First of all, I have to apologize my dear readers, somehow I wasn't able to write for a while... busy, sick busy, sick.... seems like an vicous circle. So it's really helpful that the winter is over and spring is here although for a few days it was more summer than spring. Nature seems a bit confused.
The other day I read an article about the use to talk about the weather. Apparently it helps people psychologically and is very useful. And Germans talk about the weather all the time. Mostly they complaint about it. Berliners are famous for complaining. However this winter I couldn't help complaining too. It seemed an awfully long winter, cold and dark.
"In 1821 the Neoclassical Nationaldenkmal für die Befreiungskriege by architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel was inaugurated at the top of the 66 m (217 ft) promontory west of the road to Tempelhof, then known as Tempelhofer Berg or Runder Berg (i.e. Tempelhof or round hill). The king renamed the hill Kreuzberg after the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz) at the top of the monument, in September 1921 it became the name giver of the Kreuzberg borough created by the 1920 Greater Berlin Act. The monument comprised only a small plot of land measuring about 2,839.83 m2 (30,567.7 sq ft). The surrounding fields were private real estate." (source: wikipedia)
The waterfall, which ran in 1893 for the first time, was empty today, no water .... Probably still too early and the water might be running in a few weeks time. The water has to be pumped up.
There is also a famous Biergarten called Golgatha (entrance via Katzbachstrasse) which can be very busy on sunny days or warm nights. A very gemuetlich Biergarten to watch the stars on clear nights while drinking a beer. We didn't get the time but you should check it out.
Here a few more impressions about the day:
The other day I read an article about the use to talk about the weather. Apparently it helps people psychologically and is very useful. And Germans talk about the weather all the time. Mostly they complaint about it. Berliners are famous for complaining. However this winter I couldn't help complaining too. It seemed an awfully long winter, cold and dark.
Finally that the sun is out, Berliner enjoy the parks . And we're no exception. We've visited the Viktoriapark in the district Kreuzberg. This small hill Kreuzberg is 66 meter high and it's a lovely park.
"In 1821 the Neoclassical Nationaldenkmal für die Befreiungskriege by architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel was inaugurated at the top of the 66 m (217 ft) promontory west of the road to Tempelhof, then known as Tempelhofer Berg or Runder Berg (i.e. Tempelhof or round hill). The king renamed the hill Kreuzberg after the Iron Cross (Eisernes Kreuz) at the top of the monument, in September 1921 it became the name giver of the Kreuzberg borough created by the 1920 Greater Berlin Act. The monument comprised only a small plot of land measuring about 2,839.83 m2 (30,567.7 sq ft). The surrounding fields were private real estate." (source: wikipedia)
From the top you have a beautiful view. - even up to Mitte.
The waterfall, which ran in 1893 for the first time, was empty today, no water .... Probably still too early and the water might be running in a few weeks time. The water has to be pumped up.
There is also a famous Biergarten called Golgatha (entrance via Katzbachstrasse) which can be very busy on sunny days or warm nights. A very gemuetlich Biergarten to watch the stars on clear nights while drinking a beer. We didn't get the time but you should check it out.
Here a few more impressions about the day:
