There is hardly another capital in the world that provides so many opportunities to enjoy the best time of the year - in summer, like Berlin. Not far from the city life of the German metropolis, there are flowering parks and a myriad of lakes and bodies of water. The streets of the city have a truly summer atmosphere with cozy street cafes and bars. Numerous festivals, parades and outdoor events such as open-air concerts in the Zitadelle or Waldbühne set the mood for a special mood.
In summer, you can even visit open-air museums in Berlin. In the village-museum Düppel you can approach the Middle Ages and see a real settlement of those times with houses, workshops, gardens and fields. The mill in Brittz and the Domäne Dahlem museum will also reveal many secrets about the capital's agricultural past. In addition to shopping malls and boutiques, on weekends in Berlin you can go shopping in the open air, for example, at flea markets, where everyone will surely find a useful little thing, be it antiques, an old book or home decoration. Some of the largest flea markets in Berlin are the markets in Mauerpark, near the Schöneberg Town Hall and near the Brandenburg Gate along 17 June Street.
Museum Island, Berlin House © 007-berlin
Berlin's nightlife continues year-round, but in the summer there are additional options for clubbers: water bars like the Watergate or club terraces that offer unforgettable views of the sparkling capital like the multi-story Weekend bar or the famous Berghain. Cinema fans, wrapped in a warm blanket, can visit the open-air cinema halls: the recently opened POMPEJI cinema in the Ostkreuz area, the cinema in Potsdamer Platz or in Friedrichshain.
Recently, one of the main summer features of Berlin, especially along the banks of the Spree River, has become beach bars, with real palm trees and golden sand right in the middle of the city. Strandbar - Mitte beach bar under the promising slogan "Italian Summer" is located next to the museum island. At Capital Beach, near the Hauptbahnhof Station and the Government District, you can enjoy cool cocktails while stretching out on the beach lounger. The Yaam Bar, which has existed in Berlin for about 15 years, is an important part of Berlin's summer culture and is considered one of the main meeting points for the multicultural part of the capital. Another beach bar, Deck 5, is located on the rooftop of the shopping center, which has attracted numerous visitors there for more than one summer.
Spree, Capital Beach Bar © 007-berlin
During the summer, Berlin offers ample opportunities for walks and excursions. One of the interesting places is the cinema park in Babelsberg, which will help you plunge into the unpredictable world of cinema and tell the secrets of creating characters and scenery. In the southeast of Berlin, there is a settlement called "New Venice", where at the beginning of the last century there was an abandoned swamp, but over time it was dried up, and a delightful landscape with 5 canals and 12 bridges was created on its territory. In the Treptow area, there is an abandoned moon park from the GDR era, where specialized excursions take place on weekends. Berlin is located on two rivers - the Spree and the Havel, in addition to numerous canals and waterways, which is a good reason to ride along them on a ship that offers a view of the city, modern and historical sights.
Outdoor museums:
www.dueppel.de
www.britzermuehle.com
www.domaene-dahlem.de
Outdoor cinema:
www.freiluftkino-pompeji.de
www.freiluftkino-kulturforum-berlin.kino-zeit.de
Spanish Restaurant El Borriquito "El Borriquito
Spanish restaurant in Berlin "El Borriquito",
in Russian "Little Donkey"
Restaurant El Borriquito has existed in Berlin for almost fifty years, since 1972. Cozy atmosphere with many small details related to Spanish culture and cuisine. The menu always contains delicious fish and meat dishes. Paella, tortilla and tapas. Fresh lobsters and seafood. Wide range of Spanish wines. Live Spanish music and a covered summer terrace will take you to hospitable Spain for dinner.
The restaurant is located next to the Savignyplatz metro, at the corner of Kantstrasse and Wielandstrasse - Open daily from 6 pm to 5 am.
Wielandstrasse 6
10625 Berlin
Telefon: 030/3129929
Mobil: +491758110173
Web: www.el-borriquito.de
From the very beginning of its existence, Borriquito restaurant has been a place for night owls, here dancers and dancers. satisfied their hunger and found a continuation of their night after the discos.
