Sometimes itīs hard to really imagine that something could be true when your personal experience of it is contrary to what you have been told.
Take cycling in the city. Everyone says that Berlin is a relatively safe city to bike around. But say for instance you come from a city like London where you sometimes feel that you are just road-kill waiting to happen itīs hard to believe, surely all roads are full of maniac lunatics just seeing cyclists as inconvenient pesky obstacles. But along with having a great number of cycle lanes, less traffic congestion than a lot of other cities and dare we say it normal sane and not crazed drivers Berlin is actually a fun and enjoyable city to bike around. If you really are a novice you should check out our 10 tips for becoming an expert cyclist in Berlin.
This leads us to bike tours which are a fantastic way to see the city. We have taken a few tours with our friends at Fat Tire Bike Tours and we can thoroughly recommend them. You can check out recent reviews of Fat Tire Bike tours we took at following links:
The All-In-One Berlin Bike City Tour
You can read lots more about Berlin at our Oh-Berlin blog.