Final thoughts on Berlin
Berlin is a huge, sprawling city. We must have walked 10 miles easily each day. It's a city full of grand plazas, great architecture, vibrant culture, great public art, beautiful museums, and lots of people smoking cigarettes.

In fact, I'd say the inability to get a breath of fresh air was one of the things I liked the least about the city. We were there during an incredibly hot stretch (90 each day) but the combination of diesel cars and trucks, hot, still air, and people smoking cigarettes everywhere gave me a headache. If you don't smoke, the smoking bans being put in place in Seattle, San Francisco, the UK, and elsewhere are a great thing.