RUSSIAN in GERMANY! My first impressions, public transport & buying a piece of Berlin Wall

[@Backbeardjack99]

As a german, I’ve been really looking forward to seeing this video! ^^

[@vladimiradoshev5310]

Been living in Berlin for 11 years. Fled from Moscow back in 2013 and it was a great decision. Let's look at Berlin though your eyes:)

[@Latvian07]

I know a person who left Russia in 2022 and he is living in Germany now as well

[@marvin2678]

nah bro downgrade ahahahha

[@charleshoward1475]

Wish I could do the same from the U.K Congratulations to you on making a different life for Yourself.

[@charleshoward1475]

@@marvin2678 Love Russia, dislike the fake Western propagandists

[@daseteam]

Welcome to Germany, Natasha!♥ The wall went around Berlin and was 155 km long and 4 metres ABOVE ground. That is a lot of tiny pieces!

[@nirfz]

May i? The top of the Berlin wall was probably 4m above the ground. The wall itself though, did extend from the top all the way down to the ground. ;-) (I think what you meant, was the wall was 4m high.)

[@daseteam]

@@nirfz Yes, meaning there was also more below ground.

[@max1337m]

Hello, from Prenzlauer Berg :) - Berlin does not have a center, every district has. :) Its like a lot of villages next to each other.

[@RyanHellyer]

Welcome to Berlin :) I'm one of your subscribers from here.

[@draoi99]

I love to see you enjoying yourself and seeing more of the world. ❤

[@DM-nw5lu]

I am German and while Germans do speak great English Norwegians and Swedes speak better English for sure. Finns, too. I think the simple reason you have more German subscribers is that not only do we speak English well but there's many of us (Norway population: 5.4Mio; Sweden 10,4Mio; Finland: 5,5Mio; Netherlands: 17,7Mio.... then there's Germany: 83,8Mio).

[@stevecobb2997]

The Scandinavian languages are closer to English than German is, so they have an advantage right from the start. Small countries use subtitles on foreign movies because dubbing is not economical. And people in small countries just need foreign languages more. Factoring in all that, the only Europeans whose English ability surprises me is the French.

[@theamazingbatboy]

I suppose there's a kind of empathic relationship with Russia despite the many tribulations. With Germany's historical importance to the Soviet Union and the large diaspora, it seems inevitable there'll be a familial link between the two nations.

[@roisingtommy]

@@stevecobb2997 What? The Scandinavian languages are of germanic roots and have far more similarities with German than English. There are a lot of Norwegian/Danish words in English due to conquests of the past and vice versa because of modern culture. English is also technically a west germanic language

[@stevecobb2997]

@@roisingtommy, English is a northern germanic language with a bunch of Norman French dumped on top. The Scandinavian and Dutch languages lie *between* English and German in linguistic space. So yes, it is easier for Scandinavians to learn both English and German (and vice versa) than it is for English-speakers and German-speakers to learn each other's languages. As an American language guy in Germany, who once lived in Finland, I can attest to that.

[@roisingtommy]

@@stevecobb2997 There is also a lot of Greek and Latin in between them all. What Scandi languages and German do that English consistently does not, is to put words together. Which can sometimes look hilarious from an English speaking perspective.

[@mirioknives]

Hello 🌞I'm from Georgia and I love you and your channel 💙🫂 Thank you for everything you do, for love. 🫀You are wonderful human.

[@matthiasreitner679]

yo Natasha you kinda misunderstood the structure of Berlin, it does not have a city center, but is made up of a whole bunch of neighborhoods that can differ quite a lot from each other - we call that a "Kiez" (pr. Keets). What tourists might interpret as "the city center", be it Alexanderplatz, Potsdamer Platz or the Zoologischer Garten area are in fact three lifeless shopping districts in a trenchcoat, and there is no need to ever go there except for a quick shopping trip. Most people rather stick to their Kiezes and commute between them, cheers

[@whitecrow1949]

You are my favorite tour guide. Thank you for showing so much of Berlin. I'm sure it has changed enormously since I traveled by train from Amsterdam to West Berlin in December of 1979 (I was 30). I stayed two weeks. Part of my stay was with a man in a Turkish neighborhood. He had little heat, so we added a lot of red pepper to the spaghetti he cooked up. I saw a lot. Underground culture .. hip, beat. A bar that never closed. I met the granddaughter of the artist Joan Míro, who was hosting a show of his art in a small storefront gallery on the Kurfürstendamm, and saw a neighborhood of small colorful houses that only small people could access. One day, with my American passport, I visited East Berlin. It was so colorless .. so gray. One of the spots there I visited was a police museum! So many memories. This is just a sampling.

