Two Markets

Among the things we like best in Europe are the markets, especially in the cities. Berlin has many markets, and in our first few days we took in two: Boxhagener Platz and the Turkish market in Kreuzberg.

At "Boxi," mostly glass and vintage clothing

A gorgeous day, nonetheless

Fake leather-bound Time/Life series on the American
West; in Deutsch, of course

Cousin seen recently on Deep Creek, NC

Recycling vinyl for decorative purposes

The market wraps around a city park block, with playgrounds,
etc.

Outside the playground is the kids' market, where kids and their
moms sell used toys, clothes...

The area around Boxi, about 5km from the centrum,
is a restaurant paradise; this stretch of restaurants,
and nothing but restaurants, goes on for two solid
blocks here, both sides; must be pretty lively in the
evenings...

One doesn't expect to see much art nouveau nor art deco in post-
1945 Berlin; but here and there are interesting surprises...

En route to the Turkish market, kayak class on the canal

At the Turkish market, both sides of a long street on the canal

Not exactly the Grand Bazaar, but a fair representation of Turkish
culture and stuff, to us...clothes, jewelry, food, mostly Turkish

After WWII, Germany had a shortage of workers and so developed
a massive guest-worker program, many, if not most of which were
Turks; we had some prior experience of this, at a Mercedes-Benz
dealer near Gaziantep, whose manager was the son of one of those
guest workers...fluent German, Turkish, and English...and very
kind to American travelers needing an oil change...

The only thing missing was the tea delivery on trays to the merchants

Dress priced in Turkish lira

Lots of food at this market; the longest line, interestingly, was
at this Thai stall; we munched on strudel and baklava, however

True to form, there were many textile stands

A mountain of blueberries; and a very decent market, we thought,
not Belleville in Paris in terms of ethnicity and exotica; but still
worth a visit