Dorothy Iannone, "Vive la Difference", 1979
Gouache auf Bristolkarton, 69.85 x 59.69 cm.
Foto: Monika Frei-Herrmann
Exhibition
“And Berlin Will Always Need You. Kunst, Handwerk und Konzept Made in Berlin ”
in Martin-Gropius-Bau
March 22 - June 16, 2019
Art, Handicraft and Concept Made in Berlin.
The focus of the exhibition is on the contemporary art scene in Berlin. The thematic frame of the exhibition is offered by the building itself Martin-Gropius-Bau, which opened in 1881 as the first museum of applied arts in Germany, and was also used as a place for art training and art workshops.
Spree embankment, museum island 007-Berlin
This issue awaits you:
- up-to-date calendar of events for three months: exhibitions, fairs, festivals, musicals, opera and classics
- DHZB is one of the world's leading centers for cardiac surgery
- sights of Berlin, as well as all museums, theaters and concert halls
- practical information and transport, Berlin city center map and metro map
- shopping: the largest shopping centers, designer boutiques and famous shopping streets of the capital
- the most popular and alternative clubs in Berlin
- Berlin restaurants: Berlin cuisine from the best chefs
Let´s GO SYLT
Welcome to the seafood restaurant
Let´s GOSYLT
in the heart of West Berlin on Kurfürstendamm 212, 10719 Berlin / tel .: +49 30 886828 00 / [email protected] www.letsgosylt.de
An unforgettable taste of the sea and a terrace to calmly admire the busy main street, where Berliners and guests of the capital stroll until late, this is the LET's GO SYLT lifestyle. Our motto is to look at others and show yourself! We have everything for lovers of fish dishes, from a huge selection of freshly caught sea fish to lobsters, lobsters and oysters. Champagne and specialty grilled fish and meat platter will bring you magical moments of relaxation on the seashore again. The freshest seafood specialties of the highest quality - especially for you.
We are happy to host private events - birthdays, business meetings and much more - in a private room for 40 people. The best is just for you!
Ice cream Mr. Borella Mr. Borella
Ice cream mix Mr. Borella ® at the Kranzler Eck shopping center
Right at the entrance to the inner courtyard of the mall, where the bird aviaries are located, a stylish new ice cream shop opened in March 2019. An innovative self-service concept and fresh ice cream with an indescribable taste awaits you! Here everyone decides for himself how his ice cream will taste.
The idea is that guests select the cup size for a fixed price and then mix the freshest ice cream with different flavors for a personalized composition. The resulting masterpiece can be crowned with delicious sauces, fruits and other additives. As a result, you can enjoy the unique taste of your own self-made ice cream. The cost depends on the size of the cup: from the smallest "Short Cut" at 3.50 euros to the giant Pot Belly at 6.50 euros.
Kranzler Eck Foto Norbert Meise
Shopping complex Kranzler Eck Berlin:
symbol of West Berlin
The shopping complex at the famous intersection of Kurfürstendamm and Joachimstaler Strasse is considered a symbol of the modern western part of Berlin. It has become a real tradition to make an appointment at the Kranzler cafe to taste unforgettable vanilla or chocolate ice cream. The aviary's favorite aviary, trendy labels and trendy cafes make Kranzler Eck Berlin a favorite meeting place in one of the best neighborhoods in Berlin. It is also an ideal starting point for a shopping stroll through the Kurfürstendamm.
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Why did the Australian writer need to take Berlin today and Nazism as the theme of his novel?
The world was twice plunged into war with Germany. And now the same forces - the German magnates and the Prussian militarists - who nurtured Hitler, are once again preparing to kindle the flames of a new world war in the hope of taking revenge.
The ten thousand miles separating Australia from Germany did not save my people, either in the first or in the second world war, from many human casualties. My childhood, which passed in a distant provincial town, was overshadowed by the death of my loved ones.
Much testified to the barbaric nature of the Nazis even in the first years after they came to power. Since 1934, stories of people fleeing Germany from political or racial persecution have multiplied the list of Nazi crimes.