[@bonnersommer7201]

Hi Natasha, as a German, I know Berlin only as a tourist, (I love the old parts of the city) I love to see you I my country, finally! And I hope you will keep some good memories from here and maybe this is not your last visit to Germany! All the best to you! ❤

[@kingplays5369]

I have lowkey waited for this video ever since you said in one of your first videos, that you maybe wanted to visit Germany one day 😅 I hope you felt welcomed and had a good time! I think if you some day decided to try to emigrate to Germany everybody in Germany would be happy because you are such a self reflective and kind person 👍🏼

[@artus-germane]

Welcome to Germany Natasha , enjoy your freedom here in Germany. Nice to see you here. Hopefully you will find new friends here.

[@apostolosderakis9840]

"Enjoy your freedom here" would have made a much better welcome sign than "Arbeit macht frei"

[@PhilippVonVangerow]

After a terrible week it is a good thing to watch Natasha's Adventures.

[@frankintx699]

I was born in West Berlin 8 years after WW2. I watched the Berlin Wall being built on August 13, 1961. The Alexanderplatz was then in East Berlin. My mother remarried to a US Soldier in 1958 and in 1959 we moved to the USA for 1 year. In 1961 we returned to West Berlin until 1962 we moved to Mannheim Germany until 1965. I was back in Berlin in 1974 after graduating high school to visit my grandmother in Hanau and her brother living in East Berlin. West Berlin was largely rebuilt after the war, but the socialist, communist east was left undeveloped, with old public transit trains and steam locomotives from the 30s, 40s, and 50s still in use. Unfortunately, I was not able to return for the reunification in 1989.

[@karlheinz9432]

Alexanderplatz looks like a big railway station, because it is. And I never thought of it as a a/the city center of Berlin.

[@apostolosderakis9840]

Glad you learned something from the video 😊

[@majormogli3772]

Herzlich Willkommen in Deutschland! Hoffe du hast eine gute Zeit :)

[@seanmcerlean]

Glad you made it to Berlin Natasha. It is an amazing city with lots of history & places to discover. Sorry to hear about the scary rejected take off from Arlanda. As a pilot I can equally reassure you that we train for this & it does happen from time to time. Totally normal. Anyhow hope you are enjoying your time there & the culture. Poca poca. Sean.

[@ReaperCH90]

As a Swiss, I can tell you you had a very typical German public transportation experience. All you lacked is waiting 2 hours for a DB train. Berlin is one of the few capitals in the world which is shittier than most of the rest of the country. Choose any west german city, and it will be most likely better, and even the growing eastern cities like Leipzig and Dresden as I have heard. And yeah, these are real Berlin wall pieces. This wall was very large, long and massive, and it was actually more than just the concrete part most known and easily visible from Westerberlin.

[@chriscross7671]

People forget that Germany is subsidizing half of Europe at the expense of its own infrastructure. Instead of looking down on Germany, perhaps people should start being a bit more grateful.

[@hh-kv6fh]

historically Berlin had 2 systems with different owners. the subway belonged to west berlin and the s-bahn to east germany. thats why s-bahn station looked very antique.

[@ReaperCH90]

@@chriscross7671 your point has zero value, because Germany is the Euro country which gained the most from it and even if, this does not explain why Berlin is such a rundown city compared to other German cities of a similar size like Munich or Hamburg.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

@@chriscross7671 The highest EU contribution per capita is done by the Netherlands. Stop complaining.

[@joethomas8241]

Avoid the whole Hamburg/Lubeck trains. Hit and miss at it's best.

[@markmicomte]

I follow you since years and I like the way explore places. I like how you express what you see and feel. And I always thought to myself that she would fit very well to this cosmopolitan city of Berlin.

