Berlin is Pretty Decent
Berlin is decent, has beer and sausage and nude Saunas. Lots of cafes and museums too.
Ranted on Wed May 20 2026.
Right. Berlin. Let's get into it.
I went for the culture, stayed for the currywurst, and accidentally ended up completely naked in a hotel sauna. That's the trip in a sentence.
The Good Stuff
The museums are genuinely brilliant — Pergamon, DDR, Jewish Museum. Heavy, important, unmissable. I say this as someone who normally finds museums a polite form of torture.
The currywurst was transcendent. I had it an embarrassing number of times and I'd do it again. Chopped bratwurst, spiced tomato-curry sauce, chips on the side. Simple. Honest. Perfect. The beer was also excellent, which surprised absolutely no one.
Coffee? Outstanding. Berlin takes its coffee seriously and it shows.
The Pullman
Stayed at the Pullman Berlin. Lovely hotel. Spa included. Nude spa, as it turned out — something I discovered only after confidently strutting in wearing trunks and receiving a look that could strip paint. Trunks came off. We do not speak of this further.
The Bad Stuff
The weather. Just grey. Relentlessly, enthusiastically grey. Pack layers. Pack your emotional resilience too.
Some Pics
Verdict: Go. Eat everything. Visit the museums. Check the spa policy in advance.