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Once a Royal Privilege, Peacock Island Welcomes All Berliners

While Berlin is surely a city with countless historical and cultural attractions, there is always the danger visitors may become overwhelmed, and feel the urge to escape the concrete jungle — for a day, at least. Luckily, the perfect getaway exists within city limits: the Pfaueninsel, or Peacock Island is located on the southwestern fringe of Berlin and surrounded by woods and the waters of the river Havel.

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Currywurst - Far More Than Just a Sausage

It is said that there are approximately 2,000 currywurst stands in Berlin and that every year, around 70 million currywursts are consumed in the city. But the currywurst is not only popular in Berlin — throughout the whole country, Germans are fond of the dish and over 800 million currywursts find their way into German stomachs annually.

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