[@fredrickroll06]

Welcome to Berlin, my home away from home! I lived there for two years and have been back any number of times. I was born and grew up in Brooklyn, but Berlin is far more familiar to me now. I hope you will find all kinds of treasures here - cultural,, and people!

[@Capt.-Nemo]

Berlin is Berlin. The boss level of Germany, in a negative sense.

[@Zentralrat-der-Schwaben]

That´s true.

[@Aggoenix]

After living in Berlin i would say that its a state on its own. Its quite different from most of Germany and honestly the only place that attracted me there. But i was studying digital arts and was always a bit more free spirited and alternative so i guess thats why Berlin attracted me, cause it had this bohemian open minded a bit anarchist reputation. Ive lived in Neukolln infront of the river, went to have a beer in the evening and socialize in some park or near the bridge, cycled everywhere, went to many techno events. To me its a great city. Also ive never found it dangerous, im a night owl so i went outside late night often or walking from a party at like 4AM in a district that is called the most middle eastern part of Berlin and ive never encountered any problem. Berlin for younger creative free spirited people is a great city, the only problem is that it became so cool that so many people all around Europe moved there, its not easy with housing there. (but i always found some shared WG close to the center between 450 to 550 euros a month incl. utilities and tax). It was 2022 and 2023.

[@ScareTactics1773]

If you claim you've been to Germany but only seen Berlin, you weren't in Germany. Also, my condolences.

[@berndamlauern]

As someone who was born in Berlin and still lives here, I can say that this is absolute nonsense and is only told by people who don't know Berlin and for whom Berlin is just Kreuzkölln. Berlin is huge. The train station district in Frankfurt isn't that great either, but I don't blame the whole city on that. If you don't like cities, okay, stay in your village, but don't repeat these myths stupidly.

[@Zentralrat-der-Schwaben]

@berndamlauern Myths? I know Berlin before the fall of the wall and after. And it's gotten worse. I'm just talking about the topic of state financial equalization / Länderfinanzausgleich. Berlin can only exist through the rest of Germany. But Germany can also exist without Berlin. 1. Cost of Living: Although Berlin was known for its affordable living costs, prices have been rising significantly in recent years, especially for housing. This has led to concerns about affordability for residents. 2. Housing Shortages: There is a high demand for housing, resulting in a shortage of available apartments. Many people face challenges finding suitable accommodation, and competition can be fierce. 3. Public Transportation Issues: While Berlin has an extensive public transport system, it can be overcrowded and occasionally unreliable. Delays and strikes can disrupt daily commutes. 4. Bureaucracy: Dealing with administrative processes in Berlin can be frustrating due to complex regulations and slow bureaucratic procedures, particularly for newcomers and expatriates. 5. Social Issues: Like many large cities, Berlin faces social challenges, including crime in certain areas, homelessness, and issues related to integration and gentrification. 6. Cultural Polarization: The city has a diverse population, which can lead to cultural clashes and tensions among different communities. 7. Air Quality and Pollution: Urban pollution and air quality can be a concern, particularly in busy districts, affecting overall health and well-being. 8. Limited Green Spaces: While Berlin has parks and green areas, some neighborhoods may lack sufficient access to nature, which can be a disadvantage for those who prioritize outdoor activities. 9. Economic Disparities: There are notable economic disparities within the city, with some areas being significantly wealthier than others, leading to social inequalities. 10. The Rudeness of the Berliners. They even have an expression "Berliner Schnauze" or (Berlin's muzzle) to indicate the rude way you get treated in some shops and cafes. 11. The security situation and the public administration are particularly negative. There are also deficits in the sense of belonging. etc.

[@nilsoliverschumann4486]

Thanks!

[@robertmaltbie1188]

The travel irony, and its essential learning, is from the frustration with ourselves while adjusting to a conformity we are not already accustomed to. Then we laugh when the cipher is broken: and we are still alive after all. Safe travels!🙏

[@ashleyupshall7641]

Berlin is a cool open city, interesting place to visit with so much to do, art scene, museums, night life. I loved it there.

