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Beautiful sun, closed schools: kids relaxing in the park

Berlin, 10117, Deutschland

A 9-minute field recording by Peter Cusack made in Pankow, Germany on 18 March 2020, in the afternoon. Soundscape: streets & traffic, airports & aircraft and crowds & voices.

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Beautiful sun, closed schools: kids relaxing in the park
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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.

Written by Peter Cusack on radio aporee ::: maps.

About the place

Pankow is a town of about 65,375 people in State of Berlin, Germany. OttoAnna lists 44 field recordings from here.

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