Mums & Bumps, weekly meeting in Berlin

Hi Nicole, absolutely. There's a bunch of places we can go, so we leave Oststrand for NEXT week. And tomorrow the Italian I presume?

Hi Girls

Irene, the Oststrand sounds great and we should definitely make it a destination another week.

I usually go to Marcellos in the evening, but can find it a little hot sometimes as the stone oven for cooking the pizzas is in the eating area, so I had some concerns especially for our pregnant friends in this heat and at the hottest time of the day. I spoke with a manger who will kindly provide an air conditioning unit in the region of the play area, so rest assured girls we will not totally evaporate .

I suggest we meet at the cafe itself @ 13.30, as your choice of train station will depend on which direction of the city you are coming from. Below are directions which I hope are sufficiently detailed. I will PM my mobile number to those who have responded on this week's thread. If anyone else would like it, just PM me directly.

Cafe Marcello http://www.marcello-berlin.de/inhalt/cafemarcello.htm

Arrival - Innsbrucker platz (U or S)
Exiting the station (there is only one exit), cross the road under the bridge.
Walk left (ie in the opposite direction of the bridge, to the direction of the Lidl lift) along Hauptstr, cross over both sets of traffic lights (which lead to the motorway) - 3 mins walk. If you see Video World, you are going the wrong way - turn around.
Keep walking straight until you meet Kärntener str, you should be able to see the red Marcello's sign.

Arrival - Schöneberg S bahn
There are two exits, one with lift from the S1 platform and one stairs only from the Ring train platform (this exit saves a 3 min walk)
Exit from lift, outside the station take a left and the first left for Ebersstr.
Take the second right for Kärntener str - 5 mins walk.
Stay in the right hand side of the road, you should be able to see the red Marcello sign.
Exiting directly from the Ring bahn on the stairs, will bring you to the middle of Ebersstr, take a left and follow the directions as above (2 min walk along Eberstr.)

There are many buses in the area, take a look at BVG.de to see if this is perhaps an easier form of transport for you.

Look forward to seeing you all, any problems call me
Sorcha

Hi i'm going to come along tomorrow. I'll be solo, leaving Thomas with his grandparents who are here for a holiday for some serious quality one to one time and rare time alone for me. Hopefully wont be late or get lost tomorrow. Excellent directions to the resturant. See you all tomorrow

Hi Ladies,

I met some of you several weeks ago with my little boy Rohan and will try to make it out today. Hope to see you later!

Felicia

Hi AllyVally

A-Baby (for P & T's Vibe) address is Schoenhauser Allee 180, with the entrance being just around the corner on Fehrbelliner Str. Nearest U-bahn is U2 Senerfelder Pl. It is a nice little shop and sells pushchairs, baby carriers, Moses baskets (the only place I have seen them in Berlin), clothes, toys etc.

Hi everyone,

I've just moved from London to Berlin with my husband and my six month old daughter. As I don't know anyone in Berlin, I'd love to meet some mums & babies. I wondered if you have room for new people. I would love to hear from you!

Maddy

Hi Maddy,

Of course there's room.. the more the merrier!!! We meet in different locations each week... keep having a look at this thread... we usually decide by Thursday

Kirsty

So ladies, what do you think for friday?

I think if it's warm we should do Irene's idea on the Oststrand... if it's raining or uncertain we should meet at Onkel Alberts children Cafe in P. berg again... that way we can see some old faces again... for example Nicki and Alec

What does everybody want to do?

xxx hope you've all had a nice week

I think that is a good suggestion from Kirsty. What do others think?

hi everyone, we won´t be able to make this Fri as have a wedding to go to (no, not mine!!), hopefully see you the week after! hugs, Nicky and Alec

Hello,

I am interested in your playgroup but unfortunately my 2 year old son takes a nap around 12:30 - 13:00. How long do people usually stay?

Thanks

Danielle in Charlottenburg

Hi Danielle,

Usually until about 4 or 5pm!

Maybe we'll see you on Friday.

Kirsty

HI all, sorry i won't make tomorrows lunch its my family's last day here on holiday, but will definatley make it next week. See you all then

Hi, everbody!

I'm on a trip with my family at the moment but if we make it back to Berlin i'll try to meet you all. Have a lovely time

Annie

hi hi,

looks like that rain showers will come through tomorrow - the Oststrand is lovely but very sandy. it's a problem with strollers, I just realized yesterday. plus there isn't much in the way of food. Prenzlberg sounds interesting..

irene

Hi Ladies! I'm going out of town this weekend so I won't be able to make it. Have a good time and see you next week! Nicole

Hallo all!!!
Big bad news... very sad George has a hernia so I have to take him into hospital next tuesday for up2 three nights The doctor has told me to keep him near the house for quiet so won't be able to meet tomorrow.

I will let you know how it goes...
He still has a smile on his face though

kirsty

Oh no, poor little George! Sending love and best wishes to him next week. Keep us posted if you get a chance! Nicole

Hi Everyone,

Where exactly are we meeting today? I'm sorta lost...

Darling,

get well soon George!

