Summer in Berlin. There is hardly another capital in the world that provides so many opportunities to enjoy the best time of the year - summer, like Berlin
Summer in Berlin is the best time of the year, that's a fact. How to spend this time of the year with maximum pleasure and stock up enough impressions for a long gray winter? That's right, go outside and explore the city on foot, by bike or kayak.
The best guide to Berlin is its people. They shared their favorite summer spots in Berlin, from parks and waterways to clubs and beer gardens. It was impossible to pass such a treasure trove of information and, having collected all the tips together, supplementing with my own recommendations, I came up with an excellent plan for the summer in Berlin.
Summer city walks
Alt Moabit : walk along the promenade along the Spree from the main station to Stromstrasse, and you can go further. Along the way, it is worth turning onto Kirchstrasse and stopping here for coffee or lunch. Pay attention to the Vietnamese restaurant Anh Vu, the Nepalese Om or the Italian Casa Matti. A little further down the street is a small cafe with homemade cakes and good coffee Cafe Paci. On the opposite side of the restaurants is the famous Buchwald confectionery with cakes, traditions and a large influx of guests on weekends. Depending on your fitness level, you can stop there and transfer to a pleasure boat or take a walk further along the coast. As an alternative: turn to the slightly hectic Turmstrasse, quickly escape from it into the depths of Moabit, have a bite to eat at one of the Arminiusmarkthalle and, finally, reach the Klassische Remise, a free and incredible collection of oldtimers.
Prenzlauer Berg : from the metro station Eberswalderstr. down Kastanienallee, you should definitely turn off towards Arkonaplatz, where there is a good flea market on weekends, not as touristy as the nearby flea market in Mauerpark. After walking on Arkonaplatz, taxi to Zionskirchplatz and , the climb to the bell tower of which is a separate attraction on weekends. Having descended, it is worth falling onto the terrace of one of the many bars around the square.
If you still have the strength, then walk further down and sit down on the grass in the Volkspark am Weinbergsweg park. In addition, turn onto the Oderbergerstrasse, which will take you through a large number of second-hand shops to the Mauerpark. The street itself is just a very beautiful street, in the heat the fire station located at the end of the street pours water on everyone who wants it, the children love to tease them very much, and these guys are happy to douse them with ice water. True, if the need arises, the joy collapses in an instant and the fire brigade takes off in a matter of seconds.
Alternative route: start from Eberswalderstr. in and, passing through, exit to Sredzkistr. Further landmark can serve as the building of the first water complex in Berlin and the area nearby - Kollwitzplatz. There is no clear route here, just wander aimlessly through the streets, look into small boutiques, look at houses and periodically relax in numerous cafes.
Good coffee along the way is found in the really tasty Vietnamese - Anjoy restaurant, and finally, lovers of Russian cuisine can be advised the Pasternak restaurant overlooking the Wasserturm. However, the best thing to do in summer is kick-kick on the mountain near the water tower. In the late afternoon, descend from all the mountains and, after a 10-minute walk towards Schönhauser Allee, discover the world of wine at the wine bar Baden im Wein (bath in wine).
Museum sharpin : the embankment opposite the museum, where you can sit on summer evenings, dance on the dance floor or watch the dancers. In summer, free open-air classical music concerts take place in front of the Bode Museum.
Evening behind the museum island
Spandau : stroll through the old town of the Spandau district and go toSpandau Citadel- one of the most significant and best preserved Renaissance fortresses in Europe. Spandau Citadel was built from 1559 to 1594 and has experienced a lot during its history. Today it houses a military museum. In the summer, musical open airs are traditionally held in the Citadel. In addition, medieval fairs are held here in the courtyard of the Citadel, rock, jazz, folk concerts are held in the Gothic hall.
