Touch my monkey
(Just in case you don't get the title, it's Dieter from Sprockets.)
So we still haven't figured out what to do with my remaining holiday time, but in the meantime we've decided to take a last-minute long weekend trip to Berlin. It occurred to us that for the entire three years we've been here, Gretchen has been saying she wants to go back to Berlin, but for some reason we never got around to it despite EasyJet flying direct from Basel.
The last time we went was in the summer of 2000 or 2001 (I don't remember which), and despite it not being the most physically attractive city (WWII and communist-era architecture took care of that), it had a cool vibe and energy. Plus, how many cities can you visit a former concentration camp in the morning, then find yourself a few hours later sitting a couple of tables away from Neve Campbell at an outdoor terrace in Prenzlauer Berg before finishing the evening wandering around the Tacheles art center looking like dorky Americans while trying (without success) to find a nightclub? Somehow I have a feeling the combination of winter and Baby might make this a slightly less adventurous visit...
So we still haven't figured out what to do with my remaining holiday time, but in the meantime we've decided to take a last-minute long weekend trip to Berlin. It occurred to us that for the entire three years we've been here, Gretchen has been saying she wants to go back to Berlin, but for some reason we never got around to it despite EasyJet flying direct from Basel.
The last time we went was in the summer of 2000 or 2001 (I don't remember which), and despite it not being the most physically attractive city (WWII and communist-era architecture took care of that), it had a cool vibe and energy. Plus, how many cities can you visit a former concentration camp in the morning, then find yourself a few hours later sitting a couple of tables away from Neve Campbell at an outdoor terrace in Prenzlauer Berg before finishing the evening wandering around the Tacheles art center looking like dorky Americans while trying (without success) to find a nightclub? Somehow I have a feeling the combination of winter and Baby might make this a slightly less adventurous visit...
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