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BERLIN BITES: Preußen Park aka Thai Park Picnik

August 11, 2013

When we first arrived we kept on hearing about Pinoy and other Asian Food (mostly Thai food) being sold at the Thai Park. During some of our walks we would pass by this park. On the outside it looks really quiet, but when we finally went there one afternoon, we discovered how many people were there. The place was packed with people picnicking, playing, cooking (Yes you heard me!), playing cards, drinking beer and just chilling.  The real name of this park is Preußen Park or Prussian Park, but most Pinoys in Berlin call it the Thai Park. 

In the center you can find rows of Thai Food vendor. Off to the side, look for some people wearing a “Pilipinas” shirt or jacket, and ask about some Filipino food. The last time we went it was quite late and all that was left was dinuguan, so we haven’t sample the Pinoy food yet! From what we gather, you can bargain a little bit, I think they might not give you a discount, but give you more pieces for the amount that you are paying.

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This lady makes yummy Pad Thai and Shrimp Fried Rice. Each order or “stück” is 5 Euros. The portion is quite large and for me is good for about 3 pax (or maybe 2 Germans). 

We got fried wonton with sweet chill sauce which I really liked. It’s 3 pieces for 1 Euro. We asked for a discount and they asked how much we wanted to get. We said 2 Euros worth, and they said they could give us 7 pcs for 2 Euros. Deal!

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These fried balls of rice that are flavored with spices and then  dipped in sweet chili sauce are also really yummy. They are 2 pieces for 1 Euro.

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These pork “sausages” remind me of our Pinoy longganisa, except its salty instead of sweet. The lady was selling 3 pcs for 3 Euros, but she offered me all the 5 pieces left for 4 Euros and I took them. I think this is better when it’s hot, so we saved a few pieces for re-frying (tomorrow’s breakfast).

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All in all, this spread for 3 people, cost us 12 Euros. Not bad at all! We brought our own water and beer.

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Bring your own blankets and chairs. Some people even bring tables. There are park seats, but if you come late on weekends, they will probably be taken.  

Bring your own beer, or buy from the many vendors.

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The vendors are in the park everyday, as long as the weather is nice.

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It’s a great place to bike and play.

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Another thing I want to try is the Brazilian caipirinha. It’s not hard to find, just spot the Brazilian flag. We were on a 15 Euro budget today so we had to BYOB.

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Another thing I’ve heard about is the cheap Thai massage. Personally, this is my favorite kind of massage in the world. Even more than Indonesian massage. I am really excited to try this, because other Thai Massage places cost 40 Euros for an hour. I just need to muster up the courage to get a massage in a public place. I must come prepared in jogging pants and sweats!

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DiploDog enjoyed the park too. He still hasn’t learned to play with other dogs so it’s a challenge for us because he gets so scared of other dogs and he barks at them when they approach. I am so sad about this because DiploDog used to have a lot of friends at the park in Manila and he was very sociable. This is because he was very traumatized by his experience in Jakarta and he didn’t go out a lot or meet a lot of other dogs there so becoming sociable again is something he has to learn and get used to here in dog-friendly Berlin. 

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We will be back for sure! Want to try all the other dishes!

GOOD TO KNOW:

  • English is not spoken so some basic German is necessary to buy food.
  • Since its open-air, be wary of food that is not cooked in front of you, because they may have been exposed to flies. The Pad Thai and the Fried Rice is cooked to order so these are good bets. This also means that the food that aren’t made fresh are served cold.
  • Bees are all over the place so if you are allergic be careful.
  • I’d recommend putting on insect repellent (like citronella oil) next time.

7 Comments · berlin food & drink, berlin to do

Comments

  1. Marianne says

    August 12, 2013 at 2:54 AM

    Great post! Off to Frankfurt for a few days. Hope to find something like this there

    Reply
    • diplomaticwife says

      August 12, 2013 at 9:54 AM

      Hi Marianne, thanks for dropping by my blog. I appreciate your comment. Enjoy Frankfurt!

      Reply

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  1. BERLIN ❤ Good Bye Summer 2013 | The Diplomatic Wife says:
    October 10, 2013 at 4:41 PM

    […] I love how people really enjoy the outdoors here – sitting on park benches or on a blanket on the grass (sometimes minus the blanket!) and just chilling or having picnics. Because though it is warm, it is still a comfortable and pleasant temperature. It’s not a super-sweaty-arm-pit-kinda-warm. Click here to see my first time ever to have a picnic in a park) […]

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  2. Summer in Berlin and Beyond | Sean M. Madden says:
    June 22, 2014 at 2:52 PM

    […] driver had introduced us to a week or so previously. (We’d first met Turgut, by chance, at Preußen Park which we’d likewise stumbled upon, found to our amazement that the place was full of […]

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  3. BERLIN FINDS: Frau Behrens Torten says:
    July 29, 2014 at 9:01 AM

    […] e-meet) slow-traveller Sean when he wrote a post mentioning Preußen Park and connected it to my write-up on the beloved Berliner summer tradition. A few days ago I had tea and cakes with Sean and his […]

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  4. BERLIN BITES: Summer Hitlist says:
    September 3, 2014 at 9:01 AM

    […] feel that Thai Park also deserves a special mention, though I’ve written about it last year here. When going with friends, I recommend bringing a few glasses and some chilled wine, to make the […]

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    October 29, 2014 at 9:01 AM

    […] find it fascinating to see so many Asians in one place in Germany (yes even more than Thai park). Check out the ads that they place in their bullet in boards, all in […]

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We are very lucky that the Geneva Airport is very near because it is located 4 km northwest of the city centre. It takes us less than 15mins by car & is easier to get to than airports outside the city.

