It's a six hour trip, give or take

大約要六小時左右的車程

so I have enough time to look out of the windows and contemplate.

所以我有很充裕的時間可以往窗外望並且陷入沈思

It does not take too long to leave Munich behind and soon after, farmland after farmland appear.

火車很快就離開慕尼黑，隨之而來的是一塊接著一塊的農田

The thought of flying came to me the longer the journey took

搭了許久的車之後，我起了搭飛機的念頭

and I decided my next trip, I will be on the plane.

我決定在下次旅行，我會搭飛機

For now

現在

I was happy to finally arrive.

我很開心我終於到了

If you are used to traditional German cities like myself,

如果你和我一樣很熟悉既有傳統德國城市

you will find Berlin very different.

那柏林將大大顛覆你的看法

In fact, if you ask me about Berlin, I would describe it as cosmopolitan

事實上，若你問我柏林是怎麼樣的城市，我會說它國際化

diverse, and not typical German at all.

多元化且一點也不「德國」

One of the main tourist attractions here is the Berlin Wall.

其中最受歡迎的觀光景點之一就是柏林圍牆

It stretches quite a bit and is considered a major landmark in the recent German politics.

柏林圍牆延伸得很長，被公認是近代德國政治史上重要的地標

There's always something new here to discover;

不像德國的其他城市，你總是能在柏林發現新鮮事

unlike other German cities, the diversity here is apparent.

形形色色，隨處可見

As the capital city of Germany,

作為德國的首都

politics is a focal point

政治是焦點所在

and wherever you look, you'll see a little bit of it.

不管到哪裡都能感受到它如影隨形

Berlin is full of history.

柏林有著濃濃的歷史氣息