Consequently, Berlin is home to a mind-boggling number of bars, restaurants and clubs with no police hour to curb the fun. You may even join others at their table after a perfunctory polite request. People will only refuse if they expect company to join them. Likewise it is perfectly ok, often desired, to strike up a conversation.
Berlin currently is Europe's biggest construction site.
The grand opening took place in 1998. The picture above shows one of the new buildings. While every Berliner went to see the new Potsdamer Platz I did not meet anybody other than architects who actually liked it. The second LiveCam shows you the Spreebogen , seat of the new Government and Parliament buildings. Here you get a great view of the Reichstag , once more the seat of the German parliament.