If the Oststrand is not too good for pushchairs, and the weather forecast is for showers why don't we say Onkel Albert's for today, to be on the safe side?

Where is Onkel Albert's?

http://www.onkelalbert.de/

mhh.. glad we're going there. see you later!

severin and irene

Rohan and I will be there!

Felicia

Onkel Albert's is a spiel / kinder cafe in Prenzlauer Berg on a street that runs kind of between Kastanienallee and Schoenhauser Allee.

Tram M1 to Zionskirchplatz and U-bahn U2 to Senerfelder Platz are the nearest stops for public transport. It is only a couple of minutes walk from both.

Onkel Albert
Zionskirchstraße 63
10119 Berlin
www.onkelalbert.de
Telefon: 030 - 44 04 56 10

Hi ladies!

I know it is early, but I want to suggest it before I forget. Next week (15th August) how about we meet at Nola's am Weinberg (http://www.nola.de/htdocs_redaxo/index.php?article_id=3)? It is Mitte/Prenzlauer Berg border. There is an outdoor terrace, indoor seating, it is in a park and at the top of the park is a large children's play area. They do food and drinks and if the weather is nice we could sit outside. The M1 and 12 trams stop there and the nearest Ubahn stop is Rosenthaler Platz at the bottom of Weinbergsweg.

Get well soon George!

Big hug for George...get well soon xxx

For Friday, sounds like a good place to meet to me!

I like the idea of meeting in Mitte/P'burg. Should we meet at the U-Bahn stop or at the restaurant?

Nicole

Nola's sounds good. There are several nearby u/s-bahns so it might be best to meet at the restaurant. It's directly in Weinberg park.

Darling

Hi, everyone!

Sounds good to me! See you all on friday!

Annie

Nola's sounds great April, looking forward to catching up with everyone tomorrow!

Sorcha

P.S.
Hope George is on the mend Kirsty and that we see you both soon

Rohan and I will definitely be there today. If it's alright with you ladies, I will probably bring my boyfriend's nieces (16 & 18 years old), who are visiting from London.

See you later!

Hi Ladies, sorry to have missed lunch today. The 24 hour, inappropriatley (in my opinion) named morning sickness has meant that just being upright has been a struggle without vomitting. The thought of a trip on the S Bahn just about finished me off so we stayed at home to be miserable. Hope to see you all next week. Allison and Thomas

Hi everyone,

it was very nice meeting some of you yesterday. It was good to meet up with some other mums again. I hope you don't mind that I am just English speaking . I'll be busy flat hunting the next few weeks, but hopefully can join you again soon. Wish you all a nice week

Maddy

Ok, I have a question, is M&B's in Ennglish or German??

Hi Sweetieberlin,

English is the predominant language at the meet-ups as we are all native or fluent speakers.

Sorcha

Hi Maddy, nice to meet you too and good luck with the flat hunting.

Hi Allison, hopefully the nausea and sickness passes soon

Sorcha

Hi ladies!

Hope you all had a good weekend. How do people feel about giving Nola's another try this week?

Hi, Ladies!

Was nice to meet you to, Maddy. Good luck with finding your new home:)

Nola's looked good and hopefully they won't have another event to prepare for this Friday..

Have a good week and take care of yourselfs:)

Nolas sounds good to me hopefully we will make it this week.
Allison an Thomas

Hello everybody

I hope you are all well. George is super duper now, the op was very scary but he recovered very quickly.

We will be there on Friday. Looking forward to it.

Kirsty and George xxx

Thats good to hear See you tomorrow then,
Nicky and Alec

Hi,

We were successful and we move into a flat in Schoeneberg on the first of September. what a relief. I'll try to be at Nola's tomorrow. I presume it is in the middle of the park? As I walked around it last week?

Maddy

Hi Maddy

Yes, it is in the middle of the park. There is a path into the park, right next to the cafe we were sitting at last week. If you follow it, Nola's is straight ahead of you - you can't miss it!

See you all tomorrow.

Hi, everyone!

I wont be able to make it today. Have a great afternoon and I'll see you guys next week.

Take care Annie

Hi Girls

I also will not be able to make it today. We have a party in Kreuzberg at 16:30 and I just found out this morning that I need to bring a prepared dish...arghhh. Hope you all have a great time and Cara sends her greetings to the babies.

Sorcha

PS
Maddy - EXCELLENT choice of location for your new home

Hi there everyone
i'm new to this group and woud LOVE to know when the next meet up will be:)
Pls do let me know

Thanks
T

Hi, T!

The M&B:s meet up every Friday at various places (cafes/restaurants) in Berlin at 1:30pm. Just keep checking here where the next rendevous will be:)

See you!

Annie

Hi everyone )

Sorry we couldn't make it last week... we went away for a long weekend. We won't be able to make it either next week as my big sis is here... does anybody know where the most child friendly outdoor swimming pool in Berlin?

Thanks

Hi Everyone, are we meeting today, if so does anyone have a preferance as to where?

Allison

Hi Ladies,

Rohan and I will not be able to make it today. Also, next week we'll be in London so we'll see you again in mid-September.

Have fun!