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Strandbad Wannsee
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside… It felt like we were on the beach in Barcelona again. Strandbad Wannsee must be the only beach in Berlin where you have to pay to enter, but for once it was definitely worth it. For €5.50 you get sand between your toes and some space to relax. We visited on a weekday and it was busy, but nothing compared to the free lakes which are just rammed full of screaming drunk people. Here it’s calm and shallow for a long way out, so the children stay in this part and the adults swim out. It was peaceful and clean, although…
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Friday Links
Just listen to the rhythm of my heart… There’s been a lot of bad press for Germans recently regarding refugees and immigrants – so I LOVE this website 🙂 Wow – great story about being female and running a marathon! I want this on my balcony NOW! Our amusing friend talks about where to avoid during the summer holidays. Guaranteed to make you giggle… Do you know what an RBF is? This Is What Disney Princes Would Look Like In Real Life. Dumb Cops Who Don’t Know the Law Are Hassling Topless Women Across Canada. And one last one: 50 Twitter Jokes That Will Brighten Your Day.
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Sacrower See
The Big Bad Wolf… Known as possibly the ‘best water quality of all the lakes in and around Berlin‘, Sacrower See is just half an hour drive from the capital towards Potsdam. It’s a bit of a hidden gem that only the locals know about, so even on a boiling hot Sunday we managed to find a perfect spot on the sandy beach and have a picnic/ swim-fest. It felt like a holiday. Once you manage to get into the freezing cold water, you can swim out to wonderful views and the water is beautifully clear. There’s even a little restaurant and chip/ ice cream stand when you get peckish.…
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Pfaueninsel – Peacock Island
Last week, we finally paid a visit to a tourist spot for the locals in Berlin… the UNESCO World Heritage Site — Pfaueninsel (Peacock Island). The island is located in the middle of Havel river in Wannsee, just in the south-west of Berlin and not too far from the L&A headquarters. In order to get to the island, you have to have to take a bus (or cycle) from Wannsee station to a small jetty where a ferry pops back and forth over the 200m stretch of water between the mainland and island every few minutes. It costs just 4 EUR for a return trip on the ferry, and it is your only…