[@christopherkessler4827]

Hey Natasha! Hope you're enjoying the trip!

[@charleshoward1475]

Many thanks from the U.K once again Natashia. Always fascinating seeing the World through your eyes. I hope your enjoying a great weekend.

[@threeswisswitches]

I like Schöneberg. Nollendorf platz has 24h Edeka!! Nice to see you visiting my city.

[@doug3691]

Thank you for sharing your travels. I was there around 1980, and the train I took had to pass a serious security checkpoint -- lots of barbed wire and armed guards -- to get from Western Germany, across part of Eastern Germany, to Western Berlin. I also saw a section of the Berlin Wall up close, but not near any of the gates. And I remember Munich being more fun, at that time.

[@Intergalactic_media]

I got a piece of the Berlin wall as a Christmas gift way back in 1989, only about a six weeks after the wall came down! 😃

[@robertol.7796]

As a German subscriber, I can say that I watched you regularly because you come from a region of Russia that I wasn't that familiar with. I also wanted to consolidate the English language through you. Now I find your journey exciting and wish you all the luck in the universe that you find a place where you can live happily.

[@PVNInteriors]

Thank you, Natasha. Wonderful.

[@borgjako]

Haha, that B-roll footage of you rolling that new suitcase was a real gem!

[@Khanalas1]

Wow nice video.

[@dl8cy]

The many parks in West-Berlin are because of the wall back in the days - you couldn't go in the wilds woods around the city for obvious reason. I moved 1987 from Bavaria to Berlin(West) and did not regretted my decision till today. The reason why I subscribed to your channel many years ago is because I wanted to learn something about the far eastern part of Russia and what the daily life of the people there is like and that's when I came across your channel as a German

[@beaverhurl]

I went from the US -> Turkey -> Georgia (Tbilisi) -> Germany - You showed up on my feed when I lived in Georgia. Glad you liked Germany.

[@Dr.Shizzels]

I*m curious about other nations, the people living there and their daily life - so one day, a few years ago i discovered your "Welcome to SpassK" Video and since then, I watch your videos regularly 😅

[@Stichelfritz]

Visited Berlin twice, i like it. Like every capital it does not represent Germany. But i like the vibe, if you are like me watching how people behave. I sit on a terrace having a drink, or coffee and watch people passing by and in these bigger cities chances are you see more strange/weird people. The German do like it if you at least try to speak some words German and they don't care if it isn't in the best pronunciation, they understand and help you. When standing on Alexander platz near the U-bahn entrance discussing how to go to Brandenburg, a young German man approached us and asked if we needed help. We said we are going to Brandenburg but not sure if we can get on these tours around Brandenburg and if we needed to book prior. He explained that we could book just outside the train/s-bahn station at Brandenburg. As a Dutch i liked the Dutch part of Brandenburg. Walked around in that part, returned to Berlin and had dinner in one of these restaurant at Hackescher Markt under neath these S-Bahn arches. Sat outside and they had these torches burning and plaids to put over your legs if you felt cold. (it was end October) . Good memories.

[@apostolosderakis9840]

So no memorable laundry stories ?

[@deanaaron8894]

Natasha, Great job on your vlogs... love them

[@bhhardgr01]

Nice,thanks for sharing😊

[@simonebaruzzi156]

i am weird : the first thing that amazed me in Berlin were the transports , they looked so perfect to my italian eyes . And i felt safe even walking by night ; i love walking , i think that only walking one can understand what is around him , and remember the way to return home .

[@ClemensRant]

Thanks for your videos, I really appreciate them so much. Especially your sound FX in the laundry put a smile on my face. ☺ It's such a shame that you can't come to Austria, 😔even though Munich is already so close. Maybe next time? All the best for you and many upcoming adventures on your trip 😍

[@Desa79]

Die Kommentarsektion ist nun Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Herzlich Willkommen. 😐🤝😐

[@Suranda68]

lol wtf

[@pat-orl]

I just visited Berlin a week ago from the US, fun to see your impressions.

[@edinborocreations9432]

As an American I enjoy seeing the world through your eyes and discovering places that are unique. Each day of each person's life is a unique treasure! Enjoy your treasured life and thanks for sharing the experience!!🌳🙂

[@sasan727]

I remember you had a map of Germany on the wall in your student room in Khabarovsk. So cool that you could visit it now!