Schoneberg : Wander around the city's street food markets ), which in summer are a particularly tasty and fragrant walk. We especially recommend to combine it with the study of the Schöneberg area. Start your way to Winterfeldplatz and the market there on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you happen to be here on one of these days, be sure to walk the aisles. Even if you are not hungry, do not refuse to try all the many things that sellers lure buyers with. After eating, go to Goltzstrasse, which flows into Akazienstrasse quite imperceptibly. These streets have a huge selection of restaurants, cafes, pastry shops, bakeries and small vintage shops.
For ice cream, be sure (!) to go to JONES ice cream, have a delicious dinner at the Shayan Persian restaurant, a quick lunch, and finally an afternoon coffee at Gottlob. When you reach the end of Akazienstrasse and find yourself at the intersection with Haupstrasse, do not be alarmed, immediately cross to the other side and hide in Crellestrasse. It is cozy, calm and, by the way, in addition to the variety of cafes, there is also an excellent one hidden here, where there is a chance to put your head in full order, outwardly for sure. Having reached the intersection of Crellestrasse and Langscheidtstrasse, we advise you to turn right to the excellent Barkett vegan bar (on Sundays, without exaggeration, the best vegan brunch in the city - the guys brought the coolest chef to Berlin all the way from Stuttgart, they don’t admit how they lured him) or left to the French bar La Cantine Augusta has an amazing selection of wines and cheeses.
Kreuzberg: The Turkish market on Maybachufer, near the U8 Kottbusser Tor or Schönleinstrasse metro station is a great opportunity to buy inexpensive fruits and vegetables, pita bread or flatbread, olives, cheese and fresh yogurt, for example. After that, you should walk along the canal towards the Admiralsbrücke bridge, walk a little more and go out onto the green lawns near the water. It is here that in good weather it is pleasant to have a picnic, lie on the grass, feed the swans and ducks, just sit back. In the late afternoon, move back to Admiralsbrücke. In the summer there is lively fun.
Tegel: while the city’s most beloved one is operating, a trip towards the Tegel district is all about airplanes and the airport runway. The best view is promised from the west, from Spandau. Attention: it is recommended to make sure in advance which side the boarding takes place on that day. Alternatively: drive to the U6 Kurt Schumacher Platz station, find a shopping center, get into the parking lot, get comfortable and also seem to have a great view.
Olympia Stadium: It is easy to assess the scale and scope of construction in Germany in 1933-1945 - just drive to the Olympic Stadium. It's nice to take a walk here, on the way back to the metro, walk along the streets near the station - it's very cozy. By the way, in the same place not far (relatively) overlooking the city, an abandoned radar station of American special services, built during the Cold War.
Alt Treptow : it is very beautiful here in May and summer, besides it is quiet, unlike loud and. It’s good to walk along the canals, going from one side to the other, drink tea at the Nah am Wasser gebaut cafe, walk to the Spree and go for cocktails at Club der Visionäre.
Thanks for the suggested topic to Dmitry Shalabaev!
“The luminary in the summer fries the crown -
You can't go out into the sun.
But, in the bushes at such a time,
Everyone can drink, eat"
(student amateur performance, Novosibirsk, early 1980s)
It just so happened that Germany, in the minds of many, is associated not only with cars, classical music, engineering, but also with a foamy low-alcohol drink made from malt, using hops and yeast.
Last year, I posted on this site advice on the best places to drink beer outdoors in Germany's second largest city, Hamburg. Today, the capital is next in line. Berlin.
The city pleases with an abundance of numerous cafes, restaurants, pubs and other drinking establishments that put tables and chairs on the street in the summer and make it possible to quench your thirst to the noise of cars passing by or contemplating numerous tourists, residents of neighboring houses, employees of neighboring offices and just passers-by. A “cult” institution can serve as a good example. "Standige Vertretung» (address Schiffbauerdamm 8, 10117 Berlin) and neighboring restaurants located on Schiffbauerdamm (the nearest metro and S-Bahn stop is Friedrichstrasse). Often a place to rest in the sun, for the "average tourist", are the chairs and tables at the Gendarmerie market.