In 1951, I visited France for the first time. The chance brought me into contact with a French family who endured unheard-of torture at the hands of the Nazis. And in subsequent years, I had to repeatedly hear about the barbarism of the Nazis all the way, from the Belgian border to the Cote d'Azur.
In France, I attended trials of war criminals who were brought to justice only ten years after their crimes.
I happened to hear how the public prosecutor demanded from the Germans the extradition of General Lammerding, who was guilty of the destruction of Oradour, a small village wiped out by the Nazis with its entire population: men, women and children. However, neither the British nor the American occupation authorities "were able" to find Lammerding, although they knew his whereabouts well. This war criminal now occupies a large post in West Germany.
The months I spent in Italy gave me the opportunity to familiarize myself with the atrocities committed by the Nazis against the Italian patriots.
Following the defeat of Hitler, the years of passionate struggle of the peoples of Europe against the rearmament of West Germany began. But, neglecting the lessons of history, the governments of America, England, France made every effort to provide their former enemy with several years of respite, which would allow him to once again embark on the path of the third world war. And only the heroic struggle of the peoples for peace and disarmament can prevent a world catastrophe.
I went to West Germany. There I saw with my own eyes what the great German writer Thomas Mann wrote about, leaving his country forever: the Western powers openly promote the return to power of the Nazis and war criminals convicted by the court of the Allied powers in Nuremberg.
When I returned to Australia in 1957, I was shocked to learn how widespread the false claims of pro-Nazi émigrés were, who claimed that the concentration camps, these scientifically based death camps, were "propaganda of the Reds"; that massacres, torture, gas chambers - all this is "propaganda of the Reds". Honest Australians, like misled immigrants, wanted to know the truth.
And I decided to find out the truth from the primary source.
So, in the summer of 1959, I visited the countries through which the Nazi armies marched: Albania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and the Soviet Union. I visited the places where there were concentration camps and death camps: in Terezin, Buchenwald, Ravensbruck and Auschwitz. I spoke to the survivors. And the whole monstrous picture of Nazism unfolded in front of me. The months I spent in West Berlin in the summer and autumn of 1959 showed me with horrifying clarity that the same people, obsessed with the same ideas, are again preparing the same fate for the world. Western newspapers, with rare exceptions, remain silent. Few honest journalists go out of their way to uncover the truth. The leaders of the West German government are openly demanding that a war be unleashed. The "Prussian officer" is presented to German youth as "an example of nobility." In schools, children are taught that Hitler was a "great statesman." The stalls are packed with magazines praising the Nazis.
War criminals hold positions of responsibility in government and the diplomatic arena. The organs of justice and the police are almost entirely in the hands of former Nazis and SS men; their names, biographies, numbers of party cards are recorded in the card files of all the leading newspapers in the world. The Nazi concentration camp doctors are supported by the government.
In short, West Berlin, described in my book Hot Summer in Berlin, is the Berlin I saw in the summer of 1959. And all the events, all the characters are taken by me from life.
Dymphna Cusack
The cabin door slammed shut. Shocked by Stephen's unreasonable anger, Joy leaned her head against the window as the world swayed in her eyes. And "Tangaratta" glided smoothly over the glossy surface of the sea.
There, overboard, the light from the deck wriggled like a snake on the black waters, and the white foam on the crests of the waves dissolved into the darkness. The damp and warm breeze caused by the movement of the ship blew in the face without refreshing or soothing. Stephen was not beside her, she had no one to share this moonless night with with the black sky hanging over the sea, on which the lone stars flickered through the fog. Lying on the bunk, her hands behind her head, she was painfully worried about her loneliness. Thoughts swarmed randomly in my brain. She lay for a long time, not taking her eyes off the door, dimly realizing that she needed to get up and open the door: the heat was unbearable. The whirring electric fans did little to help.
But she didn't get up. Mentally she followed Stephen up to the upper deck. Last night, when he suddenly ran out of the salon just like that, she followed him. Every night after leaving Sydney, after putting their daughter to bed, they went to the bow of the ship to admire how waves crash against the side of the ship with a cascade of phosphorescent spray, how dolphins dive and frolic, gleaming their backs.
