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Originally Posted by pi11  Lol I guess the cleanliness is relative.  Firstly, I had visited some of the very dirty overpopulated cities in the world just before I got to Amsterdam. And secondly, I was pleasantly surprised to see a city that has legalized prostitution, mild drug use and gambling to be so clean and safe. As I said, it is all relative! |
Makes sense to me.
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Originally Posted by pi11 And yes, I have been to Berlin too. I know what you mean. But I loved that city for the incredible amount of history that is still visible there. |
Absolutely - a visit to Berlin equates opening up a history book. I think the vibe of the city is best portrayed by the two churces at the end of the Kudamm. On the one hand the Gedächtniskirche, the partially destroyed church from WW II which they left in its semi-destroyed state, with right next to it the modern memorial church. Beautiful. I'm going back to Berlin in a few weeks: any suggestions on things I should go check out?