Today, on the way to the former Checkpoint Charlie, tourists look at shop windows with big names such as Gucci, Prada, Escada and Hugo Boss. The reality that many of us lived with until a few decades ago, today mainly entertains teenagers and nostalgics in Berlin's museums.
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Last year, Vadim Sahakian and Artia Moghbel, friends from high school, made a decision that few would have made otherwise. They left their jobs and went on a journey.
Before planning trips and vacations, parents are faced with a challenge: to take their children to the sea and watch them playing in the water out of the corner of their eye, or to take them on a trip from one theme park to another, which will be enriched with plenty of fries and sweet foam.
What are the biggest 'stars' of Paris? It's true that the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame are at the top of the list of must-see Parisian attractions, but love goes through the stomach, so we can't let ourselves rush from one historical period to another without taking time to get to know them. the sweet sides of the French capital.
When the word Brasilia comes to mind, few think of the capital of the fifth largest country in the world. Of course, Brasilia immediately conjures up images of beautiful girls, sandy beaches, samba and colorful carnival, because even the country itself cultivates an alienated and impersonal attitude towards its political center, which exists somewhere far from fun, racial diversity and sharp social differences.
The second largest Spanish city has been declared for decades to be a more vibrant, open and trendy city than its biggest rival, Madrid. With bold design, a huge number of fashion shops and a nearby beach, it's easy to agree with the proud Catalans.
Definitions of Danish design have filled countless books and newspaper articles for years, and its essence is found in timeless simplicity, quality of materials and functionality. Denmark is a world-leading superpower in design, and Denmark's capital, Copenhagen, is a haven for discovering design achievements, old and new.
Every year, Istanbul's festivals attract thousands of visitors, but this year is different: Turkey's largest city is one of the three European capitals of culture, and a total of more than 5,000 events take place in every part of the city for a decent presentation.
We all learned about Japanese Shinto, about Buddhism, we heard about Zen philosophy ... and imagined the Japanese as a nation of disciplined samurai and in modern times hard workers who blindly obey the orders of the emperor and superiors.
Iran's third largest city with more than one and a half million inhabitants is dedicated to refreshing people's perception of beauty, at least that's what Robert Byron, a British writer, thought. In Esfahan, it is rare to find a street without a tree line, fountains or flowers, and at every corner you can meet remnants of the past.
Colonial cities such as the old part of Ponce, the lush greenery of the El Yunque rainforest, endless sandy beaches such as Playa de Luquillo, and attractive towns such as San Juan are clustered in an archipelago consisting of the main island of Puerto Rico and several smaller islands such as Vieques, Culebra and Mona.
When we talk about German cultural centers, we often mention the names of large metropolises in which the most notable personalities of contemporary cultural currents are created, and in addition to them, Berlin, Hamburg or Munich keep some of the most valuable art and archeological collections on earth.