However, I felt warm. The cold outside was counterbalanced by the warmth of the spirit of the Christmas Season and the cozy feelings of the city. Christmas time turned out to be a good time to visit. The city was pretty much void of crowds. Little traffic, few guests in the hotel, available parking spots, etc.
History is everywhere, densely packed.
Most of the history, however, is painful, bad memories of ill times and injustice. The boulevards are as wide as in any capital. The monuments are mostly of classical or neo-classical architecture. The building causing the biggest impression was the Brandenburg Gate. Juni for miles and miles.