Photo Essay - Berlin

I am abit late, but Favourite City was the #edtopic from a couple of weeks ago, and I didn't get around to making my entry. However, there is no time like the present.

I think something, if not the main thing that makes a place great, is usually the company that you keep. Therefore, it doesn't usually matter where you go, but what company you keep.

With that in mind, I could show many photos of cities I have visited and they would mostly be party shots with many of the people I have hung around with. One city though, that I do have many fond memories from living there and also find that it has a lot to offer, is Berlin.

Berlin is a huge city spread out very wide, so it feels like it has lots of space. It is also very flat which is great for walking and cycling. Compared to visiting say Dresden which somehow feels very wavey with the many small hills.

Some of the things it has to offer is lots of culture such as the mueseum island that you can see here from when I went on the boat trip. I am not really a mueseum person, and this is about as close to the mueseums that I actually got when I lived there. Being a bit older now, I would more likely visit them now.

One of my favorite photos that I have taken in Berlin is here from the Siegessäule (Victory Column) looking east towards Alex (Alexander Platz). Mostly this was as far west as I went in Berlin as most of the action was happening in the center or east of Berlin.

Looking out to the west of Berlin towards Charlottenberg was not so interesting. But the great thing about Berlin is the relaxed atmosphere and great vibe there. When there is a party on, the whole city seems to come out and celebrate.

Over the summer months there are usually lots of free events to attend. I attended here the Loveparade back in the day. The most recent event is here to give you an idea how such an event looks like. Back then, Tiesto was the highlight of the show, playing once the sun went down from the Siegessäule, although Berlin is more known for its techno clubs, it was a great moment.

The parties would also often go on throughout the night and weekend. I found it a great friendly atmosphere and pretty safe for a capital city. The U and S Bahns started around 6 am, so you could either take the tram or nightbus back home or wait for the trains to start again. Sometimes it wouldn't even get dark in Berlin like you might know in some cities, so it would often be quite light in the early hours.

One thing you might think is missing from Berlin is that there is no beach or sea. It is miles away from the nearest coastline.

However, there are some nice beaches that you can easily reach with the S-Bahn at Wannsee in Potsdam. A great place to enjoy the day and cool off in the water.

Although it isn't quite the mediterranean, it is a great place to visit in the summer and there is also lots of nature around to explore.

Thanks for joining my photo essay today.

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All photos are my own.

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