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Run the marathon there! I did so back in 2009. Great way to see the city. You even get to run through the Brandenberg tor (as well as run past the Berlin Hooters to name just a couple of landmarks)!!

Gendarme market is very nice. Who would have thought that the French and Germans got along all those years! There is even a cool chocolate shop there where they make all sorts of **** out of chocolate. Can't remember the name though. Perhaps too much beer after the marathon. TV tower is pretty cool too but I didn't get a chance to tour it (did the Furhnstern (sp). in Stuttgart through). The double decker bus tour is not bad for touring to get your sense of bearings. Oh and you didn't hear it from me but if you get lucky you will run into naked chicks in public in broad daylight. Just act like the locals though and pretend it's normal.

What a wonderful city! Country too! Be sure to try the local Berlin delicacy curry-wurst. Beer, well, it's still Germany after all! Different than say Bavarian beers but wonderful still the same. The marathon took us all through the city. Not a single area I didn't like. English garden is as you would expect and absolutely wonderful. People there very friendly and very helpful.

Watch out for Rick Lee's suggestions though. He's a secret double agent who's directive is to get you over there and once there you will love the place and not want to come back. Having to return to reality however you will cry like a baby upon leaving.