This has been the case ever since. But today Stephen ran out of the cabin in anger, as he did last night when she, at the request of a new passenger, began to play Mozart's minuet.
Again and again she asked herself: “What's the matter with him! What's happened?" Going through her actions in memory, she did not find anything in them for which she could reproach herself. She knew her shortcomings well, and nine years of marriage taught her that their serene life was disturbed only by trifles that should not be given importance. So far, these have been short disagreements. And when she happened to flare up - and she never learned to control herself - Stephen got up and, without saying a word, left the room. She immediately pulled herself together and ran after him, and Stephen took this as a silent request for forgiveness, and their lives again flowed happily and serenely.
For a long time she had not experienced outbursts of anger: Stephen's self-control acted on her soberingly.
No, today she has nothing to reproach herself with. Truly, the journey proceeded remarkably from Sydney itself: beautiful weather, a comfortable cabin, a wonderful steamer for twelve passengers - a floating island between two worlds! Old worries disappeared without a trace, and new ones have not yet come into their own.
And wasn't Stephen happy about the trip! True, at first he did not approve of her undertaking. But now he was enjoying the journey with all his heart: playing sports on the deck, swimming in the pool, talking animatedly at the table. Usually so serious, he laughed so funny, so infectious!
The worries about the house, about the children, which gave her so much trouble, were discarded, Stephen got rid of the burdens of work. It seemed to them that they were reliving their honeymoon. When Stephen kissed her, the years seemed to recede back, she was young again, not awake, and her passion was awakened in response to his passion. Was it the influence of the tropics, the southern sky, the moon, showered with silver islets, scattered across the mirror waters of the Coral Sea, past which their ship swept by? Was it the influence of sun-drenched days, silvery pearl in the morning, and in the afternoon and evening shimmering with all shades of blue: turquoise, sapphire, cobalt and ultramarine? But whatever the reason, their passion flared up, as in the first days of intimacy. And the years only gave love more fullness. Sometimes she woke up as if from a jolt: it seemed to her that Ann was calling her. Ann's voice pulled her out of the past, bringing her back to reality. But even now, lying awake, tormented by doubts, remembering his tenderness, she felt anxiety.
The climate in Berlin can be called moderate, but it still depends on the region. And although Germany is a country that can hardly be called very large, all its ends differ very much, but it is quite possible to make a general description for all of them, and since Berlin is the center of the country, it is very easy to compare the monthly indicators of precipitation and temperature.
Monthly weather
Spring in Berlin
I would like to note that the first month of spring in the south of Berlin, and indeed in almost all parts of it, is very cool and sometimes rainy, and also mostly changeable: today there is a light rain outside, tomorrow the sun will warm up, and then snow will fall. Such weather happens when there is too little moisture in the air, and the south of these places is just famous for this, and even for its large number of forests, especially conifers, which, perhaps, are the reason for this. The remaining several parts, such as the western, northern, eastern, north-western and many other parts, have many differences from the southern, because in them, we had to get rid of natural forests in order to make room for fields. In general, spring is a very suitable period for traveling to Berlin, but there are disadvantages everywhere:
- very frequent precipitation;
- unpredictability of weather conditions;
- The “ideal” temperature can be extremely changeable, and the air temperature is often unstable.
And here are the positive aspects of it:
- even from the first months, the air temperature is very warm;
- although the nights are cool, they are far from cold nights.
So, the very first month of spring is very unpredictable, which is not very favorable for tourists and lovers of travel, hitchhiking and the like, but already in April, the weather becomes more "adequate". In spring the amount of precipitation is not as frightening as in summer and the average air temperature reaches about 7-8 °.
If you are planning to visit Berlin in the spring, try to plan your trip and be there in late April or May. By the way, May is the month in which the tourist season opens almost everywhere, and also May is the hottest month of spring in Berlin: the air temperature reaches 13 ° and more. The average temperature during the day, we can consider the temperature from 8 to 9 ° C, but by the evening the air temperature rapidly drops to a maximum of 0 ° C or a minimum of 2 ° C.
