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Berlin, Germany

Population 3.4 million

Dialing Code Country: 49 Area Code: 30

Ethnic Mix 86% German, 14% from foreign countries. The non-German population includes 3.43% Turks, 1.26 Polish and 1.53% from the former Yugoslavia.

Orientation Berlin is dually the largest city and the capital of Germany, located in the heart of the country. Germany itself is located east of Belgium and the Netherlands, west of Poland and north of Austria

Did You Know? Berlin always makes history. It was the site of the 1936 Olympics, the last one held until after World War II. At this Olympics, U.S. runner Jesse Owens won a gold medal, infuriating Adolf Hitler because he could not accept that an African-American man bested the Nazi/Aryan athletes.

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Local Expert: Jacinta Lodge

I'm an Aussie expat who's been living in Germany for eight years. I've a German husband, a mongrel dog and a thirty year old VW bus. Berlin is now my hometown. It rocks....

 
May 08, 2008
Local News

Karneval der Kulturen

This weekend is one of the largest street festivals this city experiences - and it expereinces a lot of them. The Carnival of Cultures (Karneval der Kulturen) is a huge event of music,

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April 30, 2008
Local News

roaming with the creative beast

If there's one thing that is predominant in the suburb of Mitte, it's art galleries. Every second shopfront seems to have one in it and nestled in every other garden house is an artist's atelier. Every technique is available: painting, sculpture, installations, audio, visual, interactive... you

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April 26, 2008
Local News

Festive Buds

Now it may be that in this blog I have so far mentioned a large number of ways and places to enjoy a drink or four. Well, sorry to say but here comes another one.

This weekend in Werder, a small town about half an hour outside Berlin,...

April 24, 2008
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Local drinks to give a go

Kiba:
This stands for Kirsch-Banane and is exactly that: cherry and banana juice. It's popular with young women and is surprisingly tasty. Plus the colours are pretty of course.

Apfelschorle:
Apple juice diluted with sparkling water, a

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April 22, 2008
Dining Review

a little slice of the twenties

I may risk being cut out of the young and hip scene with this admission, but I occasionally like to sit down in a cafe which isn't young and hip, overflowing with armchairs and artists. Sometimes I enjoy a different ambience, a hint of the twenties and thirties which can be found existing...

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