[@TextFarben]

Hi Natasha, hello from gayish Schöneberg! Public transportation has become a nightmare in the recent years. Germany in general has enormous problems with maintaining and developing public infrastructure, and also poverty is getting more and more visible; it is said that up to 20% of Germans are living at or below poverty line. Homophobia with homophobic and transphobic violence sadly is a thing in Berlin - even leading to people leaving for this reason. But in general you can blend in and live free und find queers and friends. I am one of the German viewers and now subscribers of your channel - with a great interest in Russian and Eastern European culture and the recent sad developments. Seeing the story of your and your friends emigration is making my heart heavy sometimes - but on the other hand I am proud and impressed by all of your strength! Sending you best wishes with this comment. Poka poka, до встречи!

[@apostolosderakis9840]

Could it be that you get elected for identity politics and you do not have to care much about boring things like repairing infrastructure, affordable housing etc?

[@drschrodinger1024]

I wento to Berlin in January of 2023. Coming from Latin America, the thing that impressed me the most was the transportation and feeling safe walking at nights. Even though not everything is perfect, it's indeed a very beautiful city full of history

[@ingemarsjoo4542]

Berlin är full av historia, men dom fysiska uttrycken för denna historia är dessvärre till stor del bortbombade. Ungefär hälften av fastighetsbeståndet förstördes av allierade bombräder. På bägge sidor muren har man gjort ett herkules-arbete med att bygga nya bostäder för innevånarna och återställa helt eller delvis förstörda kulturbyggnader. Som t ex det gamla kejserliga palatset, Neues museum, kyrkorna och konserthuset på Gendarmenmarkt, osv. Så ha överseende med att staden inte fullständigt översvämmas av gamla kvarter från medeltiden, som Rothenburg, Quedlingsburg och vissa andra tyska småstäder som slapp bombanfall. Att Berlin idag har ett så "modernistiskt" utseende har sina historiska orsaker och är således inte ett uttryck för bristande känsla för gammal kultur från innevånarnas sida.

[@DejaVuDejaVuDejaVu]

I was both in East and West Berlin 1 week before the wall came down in november 1989. It was like 2 totally different worlds in the same city. East was very gray, brown and sad, even no smiles and sad people, all with same cars, Lada and Trabant i think the name was. West was colorfull with alot of neonlights and like a modern city We went to west Berlin thrugh Checkpoint Charly, and changed money (illigaly), so to tell it easy, we changed 1 mark and got 16 mark back, by changing dollars. So when we went back to east we where like millionaires, 17 years old. We buy champagne that was worth 1 month salary in East for 1 bottle, we was 8 people and when we left the table it was 28 bottles there, even if the bottle fell, we didnt care to take it up, we just bought a new bottle. Crazy, even the locals was making a ring of people around us. Of couse we gave them alot of money too, but we where too young to look back and think maby this was a bad idea, we just give a fuck. This was the first time we was like filthy ruich so we wanted to feel filthy too and don't care for 1 time in a life. When we went home to Scandinavia, it was illegal to take the money out of East Germany, so i got 3 big plastic bags, and i went on both our busses with students and filled up those 3 bags with money. I found a young girl with 2 young kids, even se was young she looked tired. We gave those 3 bags with money to her

[@hh-kv6fh]

I lived in Berlin for 2 years when there still was the wall. visited it again 20 years later. the built so much in Berlin that I wasn't able to find the spots.^^

[@ashtonv418]

Wonderful handling of the plants around you : - )

[@hg6996]

Welcome to Germany! 😊 Greetings from South Germany. The former eastern part of the city is very nice. I love Berlin ☺️ Enjoy your time!

[@andreaspoppe]

As I was hearing your German pronunciation I 100% sure your German will sound awesome!

[@crossfire2204]

Nice Vid. Welcome to germany.

[@lornfant]

Anixousness ---> irritation! Yes! Me too! Love your work.