At the same time, in Berlin there is also something that avid travelers are familiar with from the capital of Bavaria - Munich, that is, "beer gardens". I must warn you right away that in Berlin these gardens are somewhat different from those in Munich. But what can you do, Berlin is completely different from Munich and it would be strange if the similarities were only in terms of the conditions for drinking beer in the open air (by the way, you can drink straight from the bottle, grab it from home or buy it in a store, you can right in the park or just on the street).
But beer, it's just beer in Berlin, but the atmosphere ....
So, Berlin-style beer gardens.
I'll start with places located near sightseeing and similar tourist routes:
Prater Biergarten". This the institution, by right, deserves the name "beer garden", due to the presence of chestnuts on its territory. The Prater Biergarten is located in the incredibly bustling area of the Prenzlauer Berg district. It has been poured here since 1837, that is, even before the emergence of Germany. Address: Kastanienallee 7-9. Start work at noon. Looking for fresh air and traveling with children, I would not really advise going here. The garden, in my understanding, should have more greenery.
Great place called Zollpackhof is located on the banks of the Spree near the Office of the Federal Chancellor (Vedomsto is in sight). Perhaps that is why, drinking beer and looking at the pleasure boats passing by, you may find politicians, officials and businessmen next to you who have come here to quench their thirst that arose in the course of solving important public and private issues. The luxurious crown of an almost one and a half century old chestnut saves from the heat. If the weather is not very good, you can go under the roof of a very pleasant restaurant. Address Elisabeth-Abegg-Straße 1, 10557 Berlin
Until late in the evening, when the sun has already disappeared below the horizon, you can enjoy in the Tiergarten park in the "Cafe on the New Lake" ( Cafe am Neuen See). This is one of Berlin's oldest and most beloved beer gardens. You can drink beer here as early as 10:00, and on Saturday and Sunday - an hour later. Address Lichtensteinallee 2, 10787 Berlin. Those who wish can rent a boat. The restaurant is close to the zoo.
Tiergarten has another great place where you can enjoy beer and other drinks (and, of course, eat). An establishment called Schleusenkrug. This place is especially convenient for those who want to freshen up after visiting the city's largest flea market or refuel before visiting the zoo (Zoologischer Garten). This restaurant is also remarkable from a historical point of view - it was located on the "vertical" border between West and East Berlin. Opening hours from 10:00 to 0:00. Address Müller-Breslau-Straße, 10623 Berlin.
If the Berlin beer gardens listed above are a tribute to tradition, then the beer garden that will be discussed now is Berlin ultra-modern. Connoisseurs of modern music and club culture do not need to be told what Berghain is. Directly next to this club is the restaurant " Rudersdorf". The institution pleases with the atmosphere, beer and excellent
Oh Berlin, Berlin!
The best time to visit Berlin is summer. It is at this time of the year that you can enjoy the beauty of city parks, flowering flower beds, ponds and lakes, sit in cozy summer cafes. In the summer, the German capital hosts various festivals, parades, and outdoor concerts.
To make the trip interesting and at minimal cost, you need plan ahead events and find out all the basic questions related to accommodation, meals and travel.
How to get to Berlin?
There are many ways to get to the capital of Germany. Everyone chooses an option for themselves, based on the financial situation, available time and the desired comfort. Modern transport interchange makes it possible get to Berlin like this:
1. By plane. Take planes with tourists from other countries in Berlin, two airports: Tegel and Schoenefeld. This is the most convenient and fastest way to get to the capital.
2. By train. Rail transport is very developed in Germany. There are several railway stations in the capital. Germans even in Berlin prefer to use electric trains.
3. By bus. The capital of Germany is connected with Europe by a developed bus network. There is only one bus station in the city - Central.
City transport of the capital
Berlin has four transport networks:
* bus;
* railway;
* tram;
* underground - metro.
