German Cash machines

I had occasion to use a German ATM this week. When I entered my card I was give the following options

1. 500 Euro

2. 400 Euro

3. 300 Euro

4. 200 Euro

5. 100 Euro

6. Another amount

Needing cash for a bus ticket I selected “another amount” and was offered multiples of 50 Euro notes. This raised a couple of questions for me such as who takes the equivalent of £435.00 out of a cash point, why do Germans carry so much cash around with them anyway.

Beach by the Bahnhof

This is becoming more common all over Europe, a totally man made beach by a river. In this case it is next to Berlin Hauptbahnhof and the “beach” is an outdoor nightclub with a different theme every night of the week. Given the winter weather in Berlin I assume they bag up their beach and put it into storage until next year.