Black Friday

Black Friday

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I soon tired of deleting what seemed like hundreds of “Black Friday” offers in my email box and didn’t buy a thing.  Instead, we jumped in the car and headed east.  To Heathrow.  To Berlin!

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A couple of hours later, we’d arrived at Tegel airport, hopped in a cab and by 5.30 ish, we were comfortably settled into our hotel on Marlene Dietrich Platz.

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I’m not sure if they expected a pair of erudite readers this weekend or what, but my hero has a choice of classics to read – a good cure for insomnia, I think.

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I have a couple of business texts and thisauf Deutsch, of course.  That might be anything but a cure for insomnia…no sleepless nights wanted here, thank you!  (A good job I brought my kindle and my current read, Let the Great World Spin)

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Anyway, a quick unpack, a few thoughts of Ellis and Mary in Thousand Oaks Mall (on Black Friday!!  aaaagh!) and we were out in search of dinner.

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It’s Advent weekend here and yes, Christmas has begun.

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No problem in finding the perfect start to the weekend!!

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The Lindenbrau bierstube was buzzing, the beer was great and the food terrific.  Our weekend was off to a fine start.

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Comfortably stuffed (or, in my hero’s case, uncomfortably stuffed!) we took the longer route back to the hotel, groaning at the mere thought of more food.

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We stood and admired the “windmill” coffee and gluehwein kiosk outside the shopping mall.

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Resisting the temptation to go and look inside – shopping can wait until tomorrow.

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Instead, we strolled along the little market stalls selling gingerbread hearts

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and chocolate tools (yes, don’t they look real?!)

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Taking a peek at the ice rink and the brightly coloured Christmas tree before retreating from the cold night air to the comfort of our hotel.

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Goodnight from room 703.  See you in the morning for more adventures!

Einkaufen gehen

Einkaufen gehen

Here and there

Here and there