Ka De We (Kaufhaus des Westerns)

    Saturday is a good day for shopping here in Berlin since many stores are closed on Sundays. Ka De We is a must for any Berlin visitor since it's the biggest store in all of Europe and probably has been since its' founding in 1907. When Berlin was divided it became the "poster child" for the economic prosperity of West Berlin.

    Many department stores in the larger cities in Europe have "Food Halls". Ka De We not only has a whole floor dedicated to a huge selection of foods from around the world, it also has a restaurant on the floor above.

Everything is done with precise perfection, Note the white coated team of expert "technicians" restocking the canned goods. 

    The fish counters are superb, note the "Ice School" of fish and the other with a mouth big enough to swallow your arm. Fortunately he has no teeth. At the meat counter you will fing a whole display case filled with the "best of the wurst". There are over 100 varieties of tea and even more choices of coffee and if you'r looking for wine they have over 2400 varieties available. 

    if your not sure what to get, or you're hungry right now they'll cook it up for you and you can eat it there. When I asked for help choosing a coffee they offered to make a sample for me, and when I checked out the the mind boggling assortment of cheeses they also freely offered samples.

    At Ka De We, even though they don't have a king any more, they kept the same motto since they began:

"... where the customer is king and the king is a customer