If Hemingway were alive today he'd probably move to Berlin, rather than Paris, to realise his Moveable Feast. In year 18 of its post-Wall rebirth,the German capital is like a wide-eyed teenager,full of energy, spunk and libido, still struggling for identity, yet hopeful of a great future.

Unemployment and the municipal debt remain high, but when it comes to fashion, art, design and music, Berlin is quickly becoming the city to watch.An influx of creatives from around the world is turning it into a cauldron of cultural cool on par with New York in the '80s. What lures them is a climate of openness and experimentation tinged with an undercurrent of urban grit that gives Berlin a dynamic, slightly decadent edge.

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WHAT WILL YOUR BERLIN ENCONTER BE？

...picnicking on lip-smacking Currywurst in the splendour of the palace gardens(p12)

...feasting your eyes on artwork from Rembrandts to cutting-edge exhibits(p159)

...touching history at the Berlin Wall,then delving into the eclectic communities to its east(p120)

...playing the nocturna| hedonist-from tearing '20s cabaret (p24) to uninhibited, euphoric dubs(p14)

...catering to your in dividuality with the city's edgiest fashion in kitsch boutiques(p15)

...sipping sublime cocktails white cocooned in an ambient lounge (p107)

THE AUTHOR

THIS IS BERLIN

HIGHLIGHTS

BERLIN DIARY

ITINERARIES

NEIGHBOURHOODS

>MITTE - UNTER DEN LINDEN

& MUSEUMSINSEL

>MITTE -

ALEXANDERPLATZ AREA

>MITTE -

SCHEUNENVIERTEL

>REICHSTAG &

GOVERNMENT QUARTER

>POTSDAMER PLATZ &

TIERGARTEN

>PRENZLAUER BERG

>EASTERN KREUZBERG

>WESTERN KREUZBERG

>FRIEDRICHSHAIN

>CHARLOTTEN BURG

>SCHONEBERG

SNAPSHOTS

> ACCOMMODATION

> FOOD

> GAY & LESBIAN

> GALLERIES

> JEWISH BERLIN

> THE BERLIN WALL

> CLUBBING

> COMMUNIST BERLIN

> DRINKING

> FASHION

> KIDS

> MUSEUMS

> MUSIC

> SEX & FETISH

> SHOPPING

BACKGROUND

DIRECTORY

INDEX