Indeed it forms a great contrast to the town of Berlin in every thing; the streets are narrow, short, and winding.

The post-office and the theatres are the most remarkable buildings.
The luxury displayed in the shop-windows is very great.

Many a mirror and many a plate-glass window reminded me of Hamburgh's splendour, which surpasses that of Berlin considerably.
There are not many excursions round Berlin, as the country is flat and sandy.

The most interesting are to the pleasure-gardens, Charlottenburg, and, since the opening of the railway, to Potsdam.
The park or pleasure-garden is outside the Brandenburg-gate; it is divided into several parts, one of which reminded me of our fine Prater in Vienna.

The beautiful alleys were filled with carriages, riders, and pedestrians; pretty coffee-houses enlivened the woody portions, and merry children gambolled on the green lawns.