Democrats Abroad Berlin invited its members and friends to attend the 4th of July celebration at Tempelhofer Park.  Check out the official "opening" ceremony by David MacBryde.

Photo: Karen Axelrad
see more photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenaxe/sets/72157624300089541/

Also see the great watermelon seed distance spitting contest video:

Video: Karen Axelrad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA5IIUkm_Jw