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Written and photography by AJ Zeilstra \u201911<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div> Welcome to Berlin, the capital of Germany and the unofficial Coolest City in Europe. I\u2019m AJ Zeilstra, class of 2011. I\u2019m a freelance writer working on a Master of English and American Studies at Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena, Germany. Berlin has centuries of history and the spirit of a city that\u2019s constantly reinventing itself. To get a taste of its past and present, I\u2019ve got five things you need to do when in Berlin<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div> 1<\/span> 2<\/span> 3<\/span> 4<\/span> 5<\/span> Let AJ Zeilstra ’11 show you around the historical and edgy city of Berlin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":21646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[353,1169,1182,1375,3255],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-21641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-when-in-my-clemson","tag-berlin","tag-fall-2019","tag-fall-2019-when-in","tag-germany","tag-when-in"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/WhenIn_Intro.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21641"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=21641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nSchloss Charlottenburg<\/span>
\nCharlottenburg is the 17th-century palace of Prussia\u2019s first queen, Sophie Charlotte, and generations of other rulers. The palace offers self-guided audio tours of its dozens of ornately furnished rooms.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n
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\nCurrywurst<\/span>
\nCurrywurst is to Berlin what deep-dish pizza is to Chicago or what cheesesteaks are to Philadelphia. This signature street food first gained popularity among construction workers rebuilding the city in the late 1940s and consists of a bratwurst (pork sausage) steamed, fried and topped with curry ketchup, usually served with a side of fries and mayonnaise. Stop by one of Berlin\u2019s dozens of currywurst stands for a savory, crispy lunch, and enjoy it from one of the city\u2019s many parks or squares.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n
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\nMemorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe<\/span>
\nThis free outdoor site consists of 2,711 concrete columns built on sloping ground. As you descend toward the center of the memorial, the coffin-like slabs rise ever taller until you are overwhelmed by stark blocks of concrete. It\u2019s a moving memorial \u2014 a reminder that change comes in degrees, and even unthinkable places are reached one step at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
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\nEast Side Gallery<\/span>
\nThe East Side Gallery is a 1.3-kilometer section of the Berlin Wall that once bisected the entire country into East and West and is a popular attraction for art lovers, history buffs and cultural tourists alike. Rather than separating people, this graffiti art project with murals from 118 artists now brings people together from all over the world, celebrating the fall of the wall and calling for the erasure of the many lines we\u2019ve drawn to divide ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p>\n
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\nFairytale Bar<\/span>
\nBerlin is internationally known for its club scene, but in recent years craft breweries and themed bars have diversified the city\u2019s nightlife. Fairytale Bar celebrates Germany\u2019s long tradition of fairytales and mythical figures with an immersive experience of costumed bartenders, whimsical decorations and themed drinks. I don\u2019t want to ruin the surprise, so make a reservation to take in the atmosphere \u2014 and drinks \u2014 for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>
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