Land Sighting: East Germany
Sunday, July 18th, 2004: Berlin, Germany N 52 E 013 Sassnitz to Berlin: 333 kilometres The alarm rings and wakes us both at 6:45 – we quickly shower and pack the car. Despite the promises of the night before that breakfast would...
Berlin: An Emotionally Complex City
Monday, July 19th, 2004: Berlin, Germany Our apartment is comfy and cosy; small enough for us to be in each others’ way and big enough for it not to matter. I sleep in, as usual, and John makes his way to the corner to buy some...
No Need to Rush Berlin
Tuesday, July 20th, 2004: Berlin, Germany Berlin is a huge city with so much to see that we have decided to stay a few days longer and not rush our visit. It is sunny and gloriously warm again today. We enjoy our morning and...
Shoe Shopping on the Ku’damm in Berlin
Wednesday, July 21st, 2004: Berlin, Germany Today is a shopping day. John has pretty much worn out his shoes, wearing them practically every day for six months. We both had expected to be sporting more summer oriented foot wear...
Pouring Rain in Potsdam
Thursday, July 22nd, 2004: Berlin, Germany The weather today starts a bit overcast, but with sun peeping out from behind the clouds occasionally. We decide to head out to Potsdam, where the Hohenzollerns made their summer homes,...
A Beautiful, Perfect, Last Summer Day in Berlin
Friday, July 23rd, 2004: Berlin, Germany A beautiful, perfect, summer day. We should have done laundry yesterday and gone to Potsdam today, but we do laundry today – once we find a laundromat, which is easier said than done, as...
Dresden: A City ReBorn
Saturday, July 24th, 2004: Dresden, Germany N 51 E 013 Berlin to Dresden: 193 kilometres We pack up after our week in Berlin, and start our drive to Dresden. The road we follow goes through the old East Berlin, and while there is...
International Guests at Stara Vila
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2004: Primošten, Croatia We meet our fellow guests at the villa over a long and leisurely breakfast in the garden and we truly are an international crowd: Francois and John from Paris (John via the US),...
In This Special Garden
Our breakfasts continue long and leisurely in this special garden and courtyard here at Stara Vila. Duscha serves up lovely food starting at 10 and unless anyone has anything pressing to do, we all linger until 11:30 or so,...
Lounging on the Dalmatian Coast: Around Primošten, Croatia
Thursday, August 5th, 2004: Primošten, Croatia We awake to rain this morning which forces our courtyard breakfast into Duscha’s kitchen. The cloudy rain blows away around noon and leaves a sunny, warm day. We begin to do a little...