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Here’s what a normal Sunday afternoon looks like on a park in Berlin

August 30, 2017 by Mike 6 Comments

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I want to show you what a normal Sunday afternoon looks like on Mauer Park in Berlin, Germany.

I think this park shows nicely what this city is about. It’s a DIY city. I’ll show you what I mean in this post…

Play this sound recording

I made some sound recordings from around the park. Play this as you look through this post:

Make your own party

With food

And dancing

When there’s no bar, make one

When there’s no drum kit, make one

Don’t have your own mobile massage business? make one

Bring your own electricity

Make experiments

And your own entertainment

Make magic

Meet some people

It’s still summer

Don’t ask for a gig

Make your own

 

 

Invent a whole new way of making music whilst dressed as a strawberry

Play that game where you put the ball through the hoop

Or that game where you jump over an old bit of rope

And if your legs are not long enough, extend them with bits of wood

And if you’re not into any of that, go watch the Karaoke

This is just one of Berlin’s many parks. Each one has a different thing going on. Maybe I’ll cover the others in other posts, if you want?

Also see this post: I went to Berlin’s Gay Pride Parade and took these photos

Have you been to Berlin? add suggestions, tips, advice, experiences in the comments

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  1. Jean Bailey says

    September 1, 2017 at 5:31 pm

    Love your photos! If you’re still there in October the Festival of Lights is amazing, where they light up all the prominent buildings with laser lights. Jean

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  2. John Burman says

    September 4, 2017 at 9:42 am

    Hi,
    I know you have more than a few brain cells, so I as this question. As an older person may I ask if continual partying is the new future for Germany, or is this letting off steam from a hard week. I sense there is a negation of past stuffiness in this, which is good, and while I don’t advocate a 9 to 5 dead mechanical life, we cannot forget that we live on the backs of hundreds of years of achievements of our predecessors, whose lives were short and hard at best. Living most of my life in Africa showed me most people there would give anything for what we have in Europe, low crime, social benefits, cheap food. Perpetual adolescence on the other hand is not a huge achievement –
    you don’t see much of that in Africa, most don’t even have a childhood. My guess is the party will soon come to an end – what’s yours? Or am I just a party spoiler.

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    • Spitfirematt says

      September 5, 2017 at 4:18 pm

      Perpetual adolescence = Creativity = Invention. I guess the younger working generation have the tools and flexibility they require to function and earn enough money in the world, while still appearing to have time. Hanging around social areas is a way of networking also. It might look like partying but connections are being made.

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    • Mike @vandogtraveller.com says

      November 8, 2017 at 9:31 pm

      Hmm. Are you asking if continual partying is the future for Germany? or for me? I’d find continuous partying to be pretty difficult. I’m pretty crap at it. Remember, this is the internet. What I post on this blog and social media is usually just fun or interesting things – a filtered slither of my life. There’s a lot missing I don’t post because it would mostly be boring and irrelevant. One big thing I’ve learnt from doing all of this on my own is balancing work and play and making them work together to live a lifestyle I want. Maybe you get the impression of continual partying and always good times, or that this blog is my whole life. Don’t be mistaken or confused.

      Berlin can be pretty crazy for partying though. But going to the park on a Sunday afternoon to enjoy other artists and musicians – i.e. this post. That’s just having a nice time (and even without beer actually). Without the nice times, and the inspiration, working becomes a lot more difficult.

      In the week I’d spend my days working in Betahaus. I guess I could post a picture of my cappuccino and macbook. But… you know… I’d rather not be one of them

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  3. George says

    April 30, 2019 at 9:34 pm

    Hello..
    Which gpx file holds the places one can park for the night for free, as mentioned in the book..?
    (Or do we need to look at all one by one until we see no parking meter in the photo?) 🙂

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    • Mike @vandogtraveller.com says

      May 31, 2019 at 9:56 am

      Hey, the one where they are all free is the Wild Camping one. I used this in the first bit of my travels for something to fall back on but to be honest you can often find better places yourself, I’ve found.

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