hmm. berlin is not on the coast. so where do i find a beach for you?
then again, if you took a map, you'd see that the city is dotted with and surrounded by hundreds of lakes, some bigger, some smaller. many of them can be reached by public transport and/or bike, which is just fabulous. it may take a while to find a place where you can actually access the water, since there tends to be much reed and some people have their houses built directly on the lake, so some of the lakeside is private property. but keep looking and you'll find small beaches, some of them tiny, where you can have your picnic and even go for a swim. i've still got plenty of lakes to discover, which i can't wait for. so far, my favourites are wannsee (which is huge) - where i love to take the ferry (some pictures about wannsee and the ferry over at my other blog, mostly berlin) - and sacrower see, a very small lake not far from potsdam. this is where i took my pictures. what a lovely day that was.
have a good one yourselves!
take a look at other corner views around the world here:
jane, ladybug-zen, ian, bonnie, esti, sophie, cele, modsquad, caitlin, joyce, ani, couturecoucou, kim, a day that is dessert, natsumi, epe, kaylovesvintage,trinsch, c.t.,jeannette, outi, schanett, ritva, dongdong, francesca, state of bliss, jennifer, dana,denise, cabrizette, bohemia girl, ruth, dianna, isabelle, amber, a girl in the yellow shoes, mister e,janis, kari, jgy, jenna, skymring, elizabeth, audrey, allison, lise, cate, mon, victoria, crescent moon, erin, otli, amy, ida, caroline, lisa, dorte, kimmie, la lune dans le ciel, nicola, malo, vanessa,britta, virgina, april, rebecca, b, kyndale
p. s. : there are some beach bars in berlin as well. i haven't been in a while, but jeanne at sans soucis recently posted some pictures of a 'strandbar' in potsdam and you can also see some here.
31 comments:
picnic on the beach, is the most wonderful thing ! Even if it's a lake ! We didn't have the time to go and see the lakes during our trip in Berlin... an other time ! Bonne journée ! Bise.
Your photos are wonderful, so dreamy... Beautiful.
Thank you for sharing,
Kasia
looks like a wonderful day and picnic!
wonderful photos, so beautiful colors! may i ask what kind of camera you use, or is it about the film?
i went swimming to the olympic stadium in Berlin, and also once to kind of a strandbar/pool. i was the only one really swimming there, i guess it was more for sunbathing;)
What a lovely spot for a picnic!
hey kristina! again gorgeous. i´m glad you had a sunny day. besos! jane
@ cabrizette: yes, i really like picnics, too. and i'm sure you'll find time to visit one of the lakes next time you're here - they are really to get to by s-bahn!
@ kasia and jane: thank you - have good day, too!
@ outi: thank you... i'm using two cameras: a very small digital one that isn't very good (which is part of the appeal) and an analogue vintage SLR, a praktica (an east german make). these pictures were taken with the analogue camera on 200 asa print film, a no-name-brand from a local drugstore. i do like that camera a lot.
when you went swimming, maybe it wasn't really hot outside? berliners are a bit reluctant to swim unless it really warm and sunny... :)
hi Kristina! don't know why didn't come here before... beautiful blog and gorgeous pictures!!! Need to know something more than Berlin!! Bye :))
I see you have summer at your place too :)
Oh those pictures are lovely, so soft and dreamy!!! I lake lakes, especially the clean and sandy kind...!!
I've actually been to Wannsee with my parents when I was around 9, can't remember much except that I thought is was a funny name :-)
Great Picnic!
As we say in dutch: zand schuurt de maag
'Sand reiben den Magen'
Such relaxing places... I really can't wait to go to Berlin! I want to go before the end of the year. It's interesting to see what those who don't live in the coast have done with this topic.
I love your pics ...
(for my mosaic I opened a flickr account and made the mosaic through bighugelabs.com but if you need more details you can write me on touyarou@yahoo.co.in)
Thanks for your nice comment!and I love picnic too with my children.Thanks for sharing !
Ich finde es immer so schön um Berlin und Umgebung dürch deine Augen zu sehen! Ist Sacrower See nicht herrlich?
Liebe Grüsse und komm mal rüber nach Potsdam...dann nimm ich dir mit zu den Strandbar. ;)
The first pic looks very Swedish. The last picture is OH so beautiful. Dreamy.
Glad you were able to find a small beach where to have your picnic!
I don't know what it is about that second picture that I am so in love with.. it just feels so inviting and perfect. Great job!
beautiful and sunny pictures! great post! :)
Oh, I love that top photo... very vintage feel! Actually, all of them are great! Very peaceful and relaxing!
Happy Day!
...Lisa
Great spot for a picnic.
Thanks for sharing!!
Pictures for saying us that corner views can be great adventures !!! Thanks...
i love the photo with the apple !!
thank you for the information!
and yes, can be that it was hot for me but not so for the others. i feel it hot already when it gets over +20 ;)
HI Kristina, Your pics are great! I love picnics. On Sunday my husband and I packed a light dinner to have at our forest preserves.
I wish our private beach was for our use only. LOL... The 3 private beaches around our lake are for certain homes to belong to if they want and pay an association fee. Because of some old grandfather by-laws some homes no matter what can not join because of where their land is- weird to be, but they can't change the by-laws. We are one of the lucky ones having our home built on land that adds value to it by being part of the beach. Some on my friends actually have homes on the lake. We just have to walk a couple steps.
Thanks! Hugs... xoxo
wow, thanks for all your sweet comments - they are all really appreciated and make me very happy, so thanks again!
@ fine little day: yes, we do, occasionally... ;-) although i have my doubts at the moment - it's cold and rainy outside, it's wooly scarf and hat and the summer coat's not warm enough. booh.
@ ida: yes, it is a rather funny name - always makes me think of 'badewanne' (bathtub). which may not be coincidental, come to think of it...
@ daan: i know exactly what you mean - we have a very similar saying: sand reinigt den magen (sand cleans the stomach). and as you tend to eat a bit of sand when having a picnic at a beach that may be just as well :)
@ b: yes, do come, it's a good place :)
@ isabelle: thank you so much! will look into it as soon as i get a chance and may be in touch by email to bombard you with questions ... ;-)
@ jeannette: dankeschön! und das ist ein gefährliches angebot - könnte sein, dass ich tatsächlich mal vorbeischaue... ;-)
@ malo: swedish, really? that's cool - you got me really chuffed now!
@ outi: the berliners are such sissies, what's wrong with going for a swim when it's not tropical?! you are setting an example for all of us, hooray to you! :-)
@ joyce: that's really interesting! good that the laws are in your favour then! :-)
I actually prefer the lake to the beach. Where I grew up we lived near a lake. A few summers ago when we were home we went out on the boat with my aunt and uncle... it may sound a little funny, but it smelled so good like a mixture of the trees and the fresh water. I can still remember how it smells.
OMG, you're really good at making some gorgeous almost nostalgic pictures!
liebe kristina, dir geht es so wie mir, die antwort zu den kommentaren ist manchmal schon fast länger als der eigentliche text im post :-) aber es ist so schön, ich mag diese art von kommunikation. irgendwie. danke für deine schönen inspirierenden fotos. oh ja, ich habe ein herz für picknicks. herzensgrüsse*
Nice, nice, nice! Would love to go there!
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