Cooling Down in summertime

Berlin gets quite hot during the summer. Since we do not have a garden or balcony and our place gets really, really hot, we have made it our mission to find spots to cool down. One of our first city getaways was Wannsee. We went here quite often during fall and winter, so were curious if it would also be a great place to spent summer days. 

A bit surprised how amazingly busy it apparently is here on hot weekend days we decided to leave Strandbad Wannsee be – not the right place for energetic dogs. We walked a bit alongside the lake till we found a small beach that was still available and spend our day swimming and playing in the sand. Just a couple of meters away we later found a small green oasis with picnic benches and a sand pit for the children to play.

Even though we had the best day at the Wannsee we later found out that there are a lot of lakes surrounding Berlin where the water is much cleaner and brighter. For winter walks or spring picnics it is a perfect place, but summer days are better spend somewhere else.