"Mauerpark Flea Market" - In A Berlin Minute (Week 17) [HD]

Supposedly there are forty flea markets in Berlin every week - one of the biggest is the Sunday market at Mauerpark (Wall Park), which is a lively park located in an area that once was part of the death strip and the Berlin wall.

The Flohmarkt features not only second hand clothes, records, shoes, cameras, bikes (Scott finally got one), toys, furniture, etc. but also a great selection of crafty designer clothes and other funky items (I'm an instant fan of the Henri Banks collection), a lot of photographs and other art. Thrown into the eclectic mix are food stalls, musicians and people of all walks of life and various states of recovering from Saturday night.

And if you've had enough of the flea market, there is always the rest of the park, which on Sundays features a big and extremely popular outdoor karaoke, people juggling fire, traveling "hippie bands", swings with view and lots and lots of people watching.

On that subject, something that struck me again on this recording venture: people in Berlin seem to really hate being photographed or filmed. I spare you all the grumpy faces I caught on camera (although that might make a fun video some day). I find it fascinating how worked up people here get over being in a stranger's picture. New York is full of tourists and other photographers - but I've never heard anyone complain about someone pointing a camera in their direction. We've always just had a laugh.

Could it be because in Germany privacy and a sense of anonymity is so important (the reason why German citizens and politicians are currently freaking out about Google releasing Street View in Germany, why Facebook probably took so long to catch on and why foursquare sounds ridiculous to most Germans)? And by contrast the American takes pleasure in being the center of attention, getting 15 minutes of fame - even if it's just in the photo of a tourist? Or do most people just not care about being seen and captured in a photo while being in public? How do people in other cultures react to being photographed, I wonder?

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[traveleasterneurope]

Hey if you are looking to purchase Communist Kitsch, what Berlin Flea Markets would you recommend??.. I am looking for AUTHENTIC not too expensive Kitsch... Thanks in Advance

[GNYBerlin]

@traveleasterneurope Unfortunately I'm not a flea market expert. But this market at Mauerpark is very large and has quite a bit of authentic old stuff.

[traveleasterneurope]

@GNYBerlin Danke Meine Freund GNYBERLIN...fur du comment.. HAHAHAHAHA Can you tell I do not know a single word of Deutsch??.. But thank you man .. I appreciate it... By the way, when was the last time you were in BERLIN??... Now that Germany has adopted the EURO can someone from the States travel on a budget???... I know some traveling tips.

[GNYBerlin]

@traveleasterneurope You're doing pretty well with your Deutsch ;-) But I'm in Berlin right now, that's why most of my weekly videos are from Berlin. I've been here for 42 weeks (that's why there are 42 videos so far). Germany is not very cheap compared to other countries. I've been living in NYC - so Berlin is a lot more affordable in most ways. But Berlin has a reputation of being less expensive than other German cities.

Happy trails,

Luci

[harp99]

I would love to be able to scan through those bins of record albums. I currently own almost 3,000 Lps.

[GNYBerlin]

@SylviFleur I figured :-D

[GNYBerlin]

@SylviFleur Thank you!

[GNYBerlin]

@232323C You better believe it :-D

[232323C]

@GNYBerlin lol.....ok, i would smile and use some hand signs like reaching in my pocket for some money and giving it to her.... i am sure that would work...hehe

[GNYBerlin]

@232323C That's a good point. In her case though, I'm afraid she doesn't speak English ;-)