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Berlin Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 12/18/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache isn't at the given coordinates, you'll have to solve this easy puzzle to find its true location.

The cache is a taped up clipbox with various swaps I brought back from Berlin. The swaps when placed are as follows: Brandenburg Gate fridge magnet, Soft toy bear, Berlin patch, a small badge and a Christmas decoration.

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.5 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city and is the second most populous city in the European Union. Located in northeastern Germany on the River Spree, it is the center of the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Due to its location in the European Plain, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one third of the city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes.

On a recent long weekend trip to visit the city, we spent time visiting the amazing Christmas Markets and sight seeing. Some of the old buildings that survived the war are very impressive and grand. Also some of the newer and modern architecture is equally impressive and adds a completely different feel to the city.
Another interesting part of the city is the Berlin Wall. The longest remaining stretch of the wall is over 1000 meters long and has been turned into an art gallery. We found various parts of the wall located around the city, again many pieces have been used for art pieces. The whole route of the wall has been marked out using cobble stones and in places, plaques that say 'Berliner Mauer 1961-1989'.

While walking around one of the markets I spotted a piece of architecture and it gave me an idea for a caching puzzle.
Below you'll find a few of my holiday snaps, some may help out with the puzzle, other wont but are nice to look at.
The Brandenburg Gate
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The World Clock at Alexandraplatz
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Checkpoint Charlie
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Parts of the Berlin Wall used as art pieces
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The puzzle:
A=Dhaka
B=London
C=Beijing
D=Bishkek
E=Cairo
F=Berlin

N50 59.ABC W000 43.DEF

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[puzzle] abg lrg [cache] ghpxrq va uvqrl ubyr oruvaq gerr, cyrnfr or fgrnygul.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)