Berlin Travel Guide
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany. Berlin has a densely populated city and also is the largest city in Germany. In addition, this city is well known for its history, internationality, numerous museums, palaces, varied architecture as well as other beauty sceneries. In particular, the Mite is the historical center of Berlin, the nucleus of former East Berlin and the people also call with the name “emerging city center”. The Mite and surrounding districts are sufficiently compact to allow a number of excellent walking tours through its history-filled streets. Along with many sites of its historic interest such as Friedrichshain,Pankow,Charlottenburg- Wilmersdorf, Tempelhof, Spadau, Steglitz, Zehlendorf, and so on. Since 2001, Berlin has been officially divided into 12 new large boroughs which are a consolidaration of the 23 old and smaller districts undertaken for administrative efficiency. Berlin is a galvanic force in German, European and world affairs and having great influence on the realms of science, technology, commerce, architecture and art.
Berlin is a multicultural city; the surrounding area is populated by Germanic Swabian and Burgundian tribes, as well as Slavic Wends in pre-Christian times. German is the major language in Berlin but English and French are spoken popularly in this place. However, there are some words in Berlin that differ from regular German, especially in former East Berlin; the language preserved a certain level of dialect. Noticeably, most people under 40 in Berlin are able to speak English in varying degree fluency, yet in the suburb and non-tourist place English might not be spoken widely as you might expect.
Berlin is a huge city with the great means of transportation such as bus, tram, underground and other public services to get around the city. To travelers, they can use any kind of transport to visit and explore the city. In addition, Berlin is also a city of art; it’s quite easy to find an art gallery on your way. They provide a great opportunity to have a look at modern artist’s work in a not-so-crowed environment for free. And there are some historically interesting and architecturally remarkable, churches such as Berliner Dom, The Twintowers of the Deutscher Dom, Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche, Marienkirche, Nikolaikirche and so on.
Berlin is a beautiful city and visitors can visit many places and see the sights only with a good map, or brochure such as the Rough Guide Berlin map, is highly recommended. While the public transport system is great, it can be confusing to visitors, due to a lack of directional signs in some of the larger stations; therefore, it is essential to have a good transit map. Noticeably, it’s sure to note the final station of the S-bahn or U-bahn, since that is usually the way direction of travel is indicated. In addition, Roads into Berlin can also be confusing, so travelers should study their route and drive carefully when coming here. And signs shows city boroughs or districts apart from indicating compass directions, so it's a good idea to get to know where the various boroughs or districts lie in relation to each other.
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