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Night Swimming

Every Monday 10pm-3am, night swimming started again on 7th November at Badeschiff (pool boat), Arena. It's a lovely place to go, sauna, swim and relax, but not really for sex. Spacious and civilized - you could even take your work there. "Continue Reading" for a reprint of the review. It's in the gay Berlin calendar.

Beach bars reopen

The beach bars are reopening this weekend. Bar 25 (pictured) and White trash on the North side of the river, Club de Visionaere, Arena swimming pool and Kiki Blofeld (down an alley way by Tresor) on the South side. Follow the links to find them on the gay berlin map.

Or just take a walk along the North side from Warschauer Str U-bahn down Mühlenstrasse and holzmarkstrasse. You'll see the last big part of the Berlin wall and find some parties on the way.

Arena Fetish fair

Arena are hosting the "biggest Geman fetish fare" on Satuday 10th and Sunday 11th May. Tickets: 15 € valid for both days. It opens at midday until 8pm on Saturday, and 6pm on Sunday.
3000 square meters of Fetish - Fasion - Toys - BDSM - Art. More at  http://www.german-fetish-ball.de. It's in the Gay Berlin diary.

if only ...

If only it really was like this now...

The swimming pool at Arena is once again open during the day. Get down there you hardy souls. And they're having the 2nd European club night on the 19th April in Something to do with celebrating that old Treaty of Rome "Jahrestages der Unterzeichnung der Römischen Verträge wurde die Clubnacht 2007 ins Leben gerufen" DJs RUI VARGAS & YEN SUNGin Glashaus
and LA PULQUERIA/ BOMBEROS DE MONTE CRUZ/ WALDECK & LA REGLA on the good ship  Hoppetosse, Its in the gay Berlin diary

Arena winter swimming -DD review

Now that Winter is coming on, DD visited the gay winter swim baths at Arena. We had a good relaxed time at the men only session on Monday evening. They have a pool (no trunks required), two dry saunas, a bar, German magazines to read, lots of space to sit or lie around and sexy staff and clientele. The pool has small areas which are completeley outside. They will be funny when it is all frozen and snowing. One of the saunas has a great view on to the river Spree. And a man came in regularly to flap the hot air at us and raise the temperature. He was so good that he got a round of applause from the twenty naked hunks in there.

Bad points: 1) The changing area is out of the picture on the left. You have to walk 20 meters through open air to get to the sauna. Imagine when it's snowing. 2) You have to pay extra for towels, flip flops, dressing gowns. Bring your own. 3) For smokers: No smoking inside. There is an outside place to smoke, but there was ice on the deck. 4) The pool was pretty cold. Jump in and do two quick lengths.

Funny point: They mainly have mixed sessions (see website) and they've only got one changing room so that's mixed too. A 10 year old girl saw a man's cock there. Her mother threatened to sue the place. They laughed. Guess where the mother was visiting from: good ole US of A. Dontcha luv 'em?

Where	Eichenstraße 4, Treptow. Ubahn: Schlesiches Tor, Berlin
When	Monday nights men only, 22.00-03.00
Web	http://www.arena-berlin.de/badeschiff.aspx
Attracts	25's - 45's
Quantity	50-ish men
Darkroom	No (and forget about sex on the premises, its not that kind of sauna)
Dance	No

Arena - DD review

Arena usually hosts the official CSD (Berlin gay pride) party. In 2007 there were very few people there, so it was rubbish. In the summer during the day, they've got a funky bar, located by the river Spree, the pool is a huge box in the Spree and cool people go there. We arrived about 11 in the morning. Its a bit cramped and when we left at 3pm it was towel to towel on the sand. It also features MS Hoppetosse, a ship by the pool.Good place to go to view the talent and have a quiet drink. Best visited on a sunny day in the week.

Arena is a huge, varied complex in a wonderful location by the river. On SUnday afternoons in the Summer they also have a funky straight outdoor bar and party.

Where	Eichenstraße 4, Treptow. Ubahn: Schesiches Tor, Berlin
When	CSD day and others
Web	http://www.arena-berlin.de/
Attracts	Sad crowd on CSD day, fit heteros on Summer days
Quantity	Far too few on CSD, rammed on a hot day in the Summer
Darkroom	Yes (on CSD night)
Dance	Yes