About the Relle

Born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand I was nearing my completion of the tried and true steps to becoming an adult. University? check! Job of 2 years? Check! Living independently away from home? Check! Ready for something more challenging and a whole lot bigger than Auckland, I moved to Berlin in April 2010. As a Kiwi, avoiding an OE is about as unlikely as Tom Cruise converting to sanity, although choosing Berlin made for a pretty bold move. Not being ready for adulthood and frightened by the multitude of friends marrying and contemplating children..it was time to gap. Armed with very little comprehension of the German language but a big yearning for all things unknown we set off on one big year adventure. I aim to provide insight into life on the other side and hopefully convince all those doubtful kids out there that you can conquer Berlin!


17 May 2010

The flea market series - Strike 1

Sunday in Berlin the shops are closed and from what I have experienced there's not a lot that goes on.  Unless...you explore the finest of fleamarkets dotted all over the city.  Yesterday we visited one called Flohmarkt am Mauerpark, I was impressed and to rate it I'd give 7/10. 
The size was most impressive, after having spent a good 4 hours we still hadn't seen every stall.  Exotic foods are the plenty and you can bargain hunt until you're hearts content!  There's basketball games going on and an impressive outdoor amphitheatre with hundreds of people watching those brave enough to belt out their favourite tune.


All in all it was a Sunday well spent and I'm looking forward till the next flea market adventure.
Posted by Relle at 17.5.10

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