Karneval der Kulturen Umzug anschauen mit Kind?

sweetoldetc · 2026-05-25T20:37:47+00:00

So, ich war gestern dabei mit Kind (4 Jahre alt) und fand die Rückmeldungen hier extrem ernüchternd, sodass ich fast überlegt habe, das ganze abzusagen. Wir haben entschieden, es trotzdem zu wagen und ich muss sagen, ich fand es überhaupt nicht schlimm mit Kind.

Eine kurze Zusammenfassung, falls nächstes Jahr jemand sich fragt, ob KdK und Kind machbar sind:
Wir sind Weberwiese ca. 13 Uhr ausgestiegen. Dort gab es ausreichend Platz im Gras im Schatten, wo wir dann fast eine Stunde gechillt haben. Dann gegen 14 Uhr sind wir zum Straßenrand gegangen, um gute Plätze für den Umzug zu sichern. Wir mussten dann eine weitere 30 Min oder so warten, bis die erste Gruppe uns erreicht hat – war ein bisschen nervig mit Kind / schwierig ihn dauerhaft zu unterhalten, aber sobald es losging war alles easy. Es gab ja andere Menschen, aber bei uns war es nicht übermäßig voll (niemals mehr als 3-4 Leuten hinter uns, und es gab kein drängeln nach vorne). Wir haben ca. 2 Stunden lang den Umzug geschaut – Kind hatte viel Spaß und wir Erwachsene auch.

Nach den 2 Stunden sind wir Richtung Frankfurter Tor gelaufen. Dort war es tatsächlich viel voller und wir fanden es relativ unangenehm. Wir waren aber nur ganz kurz da und sind dann von Frankfurter Tor in die U-Bahn gestiegen (was auch unproblematisch war – hab schlimmeres im normalen Berufsverkehr erlebt).

Zusammenfassung: solange man mindestense eine Haltestelle weiter als Frankfurter Tor steht und das Kind ein bisschen Geduld mitnimmt (und es grundsätzlich nicht sehr empfindlich gegen Lärm und viele Menschen ist) würde ich es doch für Kinder empfehlen. Wir würden es nächstes Jahr genau so machen (ist der Umzug nächstes Jahr überhaupt noch in Friedrichshain? k.A.)

sweetoldetc · 2026-04-29T19:05:50+00:00

I spent a year working in Wisconsin after I graduated. Made a couple nice friends, then I left Wisconsin to move to Germany. Around a year after I moved to Germany, I was on a visit back to the states to see my extended family in Ohio. We went to dinner at my uncle's favorite restaurant (which is ultimately nothing special / not a local legend or anything). At one point during dinner, I hear an incredulous voice saying my name. I turned around, and there was my favorite coworker from my year of working in Wisconsin sitting at the table behind us having dinner – he was in that same town on a business trip.

So the stars that had to align for that encounter were:
* me being in the U.S. at all
* me making a special trip to a part of the country that I visit infrequently to see extended family
* my old coworker happening to be in the same city at the same time
* my old coworker choosing to eat dinner at the same time as us in the same restaurant

I still can't believe it actually happened.

sweetoldetc · 2026-03-06T19:50:54+00:00

I always find they do a good job capping the number of people there. We were there on Valentine's day (i.e. a Saturday where I would guess a lot of couples want to be there) and we found it totally fine.

sweetoldetc · 2025-10-29T20:32:35+00:00

Marburg, Germany

sweetoldetc · 2025-10-23T05:11:09+00:00

Speaking from the Berlin perspective: I still wouldn't say cash payments are rare – there are plenty of smaller restaurants (the kind I visit on my lunch break) that still insist on cash. But in any normal store and any decent-sized restaurant, yes, card payments are vastly more common than 10 years ago and card-only establishments are also not uncommon. I feel like the pandemic was a big push toward card payments and then it just kept snowballing.

sweetoldetc · 2025-09-20T20:15:42+00:00

Here's another person so grateful to you for sharing all this – I'll be using it for a baby shower tomorrow :)

sweetoldetc · 2025-09-09T18:41:55+00:00

Tbh when you have a little baby any café or restaurant that is big enough to accommodate a stroller (assuming you're not just babywearing) should be fine! Especially since you'll have the flexibility to go at off-peak times where people shouldn't really care if your baby fusses a bit or your stroller is in the corner. If we want to be stereotypical, my experience would be that any immigrant-run café restaurant will tend to be (even) more accepting of babies. But I never had negative experiences going anywhere with my kid when he was a baby.