[@hcjkruse]

I visited Berlin last year, mostly museum Island because the Pergamon museum is closed for renovation for years. I hope you liked it. I found it a relaxing city compared to London, Amsterdam or Paris. It felt a bit like Rotterdam but less crowded. Especially Alexanderplatz.

[@ulrichbrodowsky5016]

Viele Grüße aus Deutschland! Schön, dass du dieses Land besuchst

[@Verbalaesthet]

[@rnrnrn69]

Hi Natasha. If you're in Berlin again, do drop us a note. We will be happy to show you around through the eyes of 2 Poles living in Berlin for 15 years ;-)

[@kpdvw]

Natascha willkommen in Deutschland, dont worry about trains there is always another one.....!

[@Heffen89]

I'm glad that you made it to Germany. You should also visit Hamburg and see the sea. Will you travel to Portugal too? You can meet Roman (NFKRZ) there.

[@rickbullock4331]

Interesting bit of tourism in Berin. I’ve never been in Europe and at my age won’t be travelling there either. Stay safe in your ventures.👍👍🇨🇦

[@theamazingbatboy]

My Berlin experience was characterized by the parks and greenery (and as a dog owner, your comment was 100% correct). I stayed in a neighborhood near Tempelhof and our forays into the central city on bikes was the best fun I've had in years. I loved the public transport precisely because of its weirdness and the funny characters you'd run in to, yet literally _no one_ gave a crap about what you were wearing or your hairstyle. Coming from a more conservative French lifestyle where people openly stare at you, that was pretty cool. Having travelled around a tiny bit I can say, while Rome was the most beautiful (and gastronomically pleasing) capital I truly loved Berlin as a city made for human beings to actually live in together. Ps. Alexanderplatz is totally a railway plaza no argument (I was like yeah I need to just buy a new phone and get out of here) ;)

[@j.wagner1633]

German person here: for me it's that I have a pretty good level of English since I do need it for my degree at University, I am also interested in perspectives on either Germany or on different topics from people who had a different upbringing/came from a different walk of life. Aside from the above mentioned point, it is definitely interesting to get a point of view on Russia which isn't pro Putin, pro Ukraine invasion or traditional/religious value advertising for a Russia that doesn't really exist, also known as Propaganda. Remember, Russia doesn't necessarilly mean pro Putin or being in favour of a empirealistic land grabbing operation in combination with breaking international law, nor does it necessarilly mean nationalistic fanatics who spout propaganda in their videos.

[@apostolosderakis9840]

Genau, there is so much proPutin propaganda in Europe and it definitely refreshing to hear an alternative view.

[@ulrich1741]

Welcome to Germany! What a nice coincidence that you endet up in Schöneberg. I live in Cologne.

[@benfoot4212]

I have a piece and barbed wire I brought home from when I was there for unification. Great time in history. I miss Deutschland

[@andgainingspeed]

Laundry is why I prefer Airbnb for longer stays. It's been over a decade since my Berlin visit but I do remember the eastern part being more lively. Outside of having to mind the bike lanes no problems. Plenty of interesting museums and places with historical significance to visit.

[@Taugtaug]

Willkommen in Deutschland! I follow your Channel for many years. If you visit bavaria, let me know. :)

[@Robotainment]

Hello from Hamburg!

[@ghostwriter7547]

The pigeons greeted you, they are the friendly souls that protect you. 🕊 My favorite video part was when Natascha stood at the fallen Berlin Wall, An image with symbolic power that will give many people hope that this madness will eventually come to an end one time.

[@merrygin]

Hey great, welcome to my home city! :D The best parts of Berlin are outside of the city centre (apart from maybe the museums) as you already saw I think. A couple of suggestions: Maybe visit the Karl-Marx-Allee, e.g. if you ride to the U Weberwiese and walk to Frankfurter Tor. It was the old pride (in a purely literal sense) street for the GDR regime - probably will feel pretty familiar (hopefully not in a too bad sense)! I can recommend the OM Coffee café there. There is also a really nice neighborhood with lots of cafés, restaurants and shops around the Boxhagener Platz close to there. Also another really rather secret tip is the old city of Köpenick (Altstadt Köpenick), its a really nice historic center of one of the boroughs in the south east of Berlin. Its absolutely something else than the rest of the city. I heartily recommend to visit the "Milchkaffee" café there, it has awesome cake and quiche!

