For all of you who love Berlin, write me and let's compare notes. I've taken at least a dozen trips to Berlin and I think I know the city pretty well but you may have a different perspective. If so, I'd like to hear about it. If you're younger than me (under 60), you are most likely to be attracted to hip, trendy parts of Berlin, like Mitte or Prenzlauerberg. These areas, although mildly interesting to me, and not the parts of Berlin in which I feel most comfortable. I love the pretty neighborhoods of Zehlendorf, Schlactensee, Fronau, and the like. My friend Thomas who grew up in Berlin describes these neighborhoods as "posh." They are certainly more upscale than the neighborhoods in Mitte or Prenzlauerberg but they're also much lusher with beautiful old trees
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