- Berlin Wall souvenirs
- Pure Berlin trick
- Antiques and works of art
- Souvenirs
- What to bring from Berlin? Of course, beer!
- Clothes and footwear
- About buying watches and electronics
When going to any new place, we plan not only the route of the flight and movement around the country, but also the obligatory purchases, without which no trip will be complete. Especially if this is a trip to Europe, for example, to Germany. If you are going to Berlin, it’s a good idea to ask experienced tourists in advance what you can buy interesting in the capital of Germany, and do it inexpensively and meaningfully. So what to bring from Berlin?
Berlin Wall souvenirs
The enterprising Germans, immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall, began to make money from it. And although the wall did not mark the best time for the divided German people, today it is hardly the main souvenir that has been actively sold for decades to tourists all over the world.
Fragments of the famous destroyed concrete wall are not that expensive, but if you add up all the pieces that have been sold since 1989, you get an almost Great Wall of China. However, we will not draw conclusions, because the main thing is not the authenticity of the remains, but their symbolic meaning.
By the way, somewhere in the city, concrete slabs from that wall have been preserved, so if you wish, you can find them and pick out something as a keepsake for free. True, not in such a beautiful glass frame.
Pure Berlin trick
Berliners themselves are simply delighted with their straight-cut little man, which is at all German traffic lights. The figure of this walking citizen was invented by the German psychologist Ampelman, and this green man was named after him. It can also be red, depending on the color of the traffic light. Today, this figurine is drawn on all tourist trifles - on key chains and plates, etc. There is no benefit from such a gift, but as a reminder of Berlin, it is even nothing.
Antiques and works of art
Berlin is a truly cultural European capital, where all kinds of exhibitions, biennials, and art sales are constantly held. Berlin is renowned for a variety of excellent contemporary art galleries, where you can buy interesting paintings by contemporary authors, including very famous artists. In addition, handicraft is widespread, and works of art made using the technique of making handmade ceramics and other handicrafts are not at all rare in Berlin.
As for antiques, there are many antique shops in the city that hide in their shelves real treasures for lovers of antique antiquity. There are also flea markets. There, for quite little money, you can buy a lot of interesting things related to the history of Germany in recent decades and earlier. Old German books and antique furniture are expensively sold. But there are also inexpensive goods, including: household items; dishes; kitchenware; clothes.
In flea markets, you can sometimes buy inexpensive German porcelain. Although in general these products are quite expensive and popular with tourists all over the world - elegant German porcelain is able to play the first violin for many decades in a home ensemble of family rarities and memories. This porcelain is recognized all over the world as elite, it is stored and carefully passed down from generation to generation.
Souvenirs
Small souvenirs are distinguished by their purely German directness. On the shelves there is just an abyss of different bears - this German bear is completely different from the Russian bear. It is molded onto any items, including T-shirts and T-shirts, mugs and souvenir plates. Keychains and calendars, guides and timetables.
Another widespread souvenir phenomenon is the model of an analogue of our "Zaporozhets" - a small nimble folk car "Trabant", of all colors and sizes, for every taste and choice.
What to bring from Berlin? Of course, beer
Beer is the pride and national love of the Germans. In many lands of Germany, beer of different sorts is produced, there are many "nominal" names that are made only in one or another land. And although Munich still holds the palm in the number of decaliters of the produced drink, Berlin occupies an honorable second place in this list. So you can safely take a couple of bottles of real Berlin beer as a gift to your friends.
It makes no sense to list all the varieties and even the most popular ones, suffice it to say that there is a huge selection of light and dark wheat beers, as well as beers with honey, malt and molasses. The most Berlin variety, which the local brewers took from the land of Northern Germany and significantly "modified" - this is Berliner Weisse. Its production is legal only in two German breweries, which are located in Berlin, in other places this beer is not made. Which certainly adds originality to the gift in the form of this beer.
Clothes and footwear
In Berlin, as well as throughout Germany, there are many brand stores of famous brands, and there are many supermarkets of huge chains. What pleases the tourist is the availability of VAT refund in Germany when leaving the country.
Another nice thing is lower prices for non-fur and leather goods than, say, in Russia. Otherwise, Berlin is an ordinary European capital, full of mass markets, stock stores of brands from other countries. However, if you search, you can find shopping malls where various German brands are located under one roof - designer items made in Berlin. Here you will see the latest trends and the work of local designers. For example, this is the shopping department store Bikini Berlin, which has a consistently good selection of clothing.
About buying watches and electronics
Many people come to Berlin, among other things, to buy expensive Swiss watches or new electronic items. After all, Berlin offers many reliable watches from various well-known brands of the world, while the price is quite democratic, even bargaining in stores is allowed in order to receive a tangible discount.
As for modern models of technology and electronics, Germany is ahead of Russia, so here you can buy or place an order for the purchase of iPhones and mobile phones at a price much lower than in Russia.
