May 1st 2015

A tad late but I did take some photo's of the May 1st events this year. Kreuzberg was packed with parties, clubs, cafes, street concerts and food all making for an amazing atmosphere. See previous posts for more details,  2011 here, 2012 here and 2014 here.

A few people showed up.

BBQ (though some bars look like this on any given night thanks the smokes)

Anyone who was anyone was there.

A few more people showed up.

Sneaking a snog.

Hallo :)

 These four girls were part of a large group that photo bombed my camera and then ran off into the crowd. Very... photogenic.

Frank and Ollie both turned up in the same outfit, Ollie was not impressed.

Ciao for now
Andy

May 1st 2014

The 1st of May has come about again, right on schedule. I'm posting photos this time around for some of the new things I found. For those curious about the big party, check out the previous posts here and here.

general ambiance

 Crossing the street on a red signal, Das ist Verboten!

Ready for a climb but anxious.

  This was an amazing setup, a climbing event for kids. A trio of (I assume pro) climbers setup a climbing rope and harnesses on a tree at Marianenplatz. The idea was for kids to strap on the gear and then be challenged to stack beer crates while climbing the stack. Brillant idea and loads of safe fun. Not a chance it would fly anywhere in North America I suspect.

This girl did quite well.

The girl doing the climbing was really....really good, great balance.

However this girl was the champ, they ran out of crates to hand up.

Out of crates, she just leaned back to great applause.

  Great fun to watch each tower crumble and all smiles as each kid was lowered to the grass.

AJ

Berlin Kulture

Not long after the May first events in Berlin is the annual Karneval Der Kulturen . You can see more from that in previous posts here but this year we found a park with these guys below.

  They had drum sets setup and drew a big crowd.

This guy was in the crowd and spontaneously joined in.

  Great sounds and beat had the place jumping. Looking forward to next years impromptu park concert.

Andy

A few faces in the crowd

Just a few folks in the crowd from this years May Day party on Oranienstrasse in Kreuzberg

To each their own.

Like it says, Berlin Hustles Harder.

Caio for now
Andy

Exploring the neighbourhoods of Berlin.

A few photo's of subjects that caught my attention over the last 6 months.

Windy evening in September

Foggy night in December

"The deeper the roots the stronger the branches"

Until next time, Andy