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Friday, December 14, 2007
Sunday, December 9, 2007
thinking ahead... New Year's plans
http://www.silvester-berlin.de/English/start.html
New Year's in Berlin is supposed to be quite a party... anyone want to come join us for the fun?
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Weihnachstmarkt Time!
Thursday and Friday we hit the Christmas Markets ("Weihnachtsmarkt") full force. Thursday we visited a smaller one near Potsdamer Platz. The highlight was the huge man-made sledding hill in the middle of the city. Friday we went to Unter den Linden, near Friedrichstrasse. We went "bummeln" or window-shopping (in this case small tent and hut shopping).
Enjoy the pics!
our "Wilder Loewe" or "Wild Lion" (since we hadn't posted a picture of the diplo-cat in a while--it is his blog, afterall)
did I mention there is also a fair-- who wants to ride the ferris wheel or go on a Drop Zone ride when it's 30 degrees out? That's the radio tower (Funktuerm) in the background--the "Eiffel Tower of Berlin"
ahhhh.... the mushrooms....cooked ones and fresh ones the lady had just poured in the pan
the Christmas tree (Weihnachtsbaum) at Pariser Platz, in front of the Brandenberg Gate
Unter den Linden
in front of the Russian Embassy
the bustle of the Christmas markets
Christy at the Christmas market
David enjoying his grog.
Christy enjoying her Gluhwein
David enjoying his "Kartoffelpuffer" (potato pancakes)
Enjoy the pics!
our "Wilder Loewe" or "Wild Lion" (since we hadn't posted a picture of the diplo-cat in a while--it is his blog, afterall)
did I mention there is also a fair-- who wants to ride the ferris wheel or go on a Drop Zone ride when it's 30 degrees out? That's the radio tower (Funktuerm) in the background--the "Eiffel Tower of Berlin"
ahhhh.... the mushrooms....cooked ones and fresh ones the lady had just poured in the pan
the Christmas tree (Weihnachtsbaum) at Pariser Platz, in front of the Brandenberg Gate
Unter den Linden
in front of the Russian Embassy
the bustle of the Christmas markets
Christy at the Christmas market
David enjoying his grog.
Christy enjoying her Gluhwein
David enjoying his "Kartoffelpuffer" (potato pancakes)
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Good Evening,
Today we set out for another adventure...Christmas tree chopping. We found a place to cut one down, about an hour away in Zossen. There were lots to choose from and unlilke in the states where they charge you by the foot, here they charged us by the centimeter!!! So we ended up with a nice 9 1\2 footer. They had brats and gluwine for a snack afterward; so it was a worthwhile trip. She is a beaut and we will have pictures up when she is decorated. It was a trip to get her home too, an hour car ride partly on the highway with a huge tree tied to the top of the aveo with twine is not a soothing experience. You can see my new Diplomatic plates on the car too... On the way home we did stumble upon a Kentucky Fried Chicken though :) so overall it was a very worthwhile trip.
Today we set out for another adventure...Christmas tree chopping. We found a place to cut one down, about an hour away in Zossen. There were lots to choose from and unlilke in the states where they charge you by the foot, here they charged us by the centimeter!!! So we ended up with a nice 9 1\2 footer. They had brats and gluwine for a snack afterward; so it was a worthwhile trip. She is a beaut and we will have pictures up when she is decorated. It was a trip to get her home too, an hour car ride partly on the highway with a huge tree tied to the top of the aveo with twine is not a soothing experience. You can see my new Diplomatic plates on the car too... On the way home we did stumble upon a Kentucky Fried Chicken though :) so overall it was a very worthwhile trip.
Poland Pottery take II
So since I (Christy) missed out on the first round we decided to make a second trip to Poland (about an hour over the border) for some pottery shopping. We overcame a confusing "Umleitung" (detour) before we even got out of Berlin, and a lot of rain, and the suddenly very-bumpy road once we crossed the border, and made it there safely in time for a few hours of shopping before it was pirogi time. The pics below are of some of the stores, the signs for the stores, and a cool church we saw. Over all this particular town was very run down, and the gray weather didn't help, but the pottery was definitely worth it.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving!!
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! David and I had a feast for two, with lots of left-overs. We broke out the wedding china and flatware, which I love!!! The turkey turned out "ausgezeichnet" (excellent). Later we had friends over for dessert, and Saturday night we were invited to a second Thanksgiving dinner (because the kids at the international school don't get Thanksgiving day off, some embassy families celebrate on Saturday instead). We certainly missed everyone and wish we could have been home!
Below is the table, pre-dinner (good thing there were only two of us or we wouldn't have had room for all the food!)
still pre-dinner, but with all the food.
so we had to scrunch the pan up a little bit to make it fit in the German-size oven... still turned out well, though!
Below is the table, pre-dinner (good thing there were only two of us or we wouldn't have had room for all the food!)
still pre-dinner, but with all the food.
so we had to scrunch the pan up a little bit to make it fit in the German-size oven... still turned out well, though!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
East Side Gallery
Last Saturday we went to visit the East Side Gallery in Berlin, a long stretch of the Berlin Wall. About half of it has been restored to its original condition and half has not--the paint is really chipping away, unfortunately. There is also a lot of current graffiti over the whole wall. You can visit http://www.eastsidegallery.com/ for more info about the restoration of the wall, and below are some pictures to enjoy.
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