It was a cool autumn day in November 1990 when the Berlin Wall lost its mission to divide the city in two. For over 40 years, the division of Germany between the Allies had physically divided the country and even crisscrossed the capital with a wall. Just imagine: you live in a city, one half of which is walled-in, with the alleged enemy on the other side—and maybe your cousin, too. When the wall fell on November 9, 1990, it began a liberation for the residents of West Berlin and a fundamental change for all subsequent residents of East Germany. When people in Germany talk about the “change,” they don't just mean that notorious November, but the many grueling years of a divided nation trying to grow together that followed.
"…an impressive seven percent of Berlin's total area is covered by water — that's the size of 8403 soccer fields!"
Though the terms “Ossi” for east and “Wessi” for west are still widely used 30 years later, if there is one place in Germany where reunification has succeeded, it is Berlin. Today, the once gray city is cosmopolitan and colorful, populated by thousands of tourists, students, and a young start-up scene. Berlin is known for architecture and art, for a thriving music scene, and wild nightlife. But what is too often forgotten is that it is also the capital of relaxation on the water!
Berlin lies in the middle of a network of lakes and rivers, all of which are somehow connected. The city of Berlin, and its surrounding state of Brandenburg
