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The countdown to this summer´s European Football Championship has begun.  Berlin being a city full of many nationalities soon bars will be full of people cheering for their respective country´s football team. It should make for an interesting summer as people will be thrown together or form allegiances under the banner of watching sport.

Arguably the Ideal places for watching games, pending the sun making an appearance obviously, are open air venues and Berlin has a number of such outdoor viewing options. Whether it´s converging with thousands of others with the Brandenburg Gate as a backdrop, stylishly supping cocktails on a roof terrace or enjoying a few cold ones in a beer garden.

If you are fairly new to the world of watching football but would like to join in here´s a few tips to help you blend in while watching a game.

Be prepared to swear quite a lot. Swearing watching football games is obligatory.

If the referee gives a decision against the team you are cheering for and it´s not clear cut, you can  shout ´oh this referee is biased´ or ´come on ref put your glasses on´

Read our full article on where to watch Euro 2012 in Berlin at Oh-Berlin blog

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After a typically abrupt break in the summer as temperatures dropped cooler than a Kreuzberg hipster the hot weather is finally here in Berlin and with a vengeance.

Ah summertime in Berlin, suddenly it´s a different city everyone seems to be out walking, sitting on benches, smiling, joking and generally doing every conceivable activity possible outdoors. Berliners talking about the winter gone by usually means pulling a sour face and uttering the all too familiar words of ´Argggh, Berlin last winter´. But come May hibernation is truly over and it´s time to enjoy the sunshine and the city at its finest.

Now all you have to decide on is how to spend those long hot summer days.

As European cities go Berlin is one of the greenest which surprises a lot of visitors expecting a more urban greyish landscape. The parks in Berlin are particularly nice whether you head to Treptower Park or Viktoriapark you´ll not be disappointed.

Beach bars have been all the craze in Berlin the last few years and the city has a number of great locations.

If you want to enjoy a nice bike ride in Berlin you must check out the superb BBBike site. You can plan any cycle route you want in Berlin, with options to stick to cycle routes and green-ways if you choose

Read our full article on enjoying the summer in Berlin at the Oh-Berlin blog

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