In Berlin, as in any other city, summer is the time for the massive arrival of tourists who want to visit this wonderful city. Summer there cannot be called hot, most likely, it is moderately warm, but it has a large amount of precipitation, which falls abundantly from time to time during the summer and other seasons. Summer here, as in any other place, is a pleasant time for relaxation, and you should not forget that:
- the air temperature in different regions differs significantly and is often very changeable;
- precipitation, and especially rains here and at this time of the year are not uncommon;
- the most familiar to us is the heat, which weakens a little only in the evening.
There are also advantages: the southern part of the city, although not particularly cool, but its temperature is lower than the temperature of the rest of the city.
Near the sea or near it, the air temperature reaches about 20-22 ° С. Where it is really hot here is in the south of the city, because in the shade the air temperature reaches somewhere around 25-27 ° C, and being under the sun, or rather under its direct rays, you will feel 29 ° C of heat on you, but this is only in the east of the country, but not everywhere. The temperature is more comfortable for us in the south of the city.
What is the big minus of a summer vacation in Berlin is the frequent torrential rains that come from time to time and, moreover, very abundantly. It rains more abundantly in the middle of summer, at its very height, namely, on average, in July there is from 57 to 69 mm of rain, which for residents of the EU or the United States will seem to be an unusually large amount of precipitation, and even more so for the warmest time of the year ... June is not inferior to July and has almost the same indicators, which differ by about 3–6 mm per month and the differences do not seem significant to almost any of the tourists and residents of the city, and these differences are hardly noticed by the residents of the city.
Autumn in Berlin
Undoubtedly, autumn is one of the most beautiful seasons of the year, but it also has its drawbacks:
- "Capricious" climate;
- the amount of precipitation is extremely large for a foreigner, and autumn is the period when the most precipitation falls.
- the air temperature varies slightly or strongly every day.
But there are also a lot of positive criteria:
- air temperature and climate, in the first one or two months, are quite pleasant and comfortable;
- Autumn is the most favorable period for tourists.
There is nothing to say for a long time about Berlin September, because it can easily be considered an Indian summer. September is the smallest colder than August and the temperature ranges from 12 to 16 ° С, like the rest of the months, it is a little dry and the average precipitation in September is 44 mm per month. Quite a long time, clear weather lasts a little after September, as if it does it to the envy of all other countries and cities, therefore September is one of the months during which you should visit not only the city of Berlin, but also Germany as a whole.
I would also like to add that even though our "Indian summer" is expected in September, it is very changeable, which is very similar to the Berlin spring.
- By the second month, the temperature drops significantly, and if in September the average temperature could be considered 14 ° С, then by October it will drop to 10 ° С, the temperature will fluctuate from 9 to 12 ° С.
- The rate of precipitation will also decrease and become 13-18 mm lower, on average, in October, about 26-33 mm of rain or almost any other precipitation may fall.
Also, from the middle of October, the period of wilting of plants and migration of birds begins. The coldest, or rather favorable for tourists, weather in the fall is most often in the south of the country, because thanks to the large number of forests, the autumn climate and weather of those regions often seem very comfortable, which is not surprising, and the reasons for such behavior of nature in different regions are already discussed with you earlier, talking about the weather and climate of Berlin in the spring.
Negative qualities:
- winters there are very cold and have a lot of precipitation such as snow or hail;
- especially low temperatures there at night, and in the daytime frosts do not give rest.
Positive qualities:
- to some extent, a large amount of precipitation can be considered both a plus and a minus;
- yes, the winter is cold, and that is exactly what it reminds us of the “real” winter, which we are all looking forward to with fear and impatience.
Berlin winter, like any other, is a very cool season, with snow, frost, holidays and many other aspects of "real" winter, which can be enumerated endlessly. Winter in Berlin is very cold. So much so that already in the first days of December, the temperature has time to drop to zero degrees Celsius, or even lower, which is already a sign of a harsh and cold winter.
