We had a nice 5 day weekend in Berlin recently, even if it was another rainy trip. We explored most of it on foot and sometimes via U-bahn (subway) because Berlin is just huge (apparently 5 x the size of Paris) But it’s an incredibly vibrant and artistic city undergoing constant change. We were lucky enough to end up renting an apartment in ‘east’ Berlin in a lovely neighborhood called Prenzlauer Berg, which oddly has the highest birthrate in DE. It was filled with young hipster couples all of whom seemed to have a toddler, or a dog. We noticed Berlin is very dog-friendly–not surprising given that it’s so cosmopolitan compared to our “provincial” Schwabia. It was really nice to be in a big city again–a place you can get a civilized brunch!–we can’t wait to go back, so much more to see.