The Mod­er­sohn­brücke in Friedrich­shain is fam­ous for it’s one of a kind sun­down view­ing loc­a­tion. It’s the cheapest over­view of the city includ­ing a won­der­ful light­ning situ­ation, so if you’ve ever wondered where to take your next date to, this is the right spot (although you prob­ably won’t be alone. Mod­er­sohn­brücke usu­ally is crowded, and you do have to like a bit of urban romance to enjoy the noises of the bypassing cars). It gives right into the “poor but sexy” slo­gan of our reign­ing government.

But Mod­er­sohn­brücke is more than that: it’s also one of the most pop­u­lar places for small and pas­sion­ate techno raves. Bonus: while every­one is off to secret and faraway loc­a­tions to cel­eb­rate the sun, you can still be quite close to the cen­ter of the city. Bonus 2: if enough people bounce hard enough, the whole bridge starts giv­ing in like a tram­po­line. Noth­ing like a drunk-off-your-ass adren­aline rush and the thrill of being close to death while you’re dancing.

In any case, our first rave for this upcom­ing sum­mer was noth­ing but a suc­cess: sun, drinks, lovely people and really good music. I’m look­ing for­ward to the next gath­er­ing. Speak­ing of bridges: whatever happened to the cus­toms at Admir­als­brücke? Do people still go there in the sum­mer, or will they be sent flee­ing by the cops?