BUT also means that many of the Geneva residents suffer from AIRCRAFT NOISE POLLUTION. 

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We were so lucky that we had a @mercadona right beside our hotel Marina Badalona. Very convenient.
Our favorite things to bring home are:

☕️ frozen porras (bigger than churros)

🐑 baby lamb chops (the only lamb I eat coz it’s not malangsa & all you need to do is fry till crispy in olive oil with S&P) it’s called Chuletas Cabrito but TD calls it lechal 

🐽 chicharon or crispy pork rinds

🥔 Homemade potato chips. The best potato chips for me are from Spain. I don’t know how it’s so much yummier! The olive oil???

🎣 canned Sardines & tuna for me and Yaya B

TIPS:

🧊 For frozen items, we usually ask the hotel before we buy if they can put it in their freezer until we fly.

✍️ I usually bring different sizes ZIPLOCK BAGS, MASKING TAPE & MARKER when we travel so we can put everything in, label with our name and room number.

📸 then I take a photo so we can just show it to the staff and they can easily find it in their freezer.

✈️ When it’s time to pack, I placed our beach towels around the frozen packages coz I know they will SWEAT & I don’t want our other things to get wet 💦 

What  grocery do you usually like to shop for when in Spain? Where do you buy them?

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After the lovely BIOPARC we headed across to this chill park with ample PARKING that had so many things for kids & anyone who wants to move & work out:

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👟 Outdoor gym - this was a huge hit with the kids

⚽️ football - this too!

🏀 basketball court

🏓 Ping-pong 

🏐 Beach volleyball court

🤸🏻 Monkey bars

🛝 small playground

Thanks for the wonderful afternoon guys @lidia_otilia_botezatu! 
How lucky are we to have these beautiful, clean open spaces. And the free rental gear is AMAZING! so convenient.

This is in Geneva, about 15mins drive from where we live.

SAVE THIS on your list of PARKS to visit!

⚠️ WARNING

it’s in the airplane path so there will be loud noise from that. It’s not as close as the bioparc but bring earplugs/earphones if you are sensitive.

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Yesterday was a holiday in Switzerland (except for Geneva). It was raining & miserable so I wanted to take @diplobaby out for a few hours. Thankfully midafternoon it stopped raining.

We met with our friends @lidia_otilia_botezatu in @bioparcgeneve and had a lovely time in this volunteer run zoo.

TIPS💡

🆓 It’s free for families on your FIRST visit!

🦢 you walk inside animal enclosures so wear shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty/stepping on poop. We wore boots & happy we did

🅿️ there’s parking inside on wood chips, if it’s full there’s another pavement parking (free up to 4hrs) across the roundabout 

🦔 Do not feed or touch the animals no matter how cute they are

🗺️ There are 2 routes (purple & blue) and 1-1.5hrs #diplshould be enough 

❎ Park closes at 4pm

SAVE THIS NOW if your looking for a fun & not too you can do in well und2hrs. It’s nice that you can go inside unlike most zoos so it’s quite unique.

⚠️ WARNING

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At first we were going to stay in the heart of Barcelona, where we stayed 8 years ago (I didn’t even know that @diplobaby was already in my tummy at 2 weeks old) but the “hotel” is now expensive with no amenities & small rooms. So TD found a hotel in #badalona - a 20min taxi ride from Barcelona city center - that was so fabulous & slightly less expensive.

SAVE THIS NOW for future trips to Barcelona

WHY I LOVED marinabadalona
🤍 All white interiors was so beautiful & calming
🤍 Gorgeous view of the Marina 
🤍 Everything was so aesthetic, even where you tap your card to enter the room
🤍 Massive bed
🤍 Electric curtains
🤍 Lots of closet space & hangers
🤍 2 TVs
🤍 Refrigerator
🤍 White/cream Nespresso & kettle
🤍 Architecture & interior design is sooooo me!
🤍 Small rooftop pool with unbelievable views (need to do a separate post)
🤍 5min walk to the beach
🤍 Gorg esplanade
🤍 Yummy restos beside
🤍 Mercadona right beside - so convenient!

FEW RECOS FOR IMPROVEMENT:
✌️ Loved the textured wall paper, but it’s difficult to keep clean inside the bathroom
✌️ The bathroom surface area was a bit small & our stuff kept falling off the sink
✌️ Not a single chair in the family room so when we had room service we had to eat standing
✌️ No salt & pepper with room service so we called to ask & were told we would be charged for them taking it up. After TD clarified that there was no S&P with our meal, they said they would bring it up. The person brought a small bowl of of salt & pepper combined. The salt was for DiploBaby’s salmon, but he can’t eat pepper, I wanted both for my pesto. Had to run down in my slippers & the resto staff were very apologetic coz who serves a mixed S&P ever? They gave me individually packaged ones which I really appreciated.
✌️ Since the hotel has a pool & is by the beach, I wish there was a place to hang & dry swim suits. Our suits & watershoes did not dry in the tub.

All in all the value we got from staying in this hotel was so high compared to a more expensive hotel in Barcelona. No hotel stay is perfect.

Now, would I stay there again? YES PLEASE! Would you?

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