My Berlin

Abstract

Willkommen in Berlin! And I do feel very welcome. Not only are Berliners naturally friendly and gregarious but Berlin itself is so approachable and easy to move around. Berlin is a city of fine architecture, yet the architecture doesn't overwhelm the people who live here. Even the spectacular, rebuilt Potsdamer Platz retains a human scale. In Berlin, you never feel as though you are trapped in a concrete jungle. While there are very few high-rise buildings, the city is still densely populated. Traffic tends to keep to the main boulevards so when you are on a noisy street you can easily wander from it into what passes for Berlin suburbia. Around the corner you can sit in a park and enjoy the green spaces with which the city abounds. Or maybe you'll find a growers' market set up in the neighbourhood square and buy some blackberries or raspberries fresh from the farm.