In December, the temperature drops to zero degrees during the day and to minus degrees, precipitation in the form of rain or snow is very frequent. Snow often falls from evening to night, but by morning there is no trace of it. Comparing the Berlin winter to any other, it may seem that the Berlin winter is not particularly harsh, as it is, but even so, Berliners also face severe frosts. Rarely, the temperature drops to -16 ° C, and the average temperature in the middle of winter is about -3 to -8 ° C.
“The luminary roasts the crown of the head in summer -
You can't go out in the sun.
But, in the bushes at such a time,
Everyone can drink, eat "
(student amateur performances, Novosibirsk, early 1980s)
It just so happened that Germany, in the minds of many, is associated not only with cars, classical music, engineering thought, but also with a frothy low-alcohol drink produced on the basis of malt using hops and yeast.
Last year, I published on this site advice on the best outdoor beer spots in Germany's second largest city, Hamburg. The capital is next in line today. Berlin.
The city pleases with an abundance of numerous cafes, restaurants, pubs and other drinking establishments that put tables and chairs on the street in the summer and give an opportunity to quench your thirst to the noise of passing cars or by contemplating numerous tourists, inhabitants of neighboring houses, workers of neighboring offices and just passers-by. A "cult" establishment is a good example. Ständige Vertretung» (address Schiffbauerdamm 8, 10117 Berlin) and neighboring restaurants located on Schiffbauerdamm (the nearest metro and S-Bahn stop is Friedrichstrasse). Often a place to rest in the sun, for the "average tourist", are chairs and tables in the Gendarme market.
At the same time, in Berlin there is something that avid travelers are familiar with from the capital of Bavaria - Munich, that is, "beer gardens". I must warn you right away that in Berlin these gardens are somewhat different from those in Munich. But what can you do, Berlin is completely different from Munich and it would be strange if the similarity was only in terms of the conditions of beer consumption in the fresh air (by the way, you can drink directly from the bottle, grab it from home or purchase it in a store, right in the park or just outside).
But beer, even in Berlin, is just beer, but the atmosphere….
So, Berlin style beer gardens.
I'll start with the places located near sightseeing and similar tourist routes:
Prater Biergarten". it the institution, by right, deserves the name "beer garden", due to the presence of chestnuts on its territory. The Prater Biergarten is located in an incredibly lively location in the Prenzlauer Berg district. It has been poured here since 1837, that is, even before the emergence of Germany. Address: Kastanienallee 7-9. Start of work at noon. For those looking for fresh air and traveling with children, I would not highly recommend going here. The garden, in my understanding, should have more greenery.
Great place called Zollpackhof located on the banks of the Spree, not far from the Federal Chancellor's Office (Vedomsto is in sight). Perhaps that is why, while drinking beer and looking at the pleasure boats passing by, you may find politicians, officials and businessmen next to you, who have come here to quench their thirst that arose in the course of solving important public and private issues. The luxurious crown of an almost one and a half-century chestnut saves from the heat. If the weather is not very good, you can go under the roof of a very pleasant restaurant. Address Elisabeth-Abegg-Straße 1, 10557 Berlin
Until late in the evening, when the sun has already disappeared behind the horizon, you can enjoy in the Tiergarten Park in the "Cafe on the New Lake" ( Café am Neuen See). This is one of Berlin's oldest and favorite open-air beer restaurants. You can drink beer here already at 10:00, and on Saturday and Sunday - an hour later. Address Lichtensteinallee 2, 10787 Berlin. You can rent a boat. The restaurant is just a stone's throw from the zoo.
Tiergarten has another great place to enjoy beer and other drinks (and, of course, food). An institution called Schleusenkrug... This place is especially convenient for those who want to cool off after visiting the city's largest flea market or refuel before visiting the zoo (Zoologischer Garten). This restaurant is also remarkable from a historical point of view - it was located on the "vertical" border between West and East Berlin. Opening hours from 10:00 to 0:00. Address Müller-Breslau-Straße, 10623 Berlin.
If the above-mentioned Berlin beer gardens are a tribute to tradition, then the beer garden we are talking about now is ultra-modern Berlin. Connoisseurs of contemporary music and club culture do not need to be told what Berghain is. The restaurant “ Rüdersdorf". The establishment pleases with the atmosphere, beer and excellent
