{"id":381,"date":"2019-02-15T17:35:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T17:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/?p=381"},"modified":"2019-07-09T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T13:34:42","slug":"park-am-nordbahnhof-full-of-history-and-dangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/02\/15\/park-am-nordbahnhof-full-of-history-and-dangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Park am Nordbahnhof &#8211; full of history and danger!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>When I first  moved to Berlin I could not wait to start exploring!   Park am Nordbahnhof  is one of the 1st parks I visited, but unfortunately for us 4 legged friends we cannot officially run off leash here. Such a shame as the mix of meadow and woodland is perfect for our four paws. Despite this is does rank highly for an afternoon or early morning sniff and is a reminder of Berlins history .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The park has many entrances and exits and runs for nearly 1 km alongside the Gartenstrasse in Berlin Mitte.  My favourite route is to enter near the Liesenbr\u00fccken, this old bridge is under Denkmalschutz, and is a protected monument. As I trot along the path there are reminders that in pre-war times this park once used to be Stettin Railway&nbsp; Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0133-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0133-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"393\" data-link=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/dscn0133\/\" class=\"wp-image-393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0133-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0133-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0133-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0133.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190216_112359-e1550744458359-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190216_112359-e1550744458359-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"414\" data-link=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/02\/15\/park-am-nordbahnhof-full-of-history-and-dangers\/20190216_112359\/\" class=\"wp-image-414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190216_112359-e1550744458359-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190216_112359-e1550744458359-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190216_112359-e1550744458359-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20190216_112359-e1550744458359.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we venture further into the park there is a line of cobblestones which I love to follow through the trees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0139-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0139-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0139-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0139-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0139-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0139-1.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Following the wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSCN0384.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSCN0384-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSCN0384-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSCN0384-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSCN0384-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/DSCN0384.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stones mark the former route of the Berlin Wall and this part of the park makes me feel that I am not in the city but in a wooded oasis. As we come to the end, we walk along the opposite side, by the inner wall (remember my jigsaw puzzle?). In the middle of the park is a large meadow, it always looks so inviting but unfortunately it is a nature conservation project and us dogs are not supposed to run around there. I can definitely smell those urban foxes!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0140-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0140-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"395\" data-link=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/dscn0140\/\" class=\"wp-image-395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0140-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0140-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0140-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0140.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>All cut back for Winter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171211_090417-e1550249523326-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171211_090417-e1550249523326-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"391\" data-link=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/20171211_090417\/\" class=\"wp-image-391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171211_090417-e1550249523326-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171211_090417-e1550249523326-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171211_090417-e1550249523326-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171211_090417-e1550249523326.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Walking along the inner wall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171022_093841-e1550249632284-768x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171022_093841-e1550249632284-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"390\" data-link=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/20171022_093841\/\" class=\"wp-image-390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171022_093841-e1550249632284-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171022_093841-e1550249632284-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171022_093841-e1550249632284.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Summertime<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171022_093633-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171022_093633-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"389\" data-link=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/20171022_093633\/\" class=\"wp-image-389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171022_093633-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171022_093633-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171022_093633-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20171022_093633.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Inner wall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0193-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0193-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"398\" data-link=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/dscn0193\/\" class=\"wp-image-398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0193-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0193-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0193-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0193.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>One of the many stone piles<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> It is hard to imagine how this park was once the &#8216;death strip&#8217; separating the East from the West. The piles of stone we walk past are a reminder of where the guard towers used to be<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally looking back over the park there is a lovely view of the Fernsehen Turm &#8211; a constant reminder that I am in the middle of an amazing city, with so much to explore!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0160.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0160-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0160-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0160-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0160-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/DSCN0160.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>This view always reminds me where I am!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> <\/strong><em><strong>Note to my fellow 4 pawed buddies<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; please<strong><em> DO NOT<\/em><\/strong> eat whatever tasty morsels you may find lying on the ground!  One morning after my usual stroll through this park, along with a sniff and an accidental nibble of something, I found myself staring into space on a drip at my vets for the day!  Not a nice experience.  I heard a lot of mutterings about me being high. I definitely ate something bad (and most likely illegal!).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, as much as I try, us Cocker Spaniels find snacking outside irresistible! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I first moved to Berlin I could not wait to start exploring! Park am Nordbahnhof is one of the 1st parks I visited, but unfortunately for us 4 legged friends we cannot officially run off leash here. Such a shame as the mix of meadow and woodland is perfect for our four paws. Despite &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/02\/15\/park-am-nordbahnhof-full-of-history-and-dangers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Park am Nordbahnhof &#8211; full of history and danger!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[22,25,24],"class_list":["post-381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-berlin","tag-history","tag-parks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":700,"href":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381\/revisions\/700"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barney.wijnen.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}