Translation of secular in German

Food was excellent, but unfortunately my wife could not eat it as it came with too much curry and she is sensitive to it. We were very tired and returned to the hotel around eleven o'clock.
First we got some lunch which was the first normal experience on that day. Then we were told to take a boat. A fisherman and his young daughter were rowing and we continued on the river.
The biggest city in Germany is Berlin. The other big cities are not as big but some of them are really nice. And especially the smaller cities here are very charming and worth visiting.