walks iii * Treptower Park

Treptower Park, a day of walking in the rain past abandoned fairground rides and the truly monumental soviet war memorial.

Spreepark I (formerly “Kulturpark Plänterwald”)

was open from October 1969 to 2001, now abandoned.
owned by Norbert Witte - closed with debts of €11,000,000
[in 2004 Witte was arrested for attempting to smuggle £14m of cocaine from Peru to Germany in the masts of a ‘flying carpet’ ride]

Spreepark II

Soviet War Memorial I
(May 8, 1949)
Architect: Yakov Belopolsky
to commemorate soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle for Berlin in 1945

having spent a long time wandering round the park trying to find this monument, I met two guys, Leo and Jona who told me that they were having some kind of special day, which seemed to include drinking Ouzo and chilli flavoured water. “It’s a strange feeling that I’m having now” Leo said.  I’m sure he was!

soviet war memorial II

soviet war memorial III

soviet war memorial IV