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Recordist's notes
Covid-19 has closed Berlin schools and the springtime weather is beautiful. Kids are relaxing in the parks, enjoying the sunshine, sitting around in small and large groups, playing ball games, dancing to musics on their phones, sharing jokes, drinks and maybe even viruses. Amazing how Berliners are so good at turning a crisis into a party. The pandemic is also having a noticeable effect on the city's soundscape. This spot is directly under the flight path into Tegel airport. Normally planes pass every 3 or 4 minutes. Now it's about 10 minutes. Traffic is less. The improvement in sonic clarity and distance hearing is very pleasant.
About the place
Pankow is a town of about 65,375 people in State of Berlin, Germany. OttoAnna lists 44 field recordings from here.
Recorded nearby
2 days of Covid-19 lockdown: park in bright sun, biting cold
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Sources & credits
- “Palace Park, Am Schloßpark 34, 13187 Berlin, Germany - Beautiful sun, closed schools: kids relaxing in the park” by Peter Cusack – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0