Nightlife In every large city theaters, operas (Hamburgische
Staatsoper, Deutsche Oper Berlin and Munich National Theatre are among
the most famous), nightclubs, bars with live music and discos for all
tastes. Berlin is renowned for offering many distractions until the
wee hours of the morning. In rural areas you can see performances of
traditional music. Shopping Of all the purchases can be made in
Germany, the most interesting are: precision equipment, optics,
binoculars, cameras, porcelain, hand-cut crystal, silver and leather,
Solingen knives, sporting goods, toys Nuremberg and cloth Bavarian
Loden. Also worth buying musical instruments, wooden carved toys from
the Erzgebirge Mountains, and Meissen porcelain (Meissen workshops are
open to the public.) Business Hours: The shops set their own hours,
between 06.00 and 20.00 hours Monday to Friday and between 06.00 and
16.00 on Saturdays. Smaller stores may close from 13.00 to 15.00 for
lunch. All shops, except a few bakeries, are closed on Sundays.
