Berlin, Germany: Walking In and Around This Chill-Pill City

Berlin, Germany: Walking In and Around
Post-winter season may not be the most ideal travel
schedule, but it sure seems like a good idea if you’re an Asian. Haha! Okay not
entirely true, but it’s my version of a rite of passage when visiting Europe.




Something riveting about the cold weather (think: 0 degree)
that adds momentum to the moments being shared here. I remember my first visit
to Europe, it was less than 10 degrees, and I was (literally) chilling across a
lakeside in Zurich. It left this indelible impression
that up to this day, I could still feel goosebumps whenever I think of it. You like Zurich too, yes?



Back to reality: Berlin,
Germany. It was the very first stop to the Euro-travelthon
and despite having insufficient amount of airplane time-out, we managed to walk
in and around Berlin the same day we arrived.





To my surprise, Berlin is not exactly walkable compared to
other European cities. The city is HUGE. We had to ride several train stations
to reach one place with a few sites worth visiting, then jump back again in the
train to reach to the next. Travel tip: be genuinely honest and buy a 3-day
travel pass.



Being the seasoned travel planner that I am, I missed out on
some of the items that I initially planned to visit. Haha! But, this is not
because of lack of thorough planning, but because each place is unexpectedly
worth spending more time with. Who wouldn’t want to spend more time in a place
where locals are really just chilling around?









These Germans
really embody the work-life balance culture, we see a lot of folks in casual
mode – casually walking, casually chatting, casually hanging out. Germany is one of the very few cities in
Europe that displays this kind of culture. Casual shots of all things Berlin – mostly structures and
trinkets of the chill pill culture here in Germany!



















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