BERLIN. SHOPS & MORE

Go traipsing through Berlin and be sure to catch all the most trendy,original, and traditional shops with this guide to the best the city'sshops have to offer. Whether you're a fan of avant-garde fashion orold-fashioned handmade items - or both - we've got all your bases covered.As always, we also suggest perfect places to grab a bite or relax with arefreshing drink while on your shopping spree. Highlights include: AdidasOriginals Store; DIM, 130-year-old, wickerwork and brush shop whereproducts are made by physically and mentally handicapped people; Steifffamous German teddy bears, company founded in 1877; OriginalErzgebirgskunst, decorative wooden items from a famous German region oftraditional crafts; KPM (Konigliche Porzellan Manufaktur) German RoyalPorcelain founded in 1763 where you can buy vases designed by famousarchitect Karl-Friedrich Schinkel; Junemanns Pantoffel-Eck, handmade feltslippers; Ausberlin, souvenirs made in and about Berlin such as books orcandles shaped like the Brandenburger Tor; Andreas Murkudis, avant-gardefashion, impressive selection of cutting-edge labels and young Berlinbrands; Chocolatier Erich Hamann, scrumptious chocolate made in Berlin ina shop designed by Bauhaus icon Johannes Itten in 1928; and, KaDeWe(Kaufhaus des Westens), opened in 1907, it is Europe's largest departmentstore with an outrageous delicatessen department. Special featuresinclude: exclusive hand-illustrated cover; exclusive hand-illustrated mapfor each area; information such as opening hours, history, and signaturedishes; hand-illustrated tear-out postcard; and, softcover with a studyPVC jacket.