[@apostolosderakis9840]

I have a plate on the wall with the Hauptmann von Köpenick and his soldiers in attention. Boring stories, I was thrilled by the suitcase shopping instead.

[@brandonknapp4186]

Always wanted to visit Berlin!

[@xeno-crisis]

i've spent 6 months in Munich to learn german and i remember on my first day in the main train station there was a crazy old lady shouting at people in her underwear and it spooked me since i'm from a rural area ahaha but after that i only had fantastic memory and the german people are exceptionaly nice, similar to american. I'm from Switzerland and I hope you'll visit !

[@jjj76120]

I love Berlin!!!!! ❤🌈

[@yasminesteinbauer8565]

I would assume that the pieces are really from the wall. There are suppliers who certify authenticity. Also, you might want to buy a hiking backpack that has a padded hip belt. These then shift the weight onto your hips and not your back. I found your channel before the war because you generally didn't hear that much from Russia. And there aren't very many Russian KZbinrs who speak English or German. I guess Germans are generally interested in other countries.

[@Blackadder75]

For the laundry 'problem' (I travel a lot on my own) I like to stay at least 1 night per week traveling in some kind of apartment or room that people rent out with a washing machine. Sometimes they even come with a dryer. I then do all my washing immediately on arrival and it should be dry the next day again .

[@Turbo-ic8lw]

Herzlich Willkommen in Deutschland / welcome to Germany. Greetings from Hamburg

[@Strakin]

I live in schöneberg. After following your other european videos its nice that you visit Berlin too. Welcome. Yes, Munic and Berlin have very different vibes.

[@BjorckBengt]

80% of Berlin was destroyed by the russians in 1945 and the capital of West Germany was shifted to Bonn. Not until the fall of the Berlin wall was Berlin renamed capital of the reunited Germany. I suspect that influence the impression of Berlin.

[@apostolosderakis9840]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge about the destruction in 1945 by the Russians(80% or 80.1%). Fascinating to know that the allies were bombarding it for years before,albeit with flowers 🌹)

[@Darisiabgal7573]

Berlin actually looks nicer than I thought it would.

[@FireOnMyPocket]

About the centre of Berlin: It is one of the cities most bombed during WW2. I'd say that nowadays people move to Berlin for the lifestyle and like-minded people. It is a very cosmopolitan city.

[@daviniusb6798]

I'm one of those german subscribers (from Berlin), I thought your audience was international! I've found you over Dari Step, no idea how I found her though. However, welcome to germany! Please visit Vienna, Austria, where I've been living for the last decade. It's international like Berlin, but with friendlier people and less trees.

[@th.a]

After the fall of the Berlin Wall our government encouraged a lot of Russian-Germans whose families emigrated to Russian several hundret years ago to return to Germany. And quite a number followed our Chancellor's call.

[@apostolosderakis9840]

And when many of them returned to Russia, they chose Kalinigrand, just to be close to home.

[@RyanHellyer]

Signage in general in Germany is absolutely terrible. That's nothing specific with the Berlin transit system, but it's just where you stumble across it the most. It does get easier as you learn the system, but it's also just a semi-broken system. You say "city center" repeatedly. But where is the Berlin city center? I've lived here for 10 years, and still have no idea what is considered the "center" ;) The city was split in half for decades, so what may have originally been the center, was broken at that point and it never properly returned after the wall came down.

[@draoi99]

I have never been but always imagined that the centre of Berlin would be the Brandenburg Gate.

[@apostolosderakis9840]

It is amazing that it was a rather small video and we all learned so much, including this about the city center (which I did not know)

[@sleepy8741]

Greetings from Munich hope you enjoyed the town and Oktoberfest if you was here in that time :)

[@tommynyberg2122]

You are becoming a professional traveler!!!!! At first you were a little afraid to travel in the Netherlands. Now you fix problems with the journey from the airport to the center of Berlin with irritation instead of anxiety. Don't forget what you said in the laundry shop: Travel is Adventure in itself.

[@frankb1]

Public transit in Berlin is intimidating.

