1. Go up the TV Tower in the East
The entrance lobby is nearly as exciting as the revolutions and view when you get up there. Built in the late 60s, this 365-metre high tower is the symbol of Berlin. Visit the revolving café for a taste of East Block modernity.

2. Meet someone at the World Clock on Alexanderplatz
The most romantic East Block thing to do this side of Warsaw.

3. Drink Becks in Oranienburgerstrasse
Just round the corner from the Hackesche Höfe, art nouveau courtyard complex is Oranienburgerstrasse. Visit O&G bar, originally Obst and Gemüse, one of the first “cool” bars in the East after the Wall fell. Opposite is Tacheles, an alternative arts complex.

4. Visit the Jewish Museum
The zigzag museum building is worth seeing from the outside as well as inside. The museum exhibition is well organized, to the point and interesting.

5. Check out Checkpoint Charlie
Any visit to Berlin must include a photo-opportunity at one of the remaining sections of the Wall. Have a coffee and cake at Café Adler then visit the excellent musuem opposite.

6. Sit on the Reichstag’s roof
Visit Sir Norman Foster’s creation, the glass dome on top of the Reichstag. Within it is a continuous spiral walkway that deludes the eye. Nice café too.

7. Walk through the Brandenburg Gate
Because you can.

8. Drink tea in the Tajikistan Tearooms
Up the grand staircase in the Palais am Festungsgraben, just behind the Neue Wache on Unten den Linden, are the strange, but beautiful Tearooms. A remnant of Soviet-friendly times, enjoy tea with biscuits, jams and vodka, all served while sitting on the floor.

9. Eat breakfast
Berliners love to meet up for a slow long breakfast in a café. Try Café Morena on Spreewaldplatz in Kreuzberg or Café Milagro in Bergmannstrasse.

10. Go out all night
In Berlin, it is still possible to do this without going to clubs. For the most interesting bars, you’ll have to press a buzzer to get in.