Kitas in Berlin often have sweet signs hanging in their doors to let parents know where the kids are. I love them for the obvious reasons: their improvised quality, the places they list, the trust they emblematize. (The Auf'm Ausflug pointed at above means "on a field trip".)
auf'm friedhof !!
Posted by: Tom | 19 April 2009 at 04:31 PM
Lovely! What is Körte and what is Marheini?
Posted by: Jo Spittler | 19 April 2009 at 05:51 PM
Herr Shortpants, it's exquisite, isn't it? (Auf'm Friedhof means at the cemetary; before you think these children too macabre, know that the preschool faces an old, green, charming graveyard.)
Jo, good questions! The Berlinerisch-ness of it is fantastic. Marheini is Marheinekeplatz, and Körte is the playground in Körtestraße.
Posted by: Berlin Reified | 20 April 2009 at 01:05 AM
So typical and nice! Thanks!!
Posted by: Jo Spittler | 20 April 2009 at 08:12 PM
im Kiez spazieren is especially great. I love that kids feel safe and comfortable just tooling around their neighborhood.
Posted by: YH | 21 April 2009 at 09:14 AM
"Tooling around" is a lovely verb. That sense of safety (telling people where the kids are!) is a continual source of delight in Berlin.
Posted by: Berlin Reified | 21 April 2009 at 11:56 PM
Unglaublich dass das tatsächlich passiert ist :)
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