Berlin Local Customs

 14 Reviews   Berlin’s coat of arms features a black “bear rampant”, that is standing on his hind legs and facing to the left – you will see it everywhere you go. Indeed you will see all sorts of bears, as this... 

 36 Reviews  Mauermuseum (Checkpoint Charlie Museum) is named after the famous crossing point of the Berlin Wall and was created to document how absurde the history of an town and people could be if created for... 

 31 Reviews  Though not unique to Berlin, it does have more than its fair share of allotment gardens with over 800 complexes. You frequently see them along side the railway tracks and on other pieces of land close... 

 14 Reviews  I didn't see any playing grounds for small kids in Berlin. Do they hide them somewhere? Instead I did find one but outside Berlin on my way back to Poland. It was a small playing ground at the first... 

 10 Reviews  I highly recommend first time visitors to Germany to visit http://www.languages4everyone.com/ for important stuff on the language. I'v logged on there and the website proves the best language site to... 

 29 Reviews   When you think of Berlin, what do you think of? I’m guessing that quite high on many people’s lists will be the Berlin Wall. How odd for a city to be notable for something that is for the most part... 

 8 Reviews  In the end you do need to walk. Cycling is popular you can hire one many do! Take a boat trip lasting one hour or several hours. S-Bahn: U-Bahn; Bus, Tram {Your ticket can be used on all} but not... 

 4 Reviews  Service charges are generally added to restaurant and hotel bills in Berlin, making tipping unnecessary. Some of the smaller cafes and bars are excluded from this custom and it is standard practice to... 

 6 Reviews  I found this graffiti - humorous and colorful drawings on the wall of the building which housed Checkpoint second hand store at Mehringdamm 57 (Kreuzberg). That's why I entered the store. The drawings... 

 9 Reviews  Whenever I saw a taxi stand in Berlin there were exclusively white Mercedes taxis waiting for consumers. Coincidence? Law? Or maybe Berlin's taxi drivers love Mercedes cars and believe (like most... 

 20 Reviews  The Victory Column is surrounded by a street circle with heavy car traffic and is one of the more famous sights of Berlin. It was created to commemorate the victory of Prussia in the Danish-Prussian... 

 7 Reviews  Unexpected hitch happens with us in the front of an arch of the Brandenburg Gate - I saw with surprise, that the landscape behind an arch differs from habitual. I shout: "There is one more arch!". We... 

 3 Reviews  At one stage there were dozens of these cast iron Octagonal Cafés in Berlin, but they were for men only and had a bit of a smelly reputation. This one was renovated and opened in June 2003 in... 

 2 Reviews  Klaus Wowereit is the mayor of Berlin. As far as I know he was the first "officially gay" mayor of Germany - and he definitely fits perfectly to Berlin because he is cool! (Well, I don't know many... 

 3 Reviews  I just read mccrorj's local custom tip for apotheke's in Berlin. I wanted to add that every pharmacy posts a list of which pharmacy is on call. You can go to your nearest pharmacy, check the list in... 

 3 Reviews  Everybody knows that Berlin is the place to be for nightlife, music, art and general good times but what help is that when you don't know your Kreuzberg from your Kartoffel. Locals recommened I should... 

 1 Review  Germany has a moderate climate, the summers are warm but the winters certainly get cold. The warmest months of the year are from May to September. The average temperature in July, for instance, varies... 

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 croisbeauty Says:  The square is named after Townmajor Hans Christoph Friedrich von Hacke, situated at the eastern end of Oranienburgerstrasse. Formerly it was rather neglected... 

 croisbeauty Says:  I found it as a great idea placing so many bear figures all over the town. Bear is a symbol of a town but symbols could be presented in a funny way too and yet... 

 croisbeauty Says:  My visit to Berlin was year before Wold Football Cup has began and the city was still under the major reconstruction works. Germans hate improvisations and... 

 croisbeauty Says:  It is more likely to see such a colourfull car in the southern Europe where people care in personlizing the own property. This picture was snaped in the Eastern...