Buy stock in Chuck Converse tennis shoes - every millennial throughout Berlin is wearing them.
No one in Berlin takes air conditioning seriously, this includes museums, subways and apartments. We use fans whenever possible including makeshift ones made from city street maps.
Berlin is known as the most tolerant city. Tolerant, yes, friendly, helpful, hospitable people not so much. (Except our Airbnb host Benjamin.)
Beer is as cheap as water and is the only uber cold drink in the city.
The Ja brand at the Rewe supermarket is the go to staple for everything from milk to snack foods to deli meats.
Berliners seem to be happiest after 2 a.m. in the morning after the bars close.
Curry wurst and pomme frites are delicious especially after 11 hours of touring Berlin.
The Berlin servers are significantly understaffed at cafés but once you get your order - dessert, coffee, beer you are never disappointed.
(Reader alert - political commentary point to follow.) I found it strange how many Chinese tourists wanted to take selfies of themselves by the Berlin Wall. (In fairness they could have been Korean or Japanese.)
We didn't visit the Tolerance Museum dedicated to explaining the critical events of World War II and Nazi occupied Germany. That was my biggest regret and something worth returning to see.
Did you not see the little orchestra playing at the Brandenburg gate?
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