Just to warn you all, I may die of dehydration in the next few days. Because I'm cheap. Seriously, drinks of ALL kinds are crazy expensive over here!!! We ordered a sprite the other day. It was in this tiny glass and cost around $4 US. I still can't believe it myself. I mean, the ASHTRAY is almost as big as the glass. Just to give some extra perspective on how tiny this $4 Sprite was.
Here's a little traveling-in-Europe tip: buy soda and water at the supermarket and carry it around with you. You will honestly save oodles of money.
Another interesting observation: almost every glass we've used has measurements on the side. We always know exactly how much fluid we are drinking. What a relief, I was worried I might over-hydrate with overly priced drinks.
5 comments:
Loving the blog. Found you through Design Mom. Hubby and I were in Munich and Vienna last summer and I have to agree about the drinks. The price almost cured me of the Diet Coke addiction. I can't imagine how much worse the prices are this summer. Safe travels!
Hi! I have been reading your blog for a couple of months now. I couldn't believe you were coming to Berlin because I live there now!
Anyways, things cost about the same 1:1 in Europe as they do in the US. However, the US dollar doesn't go very far! I had to stop converting things in my head because I was going crazy!
Enjoy Berlin! It is a beautiful city and make sure you do Sunday brunch. There are a lot of great restaurants in prenzlauer berg and it is pretty cheap! (well...for Europe)
small glasses or large ashtrays???
LOL Try the water. It might be cheaper :)
sadly the water is NOT cheaper - it's just crazy! :)
yelli - how fun I have a berliner reader before I even got to berlin! :) I haven't let myself convert much in my brain. it's too depressing. ;)
mawa - the ashtray was kinda big, but not THAT big :) the glass really was small. I swear!
macy - happy you found the blog and glad we're not just crazy in our interpretation of drink prices!
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