Badeschiff

I would say sometimes Berlin has this "savoir vivre" that Paris lost. My city is yet too posh. It became a window of dreams for romantic tourists and a reality of nightmares for its inhabitants. Berlin keeps for the time being something unfinished and preserves some surprises. It's changing at light speed and we were talking about it with friends at last saturday's dinner. Our neighbourhood Mitte is now becoming a Hugo Boss shopping mall and if you don't find clothes you'll find shoes. Even institutional cafés closed. Lately I wanted to go back to two of them which are next to another : closed. Rent too expensive. At the term of the contract, the owner wants to re-negociate it and only rich companies can afford the price. It's a shame and sad because history is vanishing. Nevertheless we still have good news. Berlin is re-inventing itself continuously and there is always something to discover. Today's information is not really new. It exists since a few years but it had to renew itself because it only had a summer season's life : Badeschiff. It's near the best spot of the summer to have cool fun : Freischwimmer (I just loooove this place, but only open in summer like most of the "beach" bars). Opposite this place you have the Arena which is a concert hall and next to it a disco as well where the Bollywood parties take place. You also have a flee market but frankly said if you're into it the best one stays in Friedrichshain at Boxhagener Platz. And in the end of the street once there is only water you'll find the Badeschiff . Everything is in the title : Bade- as for baden : to have a bath, to swim and -schiff as for boat. So clearly said the boat where you can swim. Actually it's not a boat but you get the picture once you're there. It's a pool with areas to have a tan on the Spree which is the river of the city. In Summer of course it's packed. But it's worth the visit. Outside in the city to enjoy the sun and to have the possibility to have a swim is luxury. Be only aware that your ticket is available 2 hours. Don't expect to stay the full day for nothing. But for the time you're there it's happiness and everyone enjoys your beautiful body you soooo had a hard work to sculpt the rest of the year. But it's not all. A contrario of the other places Badeschiff stays opened in winter because they cover it. And it's beautiful : You feel like in the Noe's Arch (well I wished it's so cosy and lighted) or maybe a spaceship that had not enough space to land at the airport. Don't expect neither to play the FKK way : naked. If you like to live naked contact them and fly to the north of the country to the cold windy but very nice beaches and then you will feel free. Be aware that you will have to fly naked. I wish the temperature in the plane is higher than on any other flight because if you're like me, I most of the time freeze during the flight. You will not be allowed to arrive undressed at the airport. You'll undress in the plane. This journey costs a fortune from south to north of the country but the tour operator is fully booked and receives calls from Italy to Brazil. So more near us if you want to play it cool and if you're gay the tip of the day would be "go there !" Mondays from 22:00 until 3:00 : It's naked cruising night, men only. Enjoy, you'll tell me.