the ultramodern glass and steel structures at Potsdamer Platz.

Talking about nightlife, being the party junkie that I am, I should know that there is no city in Germany that parties harder than Berlin. The nightlife of most cities in Germany is tame and lame and just couldn’t be compared to Berlin’s nightlife. Great clubs and dace parlors can be found everywhere just about everywhere in Germany; you just got to have the eye for it. The most popular hotspots in Berlin, Germany aren’t so hard to find especially when there are so many people you could ask around. The usual good places to go in Germany is in the center of Berlin –Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg and Kreuzberg, but I must tell you though that the eastern part of the city has a bigger nightlife going on. Germany’s Berlin also hosted the “Love Parade” an outdoor parade that attracts millions of people from around the world to dance to techno and electronic music and invade Berlin, Germany’s streets at night.

Germany also cradles one of the greenest cities in Europe since over 60% of Berlin’s surface area is either a park or a river. It even outnumbered Venice with its number of bridges.

Berlin has been the pride of Germany for its amazing sights, although it is not as centralized or small as other European cities. By just simply strolling along the one of hundreds of gorgeous streets with cafes or just sipping tea at a beach bar along one of Berlin’s many rivers is pleasurable enough. Sometimes, you can enjoy Germany even without glancing into its famous landmarks. There are still a lot to see in Germany and Berlin has been a lovely start.