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Cooling off in the Stadionbad in Cologne.
In the Rhine metropolis, the thermometer climbed to 36 degrees Celsius on Saturday.
That was around ten degrees more than was measured in Heraklion on Crete in the late afternoon.
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And then into the pool.
With temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, there was a lot going on in the Georg-Arnhold-Bad in Dresden.
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With summer temperatures, people were looking to cool off everywhere.
This was also the case at the Hurricane Festival in Scheeßel, Lower Saxony.
There was enough space for at least eight feet in this teddy bear paddling pool.
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Loud music, cold drinks - and of course health care: At the Hurricane Festival, a self-painted sign is a reminder of sunburn prevention.
The open-air festival will take place from June 17th to 19th, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
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How the festival-goers try to cool their beer cans?
In proper style, of course, in the paddling pool.
And of course the drinks are not cold in the end.
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On the bottle, get set go!
Festival visitors Marian, Maren, Rahel, Franca and Flora play the drinking game Flunkyball.
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While it was sunny and hot in the south, it was clear to cloudy in the north.
The weather attracted many to the coasts - like here in Warnemünde.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania it is very tolerable at 22 to 25 degrees, as meteorologist Stefan Kreibohm from the Hiddensee weather studio said.
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Walkers in Warnemünde: feel the sand between your toes - for many, the epitome of vacation.
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Stress-free zone: a beach chair in the North Sea resort of Norddeich in Lower Saxony.
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A colorful umbrella is enough for other bathers to provide shade, like here at the Timmeler Meer bathing lake in Lower Saxony.
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Stairs into the sea: This woman was out and about in Norddeich with her dogs.
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At the very other end of the republic, in Freiburg, people cooled off at 36 degrees Celsius in the Dreisam.
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In Berlin, among other things, the Teufelssee was ideal for leisure activities in a bikini and swimming trunks.
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Long queues formed at the entrance to the Sommerbad Kreuzberg.
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A sea voyage is fun - even in the Tiergarten and especially if you have obviously just gotten married or are at least in a wedding-compatible outfit.
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And, of course, ice cream is part of a hot weekend like this mother-and-daughter team in the capital.
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Looking to cool down: sometimes it makes you happy to hold your arm in a water fountain, like here in Cologne.
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Pedal boats in unicorn and flamingo optics lie on the Cologne Stadtwaldweiher.
Temperatures in the cathedral city are expected to fall below 30 degrees on Sunday, but it will probably remain sunny.
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