Overall

Berlin is worth a visit. It certainly isn't boring, there's lots of touristy stuff to see, it's a good place for film, music, theatre and visual art and there's quite a lot going on if you're into nightlife - millions of trendy bars, cafes and nightclubs. Compared to other European capitals such as Paris or London, Berlin has, on the whole, a down to earth feel and the hotels are much cheaper but there is definitely a capital city snobbiness there too if you go to the trendier areas. Also, I found the service in most places decidedly second rate compared to London, and don't go there expecting Parisian beauty either. Apart from a few new buildings and the ones the bombs didn't hit, most of the architecture is plain awful - just concrete blocks, which, along with the bullet holes on the walls of the old buildings, become a bit depressing after a while. Also, the (by German standards) run-down underground system can be dangerous at night-time.

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18 January 2006 | A Yahoo! User

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