Children, the city is yours
THE WORLD THROUGH ITS GARDENS
If it's about being something original, Garten der Welt (The gardens of the world) are not an obvious choice. In fact they are located in the central nothing marzahn neighborhood , but it is something that few places in the world can offer. Throughout 20 hectares they reproduce japanese zen gardens and other green spaces Asia ( China and Bali ) and even an open space typical of the Italian Renaissance.
This multi-park was built on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the founding of the city. As a curiosity, in addition to the journey across the planet that guarantees your visit, getting there also means traveling through time. The walk through the gray concrete of the houses in this neighborhood of east berlin transports the visitor for a few moments to past times of the country , even if that doesn't matter to a child. What you may like is that, if the good weather allows it, you can take a dip in the particular source of the nearby Kinderbad Platsch.
The world in a garden
PLASTIC AND MEAT AND BONE ANIMALS
Berlin is not Florida either Paris , and he has not disney land , but there is a ** Legoland Discovery Center **, right in the center of the city and at more affordable prices. Going into it is like releasing your children into a giant lego box and his five million toy bricks. A city, a ninja camp, a factory, and four-dimensional film studios can be visited just a few steps from the sony center and of Potsdamerplatz.
Not far away is the AquaDom & Sea Life Berlin , an aquarium that discovers, this time, the magic of the real world. The great diversity of underwater animal life of rivers and seas is shown through 30 aquarium tanks of great dimensions in which more than three thousand animals live. One of those tanks has a cylindrical and vertical shape, is 25 meters high and is the star of the place.
Underwater life in Berlin
Moving on to animal life, **Charlottenburg Berlin Zoo** is known to be the one greater number of species houses throughout the plane. From polar bears to giraffes. Neighborhood parks such as Görlitzer Park in Kreuzberg or the Neukölln neighborhood have small stables where several species of birds live, some donkeys and even ponies. It is a much closer option and you do not have to go through queues or the ticket office.
WHERE WE EAT?
When sitting down to have a drink, it is not necessary to break with the dynamics oriented towards children. Because Berlin is also the paradise of kits (day care centers) . So developed is the child care culture that, to save themselves the headaches of finding one, the Berliners pull entrepreneurship and dispense with elitism. It is very easy to find in the streets that many lower floors have been converted into a nursery to the 'Juan Palomo', with qualified professionals who are their own bosses and without exorbitant prices.
The ** cafes designed for children ** and older is also a growing industry. Huge is the leisure area of Coffee Ballon , full of toys and games in 200 square meters Of space. The place is very close to the green area of the neighborhood, the Volkspark Friedrichshain . If the weather is good, this park is one of the largest and most recommended in the city And, if it rains or you need to recharge your batteries, the breakfast buffet served in this cafeteria during the weekends has significant discounts for children.
200 square meters of games
Those responsible for Kinder Wirtschaft they are as professional in the hospitality industry as they are in childcare. At the end of Karl-Marx Alec avenue, in the freidrichshain neighborhood , this cafe is more designed for children than for adults. It's not a nursery, but it looks like one (also a pretty cool one). And its salads , without being the latest gastronomic wonder, are also attractive for those who are not going to dedicate themselves to launching themselves down the slide in the games room.
But it's on the streets of Prenzlauer-Berg where there are armies of children and babies doing micro excursions with their educators. Mein Kiezkind , on Helmholzplatz, is a meeting point between locals and visitors. Parents enjoy a cozy and quiet cafe while the children play on the grass or the sand, with the ** bicycles, scooters and tricycles ** available for customers.
Children's show at Mein Kiezkind