Labour Day, we
always celebrate this day in the 1st of May around the
world. In Germany especially in Berlin, Labour Day is celebrated in
fun way and by the way it is holiday in Germany. I actually wasn´t
sure about the celebration of Labour Day in Berlin, would it be so
many people went to the street for demonstration or it would be so
much fun? So yesterday I went to Kottbusser Tor, one of the area in
the district of Kreuzberg Berlin. If we are talking about Kreuzberg,
we are talking about the hip area in Berlin because usually this area
becomes the center for the big events, like the May Day. There were
bunch of people went to Kottbusser Tor to see what happened there. On
the way to Kottbusser Tor I was thinking about demonstration all the
time, ¨would it safe if I go there?¨. I wouldn´t know until I saw
what happened there.
May Day Berlin, Kreuzberg
The crowds of people
So I arrived in
Kottbusser Tor and yes, I saw thousands of people in this area, in
the street around and I would like to know more about what actually
the people are doing here. After I walked deeper into the crowd, I
found something really interesting. People were chilling out, they
were dancing, they were enjoying the crowd, bringing their children,
friends and family. All of them wanted to enjoy the day of May Day
and I didn´t see the demonstration. Here was so much different
from what happened in Jakarta during May Day. I read the news about
May Day (Labour Day) in Jakarta that people were doing demonstration,
blocking the roads which made worse traffic jam in Jakarta. Here in
Berlin you could expect the differences because people here were
celebrating this day in much fun ways.
I was in the
middle of the crowds and I saw many food sellers beside the street. I
bought one of the cake and it was delicious. The cake that I bought
was with cheese and spinach. If I had more money I would buy more
food but one food was actually enough to satisfy my stomach. In every
corner of these crowds, there was a stage which were used for people
who wanted to do musical performance, rap, and even dancing together.
The atmosphere here was so much excitement and fun. I was happy going
to this district of Berlin to see the crowds of people and their
excitement. It was the right day as well to try different food in
Berlin and all of the food looked really delicious. It was the
perfect day to spend with your friends or family together in this
crowds, eating the food and enjoying the walk between thousands of
people.
Me, eating the delicious cake
Food sellers and their food, the food looks yummy!!
