The munich flea market junkie - the munich kindl

Spring is spreading a bit hesitantly but inexorably in Munich. Sun-hungry students are starting to wrestle the dog owners’ territories from their back in the English Garden, the inevitable stag or hen parties are sloshing through Kaufingerstrasse and Theatinerstrasse, and even one or two suit wearers can be blown away in the sun during the lunch break to subtly loosen the top collar button. However, spring preparations of a very different kind are made in many an apartment.

The daypack is rummaged out of the cupboard and checked for its suitability, in the depths of cupboards and drawers is rummaged and closed for a ruler and other carrier bags goods Finally, the city-ready pair of favorite sneakers is subjected to a quick TÜV. But the most important thing – and here any individual philosophy – is left out is sufficient change. And he’s done: The flea market junkie.

With spring, his hunting season begins again. Everyone decides what he hunts for. The types of these species are quite diverse. Here is the student who gains his first insights into the free market economy via eBay by supposedly giving rare trophies to money makes, the crew, who was still slightly disoriented looking for stylish stuff for the flat share from the previous evening, the record collector, the hobby tailor or the hobbyist who likes to misuse old things to breathe new life into you. they all to get wet eyes, slight twitching or wet hands at the thought that it will soon start again. Even the potential sellers lose a little sigh of relief at the thought of liberating the cellar, storage room or wardrobe from the last souvenir of Grandma, clothes that have somehow become too tight or faded memories of their youth. And as soon as hunters and prey are prepared, both parties go into the field of decision with joy: the flea market.

If you look at the sheer number and types of markets held in Munich, everything indicates that there is a hell of a lot to get rid of and take away from someone else. At the giant flea market on Theresienwiese there are all sorts of curios and treasures to be discovered, at the children’s flea market at Münchner Freiheit there is something that makes small hearts beat faster and those who still don’t have enough afterwards invite residents of all parts of the city again this year to explore their neighborhoods more closely. Lovers of neat bargain hunting have long discovered the Munich yard flea markets for themselves. You rarely have the opportunity to take a look behind the facade and discover so many enchanted, lovingly landscaped gardens or a cozy oasis of calm in the middle of the city. Not only lovers of rare pieces but also architectural delicacies will get their money’s worth here. In an almost familiar atmosphere, you can ponder about prey and skilful negotiating tactics with coffee and cake sold from the kitchen window. And since only local residents are authorized to do business on Papa’s old wallpapering table, there is also no resentment about the sometimes very sophisticated professional traders.

And when the sun finally leans slowly towards the horizon and the last stalls are stowed away again in the trunk and basement, the flea market junkie sits down on his new sun chair, sips coffee from the barely used Meissen porcelain cup and decides contentedly: “Next time, collect it again there! "

This post comes from our guest blogger Florian Harbeck. Thank you so much, Flo!

The munich flea market junkie – the munich kindl

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