This allows you to get to any point of the city in a short time and inexpensively. The standard ticket is valid for 2 hours, it allows you to travel on any transport. If you plan to travel a lot by public transport, it is better to purchase a ticket and preferably for the whole day.
There are many places to visit in Berlin, because the city has a long history. Despite the last two devastating world wars, the city has preserved many historical sights. Worthy of attention and modern architecture.
* Grunwald forest is the greenest area where Berliners like to spend their free time. Here you can walk, ride a bike or horse, swim in the ice age lake.
*Museum lovers can first visit Museum Island Spreeinsel on the river Spree. The island has not only a large number of museums and galleries, but also many architectural masterpieces, many of which are objects included in the UNESCO list.
* Outside the museum island, you can visit the museums of technical and cultural achievements, historical museums, the Stasi Museum, the Jewish Museum.
* On the Kurfürstendamm boulevard there are boutiques, hotels and restaurants. It is a favorite place for shopping for tourists and residents of Berlin.
Berlin has a long history, on its territory there are a large number of architectural sights that are worthy of the attention of tourists:
* Brandenburg Gate is the symbol of Berlin.
* The second place that is in great demand and is included in the must-have item in the tourist program is Reichstag. After reconstruction, a glass dome was built on its roof, which offers stunning views of the city.
* The main church of Berlin is the Catholic St. Hedwig's Cathedral, built in the 18th century.
German cuisine is distinguished by its calorie content and solidity, although complex dishes are very rare. Dishes are prepared from vegetables, various types of meat, seafood. Preference is given to vegetables, especially boiled as a side dish. Signature German dish - a side dish of stewed cabbage, served with fried sausages. Salads, sandwiches with different ingredients, ham, sausages and fish products are popular in German cuisine.
Food in restaurants, cafes and bars in Berlin is inexpensive when compared to other European capitals. Popular with visitors to Berlin Maxwell Restaurant, where you can taste German cuisine. You can plunge into the atmosphere of antiquity and try continental cuisine in the Alt Luxemburg restaurant. Adherents of European cuisine can visit the Marjellchen restaurant, decorated in a modern style. It is very popular with Berliners and tourists.
Berlin hotels are clean and comfortable. Their prices are quite democratic. In the capital around 850 hotels and inns. You can find a convenient and inexpensive place for people with average incomes:
- ** Of the two-star hotels, you can offer H2 Berlin-Alexanderplatz , which has good rooms and a buffet.
- *** Good three-star hotels: Apartments am Brandenburger Tor and Hotel Gat Point Charlie. The hotels provide comfortable rooms with attentive service.
- **** Of the four-star hotels, we can recommend Adina Berlin Hackescher Markt and H10 Berlin Ku'damm with excellent service and affordable prices.
- ***** If funds allow, then you can stay in a five-star hotel Eurostars Berlin with comfortable rooms and top-level service.
Cost of living can rise during festivals, carnivals and other major events, so it's best to book rooms in advance.
Summer in Berlin very beautiful, as the city is immersed in greenery. At the same time, many outdoor events take place during the summer. If you know in advance what is the best way to travel, what to see, where to stay and eat, then the trip will bring a lot of impressions and will be remembered for a long time.
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Dymphna Cusack
Why did the Australian writer need to take modern-day Berlin and Nazism as the theme of his novel?
The world was twice plunged into war with Germany. And now the same forces - the German magnates and the Prussian militarists - who nurtured Hitler, are once again preparing to kindle the flames of a new world war in the hope of taking revenge.
The ten thousand miles separating Australia from Germany did not save my people, either in the first or in the second world war, from many casualties. My childhood, which took place in a distant provincial town, was overshadowed by the death of my loved ones.
Much testified to the barbaric nature of the Nazis in the first years after they came to power. Since 1934, stories of people fleeing Germany from political or racial persecution have multiplied the list of Nazi crimes.
