Life of Comenius Assistant in Berlin (Germany): Mauerpark! The place to be at Sunday!

Piece of Mauer park and Flohmarkt in the back

In Berlin, Sunday is day for going to park. Mauerpark is public park, which can be found in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district. This park is some kind of sanctuary for those who are looking for place to relax after busy week, to eat or drink, buy something, listen to good music or even just to relax at grass field. We can say that park became some sort of institution for Berliners and also toursts. You can find there thousands of people every week. And you are wondering why is Mauerpark worth to visit? Let me tell you why...

The first reason to visit Mauerpark is because of really big and nice flea market (Flohmarkt). It's open every Sunday since 2004 and it's one of most popular flea markets in Berlin. When you get out at metro station at Bernauer Strasse, you just need to follow the biggest group of people, cause most probably they're going to Mauerpark. So it is impossible to miss the right way. Go with the flow!

You can find almost everything at Flea Market

At Flea Market you will find literally almost everything. From vinyl records, books, vintage clothes, hats, badges, bicycles, old cameras, bracelets, old pots, second hand shoes and so on. You can also find, what some people would call junk. Well, for someone junk, for other a treasure, right? Without a doubt, everybody can find some peace for themselves. Beside that you can find different kind of culinary offer, from vegetarian stand, German sausages, turkish specialties, beer garden etc. Usually it's difficult to walk between the stalls, cause it's so crowded.

Just chillin'

On the other side, (I would call it green side), you can find some nice place just to chill and lay on the grass. There you can also find some of interesting artists, from musicians and entertainers to clowns. And believe me when I say, that there you can find some really quality street bands and musicians. I have my favourite street band and that's also one of main reasons why I visit Mauerpark every Sunday. For all the karaoke fans, there is a place, where they can test their singing skills in front of other visitors. I would call this a place for talented singers... or brave people (for those without singing talent, hehe). I watched it from a save distance, hehe. And I still prefer street bands, to be honest.

This park also have historical note. Actual English translation of park name is "Wall park", referring to its importance of that location in the past. The part of former strip is running from Behmstrasse to Bernauer Strasse and was processed to park. When the Berlin wall was build, this land was part of highly guarded Death Strip. There you can still find a monument, 30 m of Berlin wall, which is now used for graffiti art.

After everything mentioned above, Mauerpark is a place, where people relax, enjoy and recharge their batteries for the following days.