Flea markets and street art in Berlin

Posted by Elizabeth. Our first day in Berlin and it's Sunday which means flea markets for the locals. So we headed to the Boxhagenerplatz market just a few blocks away from our Freidrichshain apartment. I'm not usually a flea market aficionado but it's fun in another county and especially in East Berlin where old junk has a lot of history. 

The quite large market is full of dishwear and clothes and records (yes tons of them) and doorknobs and cameras and everything else that sits in basements waiting to be sold. It was packed with hipsters and families and elderly couples perusing the wares. We left without buying anything (although full disclosure, Beth returned after leaving us at home and is still there). 

On our way home we stopped by the former industrial complex now urban outdoor art/gym/market which I believe is called R.A.W.  These photos of the outdoor art don't do it justice. There's an indoor/outdoor bouldering gym in a decaying brick building, a skateboard park housed in an old factory, an outdoor cafe and walls and walls of amazing graffiti art. Thanks to John Zilavy for his Berlin recommendations! 

Beth just walked in with her flea market find.