In 1951 I visited France for the first time. Chance brought me to a French family that had suffered unheard-of torments at the hands of the Nazis. And in the following years, I had to repeatedly hear about the barbarism of the Nazis all the way from the Belgian border to the Cote d'Azur.
In France, I attended the trials of war criminals who were brought to justice only ten years after their crimes.
I happened to hear how the public prosecutor demanded from the Germans the extradition of General Lammerding, who was responsible for the destruction of Oradour, a small village wiped off the face of the earth by the Nazis with its entire population: men, women and children. However, neither the British nor the American occupation authorities "could" find Lammerding, although they knew his whereabouts well. Now this war criminal holds a high post in West Germany.
The months I spent in Italy gave me the opportunity to acquaint myself with the atrocities committed by the Nazis against Italian patriots.
Following Hitler's defeat, years of passionate struggle began for the peoples of Europe against the rearmament of West Germany. But, neglecting the lessons of history, the governments of America, England, France made every effort to provide their former enemy with a few years of respite, which would allow him to once again embark on the path of a third world war. And only the heroic struggle of the peoples for peace and disarmament can avert a world catastrophe.
I went to West Germany. There I saw with my own eyes what the great German writer Thomas Mann wrote about when he left his country forever: the Western powers openly promote the return to power of the Nazis and war criminals convicted by the court of the Allied powers in Nuremberg.
Returning to Australia in 1957, I was shocked to learn how widespread the false claims of pro-Nazi émigrés were that the concentration camps, those science-based death camps, were "Red propaganda"; that massacres, torture, gas chambers - all this is "Red propaganda". Honest Australians, like deluded immigrants, wanted to know the truth.
And I decided to find out the truth from the source.
So, in the summer of 1959, I visited those countries that the Nazi armies passed through: Albania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and the Soviet Union. I visited the places where there were concentration camps and death camps: in Theresienstadt, Buchenwald, Ravensbruck and Auschwitz. I talked to the survivors. And the whole monstrous picture of Nazism unfolded before me. The months I spent in West Berlin in the summer and autumn of 1959 showed me with terrifying clarity that the same people, obsessed with the same ideas, were again preparing the same fate for the world. Western newspapers, with rare exceptions, remain silent. Only a few honest journalists make every effort to reveal the truth. The leaders of the West German government openly demand war. The "Prussian officer" is presented to the German youth as a "model of nobility." Children are taught in schools that Hitler was a "great statesman." The stalls are crammed with magazines praising the deeds of the Nazis.
War criminals hold responsible positions in government and in the diplomatic arena. The organs of justice, the police are almost entirely in the hands of former Nazis and SS; their names, biographies, numbers of party cards are recorded in the card files of all the leading newspapers in the world. Nazi doctors from concentration camps enjoy the support of the government.
In short, the West Berlin described in my book Hot Summer in Berlin is the Berlin I saw in the summer of 1959. And all the events, all the characters are taken from my life.
Dymphna Cusack
The cabin door slammed shut. Shaken by Stephen's unreasonable anger, Joy leaned her head against the porthole, the world in her eyes shattered. And the Tangaratta glided smoothly over the glossy surface of the sea.
Out there, overboard, the light that fell from the deck writhed like a snake on the black waters, and the white foam on the crests of the waves dissolved into darkness. A damp and warm breeze, caused by the movement of the ship, blew in his face, not refreshing or soothing. Stephen was not by her side, she had no one to share this moonless night with a black sky hanging over the sea, in which lone stars twinkled faintly through the fog. Lying on the bunk, with her hands behind her head, she painfully experienced her loneliness. Thoughts swirled randomly in my brain. She lay for a long time, not taking her eyes off the door, vaguely thinking that she should get up and open the door a little: the heat was unbearable. The whirring electric fans did little to help.
