Mr. Minsch in Kreuzberg

Hi Readers, I know I took a long break .... sometimes life keeps you busy and let's you forget that your blog readers might be waiting for a new post.

Slowly the weather in Berlin is getting really pleasant.. sunny and warm. Still some clouds but warm enough and when catching the sun rays one can already imagine the summer approaching.

We took this opportunity to take a stroll through the Park am Gleisdreieck which stretches from U Gleisdreieck, and S + U Yorkstrasse  and further. There is a cool area for skaters and other sportive activities. More info about the park here http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_am_Gleisdreieck
What would Germany be without parks? They are just part of the country and the people. I cannot imagine Germany without parks.

Afterwards going along Mehringdamm we ended up enjoying coffe and cake at the cafe Mr. Minsch which has fantastic cakes. It is a very popular place. We were lucky to find a table available and a short queue  While we enjoyed our most delicious pieces of cake we could see the queue getting longer and longer...

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Yeah! Finally spring is here!

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.

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: