Tempelhof Park

After visiting a museum and having lunch in an adorable square, Jack and I went to Tempelhof park. Many recommended this park for activities such as biking, roller blading, and running. Seems like your typical park, right? Wrong. This was not your ordinary park. Tempelhof park used to be an airport. Constructed in the 20s, Tempelhof was Berlin's main airport, used during the World Wars, by the American military during the Cold war, and eventually abandoned in 2008. What they have now is a huge park filled with grass and runways. I'm not going to exaggerate here, the place is big. Think of Dulles or Newark converted into a park...it's huge.

Today, unbeknownst to Jack, there was one more addition to the park...a kite festival. More than half of the airport was dedicated to food vendors, bouncy balloon jumpy thingys, music bands, and of course, kites. It took 30 minutes to walk around the airport to find the main entrance, and then down a long runway to reach the festival. Once we finally got there, we roamed the rows of Brotwurst, beer, and pretzel vendors. We watched children and their parents try to fly kites without wind. We listened a German band sing "My Girl" with German accents. While I enjoy walking around parks, this one was truly unique. Next time you're waiting for a plane somewhere, look outside. Picture it as a park, with music, weiners, and beer...