But she didn't get up. In her mind she followed Stephen up to the upper deck. Last night, when he ran out of the salon just like that, she followed him. Every night after sailing from Sydney, having put their daughter to bed, they went to the bow of the ship to admire how the waves crash against the side of the ship in a cascade of phosphorescent spray, how the dolphins dive and frolic, gleaming with their backs.
So it has been until now. But today Stephen ran out of the cabin in anger, just as he had done the night before when, at the request of a new passenger, she began to play the minuet of Mozart.
Again and again she asked herself: “What is the matter with him! What's happened?" Looking over her actions in her memory, she did not find anything in them that she could reproach herself with. She was well aware of her shortcomings, and nine years of marriage had taught her that their serene life was disturbed only because of trifles that should not have been given importance. So far, it's been a short spat. And when she happened to flare up - and she never learned to control herself - Stephen got up and, without saying a word, left the room. She immediately pulled herself together and ran after him, and Stephen took it as a silent request for forgiveness, and their lives again flowed happily and serenely.
Why did the Australian writer need to take modern-day Berlin and Nazism as the theme of his novel?
The world was twice plunged into war with Germany. And now the same forces - the German magnates and the Prussian militarists - who raised Hitler, are again preparing to kindle the flames of a new world war in the hope of taking revenge.
The ten thousand miles separating Australia from Germany did not save my people, either in the first or in the second world war, from many casualties. My childhood, which took place in a distant provincial town, was overshadowed by the death of my loved ones.
Much testified to the barbaric nature of the Nazis in the first years after they came to power. Since 1934, stories of people fleeing Germany from political or racial persecution have multiplied the list of Nazi crimes.
In 1951 I visited France for the first time. Chance brought me to a French family that had suffered unheard-of torments at the hands of the Nazis. And in the following years, I had to repeatedly hear about the barbarism of the Nazis all the way from the Belgian border to the Cote d'Azur.
In France, I attended the trials of war criminals who were brought to justice only ten years after their crimes.
I happened to hear how the public prosecutor demanded from the Germans the extradition of General Lammerding, guilty of the destruction of Oradour, a small village wiped off the face of the earth by the Nazis with its entire population: men, women and children. However, neither the British nor the American occupation authorities "could" find Lammerding, although they knew his whereabouts well. Now this war criminal holds a high post in West Germany.
The months I spent in Italy gave me the opportunity to acquaint myself with the atrocities committed by the Nazis against Italian patriots.
Following Hitler's defeat, years of passionate struggle began for the peoples of Europe against the rearmament of West Germany. But, neglecting the lessons of history, the governments of America, England, France made every effort to provide their former enemy with a few years of respite, which would allow him to once again embark on the path of a third world war. And only the heroic struggle of the peoples for peace and disarmament can avert a world catastrophe.
I went to West Germany. There I saw with my own eyes what the great German writer Thomas Mann wrote about when he left his country forever: the Western powers openly promote the return to power of the Nazis and war criminals convicted by the court of the Allied powers in Nuremberg.
Returning to Australia in 1957, I was shocked to learn how widespread the false claims of pro-Nazi émigrés were that the concentration camps, those science-based death camps, were "Red propaganda"; that massacres, torture, gas chambers - all this is "Red propaganda". Honest Australians, like deluded immigrants, wanted to know the truth.
And I decided to find out the truth from the source.
So, in the summer of 1959, I visited those countries that the Nazi armies passed through: Albania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and the Soviet Union. I visited the places where there were concentration camps and death camps: in Theresienstadt, Buchenwald, Ravensbruck and Auschwitz. I talked to the survivors. And the whole monstrous picture of Nazism unfolded before me. The months I spent in West Berlin in the summer and autumn of 1959 showed me with terrifying clarity that the same people, obsessed with the same ideas, were again preparing the same fate for the world. Western newspapers, with rare exceptions, remain silent. Only a few honest journalists make every effort to reveal the truth. The leaders of the West German government openly demand war. The "Prussian officer" is presented to the German youth as a "model of nobility." Children are taught in schools that Hitler was a "great statesman." The stalls are crammed with magazines praising the deeds of the Nazis.
