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Two cemeteries and Volkspark Friedrichshain

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Since dogs are not allowed in cemeteries here, I thought I would squeeze in two of them this week. First, I swung by Volkspark Friedrichshain.

The route on Komoot: https://www.komoot.com/tour/388854275.

On the way to the park, I passed this memorial in Danziger Straße, which seems to double as a Corona memorial right now:

There are several memorials in Volkspark Friedrichshain. The memorial to Polish soldiers and German anti-fascists is is one of them:

More impressions from the park:

Before going walkabout in the Georgen-Parochial Friedhof I, I stopped for coffee (so nice to be able to do that again) at Café Nonna just inside the entrance. Cafés near entrances to cemeteries is a thing now.

Impressions from the cemetery:

On the way to the Jewish Cemetery in Schönhauser Allee, I came across this cozy bathtub scene in a not particularly cozy street:

Impressions from the Jewish Cemetery:

And finally, also in the Jewish Cemetery, I came across these relatively new ornaments. I wonder what that means in a very old cemetery which is no longer in use (but open to the public and a green oasis):