[@eeetuman]

I was in berlin 6 yrs ago. My experiences were pretty good. Searched some ruins of WW2, visiting Teufelsberg, Brandenburger Tor and Potsdam. I also liked those woods in Grunewald, was a peaceful place.

[@ememal6781]

Takk!

[@elenatschukes5228]

I think you have many viewers in Germany because of „Spätaussiedler“. Basically it’s people with German roots who lived in Russia, Ukraine etc. before. I think its from Katharina the Great time. Many Germans moved to Russia to work there. Now Germany allowed us to move back. That’s how I came to Germany. My father has German roots and my mum is Ukranian.

[@Latvian07]

It would be interesting to see you in Latvia:) my Russian friend really loved it

[@senfdame528]

In germany there is a big russian/post-soviet diaspora (so called "Spätaussiedler" in german). My family and I came from Kazakhstan in the early 90s and I think a lot of german viewers are also russian/soviet migrants from that time

[@robbrike4619]

When Berlin was still divided - until 1989 I believe it was - between East and West Berlin, the town hall of West-Berlin was established in Berlin-Schöneberg. When John Kennedy visited Berlin he went to visit the major of West-Berlin, and that was Willy Brandt, who later became Chancellor.

[@marcusdeh6946]

nice video :-) Berlin my hometown has many green Parks and beautiful places. To find out you has to stay more days. ;-) A german greetings to your local fans would be nice..

[@informationcollectionpost3257]

Living in Upper Midwestern USA and being mostly German and having a lot of Russian in me. ( evidently before WW2 it was all right for Germans to marry Russians in Central Europe or the Baltic state region) Most of the USA is made of Germans who immigrated here and then learned American English. ( not neccessarily Standard American English, the correct American English, as I would later learn in my last two years of High School. Too much time with my father's parents.) English is becoming the universal language of the world in my opinion even if there are 3 major standard versions of it (UK, Australian, and North American) ( I have to include those proud Canadian English speakers too) I using a gel heating pad and go to a physical therapist for my back when it is sore to remove muscle knots. I remember when I arrived in my dorm room to watch them removing the Berlin Wall on Television. My reaction was, "What on the Earth is going on". I questioned if Russia was going to change the hostile behavior towards the west and then join the rest of the world.

[@mazinalove]

🏳‍🌈 🏳‍🌈 🏳‍🌈 we are happy you visited us here in germany 💕

[@christianbergener]

Hello, Natasha, I`m German. It was interesting to see Berlin as a Russian, the magazine "Yummi" in your movie is a free magazine for children, from the supermarket Edeka, a great possibility to learn German. 🤣 And sorry, but you talked a lot of the time about your rolling suitcase. A little more about Berlin, for example the Brandenburg Gate, Gouvernement Quarter, or Unter den Linden is great. PS: I have also visited Königsberg, Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg and Moscow, I know Russia a little bit.

[@nobody_is_perfect418]

Very cool you were in my Country. The interest is a historical one. Since the 18th century both countries had diplomatic deals.

[@KevinHenry-ks7iv]

Just for some background, following WWII Germany, (also Berlin) was divided up into 4 sectors to be occupied by the Allied Powers, America, Great Britan, France and the Soviet Union. West Germany was composed of the three western allies and East Germany was occupied by The Soviets (This situation was mirrored in Berlin, which was about 110 km inside East Germany). In 1989 East and West Germany reunited and lots of infrastructure problems became apparent. One was public transportation, as East German rail systems used Soviet-Style systems incompatible with western systems. This took lots of money and time to correct, sometimes leading to the confusing trip from the airport. Berlin is especially problematic since it was divided, honestly the Germans did this quite well.

[@jorgschurig7036]

Welcome to Berlin Natasha, for the Airport - City transportation use the FEX Airport Express or RE7 or RB 14 Regio-train with ABC Ticket. Needs 20 til 30 min. Berlin has 3 centers : Kudamm, Potsdamer Platz and Alex. Alex isn't an pleasure. I had to crossing almost daily in 27 years......Enjoy your time there. Berlin has high culture but also to handle a lot of challenges. And in my experience, the origin "Berlins" are very direct but with a big and helpful heart.