War criminals hold responsible positions in government and in the diplomatic arena. The organs of justice, the police are almost entirely in the hands of former Nazis and SS; their names, biographies, numbers of party cards are recorded in the card files of all the leading newspapers in the world. Nazi doctors from concentration camps enjoy the support of the government.
In short, the West Berlin described in my book Hot Summer in Berlin is the Berlin I saw in the summer of 1959. And all the events, all the characters are taken from my life.
Dymphna Cusack
The cabin door slammed shut. Shaken by Stephen's unreasonable anger, Joy leaned her head against the porthole, the world in her eyes shattered. And the Tangaratta glided smoothly over the glossy surface of the sea.
Out there, overboard, the light that fell from the deck writhed like a snake on the black waters, and the white foam on the crests of the waves dissolved into darkness. A damp and warm breeze, caused by the movement of the ship, blew in his face, not refreshing or soothing. Stephen was not by her side, she had no one to share this moonless night with a black sky hanging over the sea, in which lone stars twinkled faintly through the fog. Lying on the bunk, with her hands behind her head, she painfully experienced her loneliness. Thoughts swirled randomly in my brain. She lay for a long time, not taking her eyes off the door, vaguely thinking that she should get up and open the door a little: the heat was unbearable. The whirring electric fans did little to help.
But she didn't get up. In her mind she followed Stephen up to the upper deck. Last night, when he ran out of the salon just like that, she followed him. Every night after sailing from Sydney, having put their daughter to bed, they went to the bow of the ship to admire how the waves crash against the side of the ship in a cascade of phosphorescent spray, how the dolphins dive and frolic, gleaming with their backs.
So it has been until now. But today Stephen ran out of the cabin in anger, just as he had done the night before when, at the request of a new passenger, she began to play the minuet of Mozart.
Again and again she asked herself: “What is the matter with him! What's happened?" Looking over her actions in her memory, she did not find anything in them that she could reproach herself with. She was well aware of her shortcomings, and nine years of marriage had taught her that their serene life was disturbed only because of trifles that should not have been given importance. So far, it's been a short spat. And when she happened to flare up - and she never learned to control herself - Stephen got up and, without saying a word, left the room. She immediately pulled herself together and ran after him, and Stephen took it as a silent request for forgiveness, and their lives again flowed happily and serenely.
It had been a long time since she'd experienced outbursts of anger; Stephen's restraint had a sobering effect on her.
No, today she has nothing to reproach herself with. Truly, the journey has been wonderful from Sydney itself: beautiful weather, a comfortable cabin, a wonderful steamer for twelve passengers - a floating island between two worlds! Old worries have disappeared without a trace, and new ones have not yet come into their own.
And didn't Stephen enjoy the journey! True, at first he did not approve of her undertakings. But now he was enjoying the journey with all his heart: playing sports on deck, swimming in the pool, talking animatedly at the table. Usually so serious, he laughed so cheerfully, so contagiously!
Cares about the house, about the children that gave her so much trouble were discarded, Stephen threw off the hardships of work. They felt like they were on their honeymoon again. When Stephen kissed her, the years seemed to recede, she was young again, unawakened, and her passion awakened in response to his passion. Was it the influence of the tropics, the southern sky, the moon, showering silver islands scattered across the mirror waters of the Coral Sea, past which their ship swept? Was it the influence of sun-drenched days, silver-pearl in the morning, and in the afternoon and evening shimmering in all shades of blue: turquoise, sapphire, cobalt and ultramarine? But whatever the reason, their passion flared up, as in the first days of intimacy. And the years only gave love a greater fullness. Sometimes she woke up as if from a shock: it seemed to her that Ann was calling her. Anne's voice pulled her out of the past, bringing her back to reality. But even now, lying awake, tormented by doubts, remembering his tenderness, she felt a thrill.
