Mauerpark

Got up at 7:15 today to go to the Mauerpark Flea Market. We took the train there with a 20% chance of rain, so we were pretty set on staying dry. By the time we got there it was raining. Fine. A little mud doesn't hurt. Except when you're wearing suede shoes.

Anyway. This flea market is amazing. Purchases:

Lizard(?)/leather vintage wallet (With necessary coin purse section)- €7

Leather backpack- €28

Lennon sunglass/clear plastic frame- €4 each

2 beer steins- €4

BIKE- €30

I managed to ask at each stand: "Wie viel kostet das?" Which I believe is asking "How much is that." I got numbers down, so I became the liaison between non English speakers and my fellow bike searching friends. I was proud to carry on conversation with my Bike seller as we talked about the weather and "wo ich komme aus" (answer: NYC).

Right, so now I have a bike. After bathing my suede shoes and soaking through the ass of my jeans I rode home with my new thrifty friends in the light rain. No deaths only one small wipeout between the 4 of us. Good to know: you can't ride with your bike tires in the tram rail lines in the street. Those are for trams. Also good brakes are really good for good bikes. Oops. Again, no death.

Verdict: flea markets im Berlin ist super!

The churchbells are ringing 12 times now. Must go off for another NYUinBerlin sponsored tour or the surrounding area. yay...