One Sweet Ride in Berlin

The end of 2009 marked the end of an era in our neighborhood.  Suddenly all the little kids who used to run behind/in front of/beneath/behind their mothers again and again suddenly disappeared.  So did the strollers those kids were supposed to be riding in.  I actually really love seeing little kids in strollers when it’s cold out here.  They have these little sleeping bags that buckle into the strollers.  Mothers slip their children inside and let the rest of us smile and coo at their cute little bugs snug in their rugs.

But like I said, that’s all gone.

In its place are little snowsuit bundled children and the coolest wooden runner sleds you could ever imagine.

germany winter

Now parents are taking their kids everywhere via sled.  Church, grocery store, school… you name it.  If you’re under six, you’ve got the hottest ride in town.  Cars stop at the intersection as parades of parents walk by, pulling wooden sleds behind them.  (You can see the sleeping bag “worm” in the stroller above – one of the last strollers I’ve seen because baby was sleeping.)

And if any of those parents has a lot of little kids, well he finds a way.

travel by sled

What do you say?  Want a ride?  Or maybe give a ride?

(Images by me on Sunday at noon.  It’s so dark here!)