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Jul 21·edited Jul 21

Whatever parents suggest their children do, please don't encourage them play ball sports or music in one of those parks set up in the middle of quiet residential streets over the graves of bombed out houses that were once parts of hofs, unless it's between like 10am-6pm. When we moved in a few years ago, all our neighbours would be out on their balconies having breakfasts and dinners in weather like this. Now the constant racket of a new football court (supposedly for small children, and indeed these turn up weekdays with their schools) is driving everyone insane. Most apartments surrounding the hof are single-room (what in the US are called studios) and of course none are air conditioned. There are elderly people, people with babies and children, a great mix.

Actually the last couple of nights HAVE been quiet for the first time all Summer, after just an insane racket of young people partying (and there's still a lot of glass around) maybe someone finally called the cops. But I personally have no idea what is legal. There's no notifications about park hours or anything.

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