Last week one of F's best friends from Maine came to Berlin to visit. She got on a plane all by herself and flew across the ocean to visit us. She and F had been counting down the days for months and it was a really lovely visit. The weather could have been better- it was cold and hailed here 4 times during the week, F got sick for 2 days foiling some of the plans- but all in all it was great to have a person from home. A person who brought greetings from our entire little town - and see how despite 8 months apart the girls (and B) fell right back into their friendships. It was a lot of fun to show her around Berlin and see it again through her eyes. We did some touristy things, mixed with mundane everyday activities like the grocery store and orthodontist. We had a paper airplane challenge, chased bubbles, ate street food and toured playgrounds and the zoo. The kids laughed a lot, goofed around and loudly marched through the streets playing games and chanting "alcohol, cigarettes, dirty streets...Berlin" their Berlin chant. We hope Berlin left some other impressions as well.
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We are finally starting to do some traveling- one of the big draws of moving back to Europe- and our first trip was to Italy. I have been to northern Italy before but had never been to the South. We flew to Bari where we spent a few days, then headed to Monopoli to explore the white washed towns of Polignano A Mare, Ostuni, the trulli houses of Alberobello, Locorotondo and Castel Del Monte and then ended the week with 4 days in Naples. It was a wonderful week with amazing weather, time with family, delicious food and espresso. Italy, I'm totally smitten and not sure why anyone lives anywhere else.
Spring has sprung in Berlin and you can tell by the warmer weather, the budding trees and the garbage. Berliners are litter bugs and I'll leave it at that. We've been out exploring again and reconnected with an old friend at the Biosphere in Potsdam, enjoyed showing family the sights- the Berlin wall, Reichstag, Holocaust memorial, museums, a boat ride on the river Spree and of course playing ping pong and hanging out at our local green places. Enjoy the photos.
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