Lockdown relaxations: Berlin opens up again

From cafés to theatres, from open-air cinemas to swimming pools - many Berliners enjoyed the relaxation in the Corona pandemic over Whitsun.

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Many guests sit in restaurants and cafes in the Weinbergsweg at lunchtime.
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Many guests sit in the Prater, a beer garden in Mitte, on Whit Sunday.
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A person looks at the 1955 artwork "Les Femmes d'Alger" (version O) by Pablo Picasso. The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin reopen most of their houses on 21 May.
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People sit in the Ankerklause in the late afternoon.
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Mike Krage, restaurant manager at the "Zollpackhof", prepares the outdoor area for opening. The outdoor restaurant will be allowed to reopen from 21 May.
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Moviegoers watch the film "Futur Drei" at the Kreuzberg open-air cinema on 20 May. The open-air cinemas also open their doors again to visitors and invite them to enjoy films in the open air.
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A Berlin couple sits with Aperol Spritz and mushroom in front of the Brandenburg Gate on the terrace of the Hotel Adlon.
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Berlin's outdoor pools also start the season: swimmers take their laps at Prinzenbad in Kreuzberg on 21 May.
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Rene is the first guest to sit in the Erdinger at Gendarmenmarkt on 21 May 2021.
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Felix Goeser (Orgon) and Natali Seelig (Elmire) perform on an open air stage in the photo rehearsal in front of the Deutsches Theater. Open air events have been permitted again on a small scale since 19 May.
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Some guests sit in a beer garden in Mitte on Whit Sunday.