Berlin

I have always wanted to go to Berlin. There was this distinct image in my head — I don’t remember where it came from. Expectations are dangerous, and I was ready to face my disillusionment. Berlin, however, was everything I thought it would be, and more. I would love to go back someday.

My favorite way to explore a city is by walking and hopping into coffee shops. Is it too simple? Maybe. I like keeping it low pressure though. I also feel like it’s the best way to meet the city as it is.

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Michelberger Hotel

It first caught my eye when I came across their website on some design-inspiration thread. It was love at first sight.

I chose their smallest room, which they call “cozy”. It was indeed tiny and so stylish. The shower was fun. I loved the downstairs area. I loved the neighborhood.

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coffee

At coffee shops in the US, you typically have to ask for your drink “for here” if you want it in a mug. Otherwise, it comes in a to-go cup by default. (Some cafés don’t even carry mugs at all.)

In Germany, it’s the opposite: unless you ask for it to go, it arrives in a mug.It feels like a small but telling detail about pace. And a quiet act of sustainability too, when you think about all the paper cups that never get used.

Also, many cafés serve drinks on these little rectangular wooden trays, and I have to admit, I really fell for them.

Coffee Room Berlin
Refinery High End Coffee
Café Anna Blume
Five Elephant Mitte
LIT Coffeebar & Bakery
Café Oliv
Siberling
Exclusive Coffee Kurfürstenstraße

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the most important walk

I have seen Lola Rennt at least five times (this film was on the curriculum of every German class I had ever taken). I wanted to track down the filming spots, and it ended up being one of the best walks I’ve ever had.

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