Berlin is warm and green-- and I love it! On weekends I go running in the park, and not just any park, but the Charlottenburg Castle Park. Part of the reason is because the castle is amazingly beautiful, and part of it because I think it feels really bad-ass to go jogging at the castle any time I want. On my way I drop by the mausoleum of King Wilhelm III and his wife, and then I squat by the lake as close as I can without falling in and just stare at the ducks for a while. They are fascinating, and it's cool how ducks and swans just quack their way around parks in Berlin like they own the place.
On the first of May, the anarchists come out in Berlin. They vandalize the Kreuzberg district and start fights with the Police every year on this day. During the day time, though, it is pretty safe, and swarms of people crowd the streets in the afternoon to dance, drink, and chat. I took this picture above of a death-metal band at the streetfest.
This is me and my friend Ariadni in front of Cafe Mano. I love exploring Cafes here-- classic European ones, hip indie ones, romantic ones, ones where you can lie down and take a nap, ones with sketchy backrooms... I don't even drink coffee, but the cakes here are nothing like I've ever tasted before.
