by political activists and Kassel tourists. In the Berlin 1 May The really pleasant day of work is, ironically, that work can not be. And this year was the German workers and management Cos even benefit from a long weekend. therefore a good opportunity to be politically active, to give social unrest known to throw bottles against an ominous crisis or simply to make a holiday. My roommate and I did the latter and visited FSJlerin Bianca in her home Berlin.
The outward journey on Thursday after work was expected, although congestion-plagued, but the ample barbecue dinner in the garden of the old building Steeglitzer compensated. On Friday, 1 May, we saw Bianca's city thoroughly. We touched all the necessary sites, the 20,000 people at the DGB-Stage at the 17th Street
June left, DGB Chairman
talk summer and boarded the Victory Column. At dinner, we tested the supposedly world's best kebab and went to a rather disappointing pub crawl. Because where we wanted to drink cocktails, were thrown shortly before us nor those against the police. Thus, many premises had unfortunately already closed. Since we have the insider Bars roads were not known, we got only in a Bar in Potsdamer Platz something to drink. On Saturday we spent divided: some were in the range of technical experience museum
, and everybody is on the Kurfürstendamm
Gucci - and
Apple looking stores. After we broke even - for a beautiful and much too short weekend - on the way home.
Granted: The meaning of the first May came as a day of the working people of our Berlin trip not to be unconditional. However, I can reassure my political conscience with the fact that we were forbidden to the public courses, set up a "Zivigewerkschaft" or to demonstrate as such ... On the other hand really should
times in protest!
(Photo by Carsten: Simon on the streets of 17th June)
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