Alexanderplatz is the area surrounding the East German TV tower, the Neptune fountain, the world clock (Weltzeituhr) and the S and U Bahn stations. The platz is a large area where many festivals and crowds gather throughout the year. 

Saturday, September 12th, Matt and I joined the Beneke family (Uwe, his wife Susanna, and their children Rosa and Jan) for a stroll around the city of Berlin. Right out of the Alexanderplatz station we encountered a bread festival, Brotfest. Brotfest is an annual festival in the Alexanderplatz. There were so many stands and people in Alex that the world clock could not be seen.

Germany is the land of fresh bread. How fortunate that we were able to walk through a free, public festival in Alex, where local bakers gathered together to showcase their best loaves of sourdough, Bretzels (pretzels), kuchen, kakes, and Brötchen. Brotfest featured free samples, contests, (the award were pretzels), and activities for children. It was a sensory delight, with wafting smells of dough, and the taste of fresh, dense bread, pastries, and cakes.   

The Beneke's neighborhood baker had a small stand, and the Uwe and Susanna bought two small rolls for Jan and Rosa to eat. Rosa's roll was a dense thick, whole wheat bread with seeds, and carrots. We wandered through the festival, took a few pictures, and sampled cheesecake and small cubes of bread.