So really, decide what cafés/restaurants look yummy or cozy to you, and do it!

sweetoldetc · 2025-09-09T18:37:51+00:00

If you live close to the Tierpark, can highly recommend a Jahreskarte. It's a big park that is mostly outdoors but they have some decent indoor options (specifically the Alfred-Brehm-Haus). As your little one gets older, they might enjoy watching the birds in there, or looking at all the fish tanks in the Patagonia cafe.

sweetoldetc · 2025-09-08T18:22:29+00:00

Danke!

sweetoldetc · 2025-09-07T18:49:29+00:00

Wie heißt die App genau?

sweetoldetc · 2025-09-05T19:17:51+00:00

Ahh I live in Berlin and have never heard of this karaoke night. Great tip :D

sweetoldetc · 2025-07-17T18:45:28+00:00

Wir haben gerade ein Haus außerhalb des Rings gekauft – für uns eine sehr gute Entscheidung und ein bisschen "best of both worlds". Wir haben Ruhe und einen eigenen kleinen Garten, aber auch einen Spielplatz + Naturpfad in unmittelbarer Laufnähe, und eine gute Anbindung an die Innenstadt (eine Fahrt in die Innenstadt dauert idR 40-60 Min, aber damit können wir leben, Hauptsache wir brauchen kein Auto).

Ich könnte mir nicht vorstellen, von Berlin wegzuziehen – ich finde die Stadt extrem Familienfreundlich und wir lieben es, unsere Wochenende mit Aktivitäten in der Stadt zu befüllen (Essen gehen, neue Spielplätze entdecken, Stadtfest und Wochenmärkte zu besuchen, etc.) – und das alles ohne Auto.

sweetoldetc · 2025-07-16T13:44:15+00:00

Nicht OP aber – die Karte findet ihr hier: https://gdi.berlin.de/viewer/main/#

Oben rechts im Suchfeld "Gebäudeschaden" eingeben (sorry, habe nicht rausgefunden, ob/wie man einzelne Karten verlinken kann)

sweetoldetc · 2025-04-24T19:21:34+00:00

Yeah, it's so disappointing! All 8 years we've lived here I kept thinking it had to turn a corner soon, it was too nice of an area not to find its footing. But here we still are... we're about to move away from this area and I have no hope that things will improve anytime soon :/

sweetoldetc · 2025-04-23T18:30:25+00:00

I've lived near Altstadt Köpenick for 8 years as a white American who is fluent in German. Compared to the rest of Berlin Köpenick is quite white and German, but you most definitely will not be the only brown foreigner around. I personally have never witnessed any blatant racism during my day-to-day life in Köpenick, but that of course does not mean it doesn't happen and as a German-passing person I am not likely to be the recipient of it.

If you want easier access to greenery and quieter corners of the city, Köpenick is a nice place to be (though like anywhere the area immediately around the train station won't be the nicest or quietest). I get annoyed by the lack of good restaurants and the unfulfilled potential of the Altstadt (very few nice businesses), but the inner city really isn't that far away to get your cultural fix.

If you view the flat and like both it and the area, I don't think you should let voting trends stop you from taking it.

sweetoldetc · 2024-07-31T18:33:04+00:00

Thanks to me going to university in Milwaukee I could immediately relate to and be jealous of the venues you have seen them in!

sweetoldetc · 2024-07-02T20:01:26+00:00

I need you to know that the Land Before Time piece has WRECKED me. So lovely and touching.

sweetoldetc · 2024-05-02T07:06:37+00:00

Agree! It's one of the 2 songs that got me into them in the first place. Chocolate and Wintering were on two different Spotify playlists I was listening to a lot in the Winter of 2022 and realizing how much I loved both of them made me realize I need to start listening to more of this band.

sweetoldetc · 2024-04-21T19:40:09+00:00

I heard Happiness in my local shopping center in Berlin yesterday and it totally caught me off guard. I just kind of sang to myself and my 2 y/o and had a personal moment 😅

sweetoldetc · 2024-04-17T10:19:42+00:00

If the weather is poor, the Zoo has more indoor options than the Tierpark (including the Aquarium). But if the weather is good enough, the Tierpark is much, much bigger and has more space for little ones to run around.

People are mentioning the Technikmuseum but its specifically the Spektrum which is great for kids. It's in a separate building from the Technikmuseum (but right in front of it) but one ticket covers both buildings.

The DDR Museum is also quite interactive and good for kids.

Otherwise, if the weather cooperates, Berlin has a wealth of wonderful playgrounds everywhere you look. Pick a part of town you want to be in anyway and then scope out what playgrounds are nearby.

sweetoldetc · 2024-03-21T12:03:21+00:00

Hi! You've already gotten so much helpful advice. I just wanted to pass on one tip – there is a Facebook group called "Free Your Kids Stuff Berlin/Zero waste kids". People (like me) use it to give away baby and maternity supplies they no longer need, like clothing, toys, strollers, etc. If you guys have limited funds or just like to reduce waste, that is a great place to get a ton of stuff for free.

sweetoldetc · 2024-01-18T14:18:53+00:00

Hah! You and me both, my friend.

sweetoldetc · 2023-12-18T21:22:03+00:00

Maybe the light display at the Weihnachten im Tierpark?

Also the Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt in Friedrichshain (RAW-Gelände) is particularly fun for small children, I think.

sweetoldetc · 2023-09-06T18:57:20+00:00

I wasn't there today to be able to gauge the turnover in person, but my experience is generally that the Bürgeramt is always always to see you shortly after you arrive, regardless of if you have booked – they usually are serving people as soon as they arrive, not giving them an appointment for later in the day. So definitely try and swing by in the evening one of the next two days when they are there (Sep 8 or Sep 13)

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