Der Bummel wird fortgesetzt. Day Three.

The oldest beer garden in Berlin (1837) is a short walk from our apartment. This couple has had too much to drink and spent the night here.

The oldest beer garden in Berlin (1837) is a short walk from our apartment. This couple has had too much to drink and spent the night here.

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Hotel Oderberger used to be a public bathhouse, built 1902. It has a large indoor pool.

Hotel Oderberger used to be a public bathhouse, built 1902. It has a large indoor pool.

A coop not far from us. “Generosity towards all people. Dismissiveness and deportation are deadly.”

A coop not far from us. “Generosity towards all people. Dismissiveness and deportation are deadly.”

A local courtyard. Note the relatively new glass elevator, which has been added to the outside of the building. So many of Berlin’s houses were built before elevators were common (or even existed.)

A local courtyard. Note the relatively new glass elevator, which has been added to the outside of the building. So many of Berlin’s houses were built before elevators were common (or even existed.)

Although in Seattle we don’t sort glass by color, we have a “clean green” bin for garden and vegetable kitchen waste.

Although in Seattle we don’t sort glass by color, we have a “clean green” bin for garden and vegetable kitchen waste.

Dating from the 1850s, these buildings are Prenzlauer Berg’s oldest. This is their courtyard.

Dating from the 1850s, these buildings are Prenzlauer Berg’s oldest. This is their courtyard.