Potsdamer Platz Charity Flea Market Ends: Vendor Shows Despair Over Lack of Prospects
On a sunny August morning, as the city of Berlin stirred to life, a familiar figure could be found standing outside "The Playce" shopping centre on Old Potsdamer Street 7. Katrina Inashvili, a 40-year-old woman originally from Georgia, had called Berlin her home for the past 31 years.
Despite it being a Saturday, the shopping centre was unusually quiet. The usual hum of activity was absent, replaced instead by the gentle rustle of leaves and the distant chime of a far-off church bell. Katrina, carrying two stuffed animals in her bag, seemed to be lost in thought, her gaze fixed on the storefronts before her.
For the past year and a half, Katrina had been running the Second Hand in the City Club charity flea market, located in the basement of "The Playce" near the KFC exit. The flea market was a bustling hub of activity, filled with the laughter of shoppers and the sound of bargains being made. But today, the store was quiet, mirroring the silence of the shopping centre outside.
As Katrina entered the shopping centre, she made her way to her store, her footsteps echoing in the empty corridors. She had been a fixture at "The Playce" for a long time, her warm smile and welcoming demeanour making her a favourite among the regulars.
But today, Katrina was not just saying goodbye to her store. She was also bidding farewell to the city she had called home for three decades. Katrina was moving to Spain, a new chapter in her life waiting to unfold.
As she stood outside the shopping centre, the sun casting a warm glow on her face, Katrina couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. But she also felt a sense of excitement, of anticipation for what was to come. After all, every goodbye is also a hello to something new.
As the sun continued to rise, casting long shadows across the quiet shopping centre, Katrina Inashvili, the woman from Georgia who had made Berlin her home, prepared to embark on a new journey. The city may have been quiet that Saturday morning, but the life of Katrina Inashvili was anything but.
