Retrospective posts- Berlin

A lot has happened over the past two weeks, so instead of blogging it all on one post, I have decided to separate what happened on different posts. This first post is going to be when I was in Berlin between March 15-19:

I took a noon train into Berlin, which was really great, because it meant that I wasn't rushing around, trying to get things done, I had time to make myself breakfast and take out my garbage, yes! The train ride was quite uneventful, which is always nice. I only started chatting with the girls who I rode with once we got off the train. Rob and I hung out for a bit, then went food shopping. It is always tricky to go food shopping on a Saturday, because if you forget something, that is it, no going out on Sunday. After making dinner, we headed out to get some karaoke, but the place was a real club, not a little bar that is tucked away, so instead we went to what looked like a very private bar. It was really small, and everyone looked at us when we entered. Then, one of the guys started singing with the help of a cd, weird.

I went to church on Sunday, and it was packed again. I really like that church, it has a really good feel to it, there is definate spirit in the church, unlike many churches I have been to in Germany. It was palm Sunday, and they had the kids come up and help pass out the palms, then they also had the kids parade around the church praising with all their might, it was both adorable and moving, if that can happen. Rob and I met up for brunch and we went to the vegetarian/vegan breakfast buffet place. This is something I would never have looked into had I not become a vegetarian during Lent. It was both delicious and inexpensive because they don't have a set price for the brunch. They say to pay between 4-8 euros, but not what you think it is worth, but what you can pay. So when I come back to Berlin and have a real job, I will then leave the 8 euros for the brunch. And then of course we took a walk through the flee market, and I got Mark's christmas present! It is awesome.

On Monday, we decided to have a little get together. Since we are all adults, we now like to do adult things and had a wine and cheese party. There were seven of us all together, lots of cheese and some wine. Out of the seven of us, five of us are Americans and five of us play ultimate (although not the same five).

After sleeping in on Tuesday, running some more errands (I went on a search to get a basic halter top, and didn't find it, walked around for a few hours on both monday and Tuesday looking for it). Came back to the apartment, watched a movie, and then went out to dinner with Ben (Fulbighter and Ultimate player) and his parents. It was really nice to meet them. Ben has been playing Ultimate since high school, so his parents know all about the game, which is really great. I think this is something I will be educating my parents in this coming summer (are you reading this Mom and Dad?). Then Rob met up with the two of us for a drink later that night.

And Wednesday, Wednesday I showered, had breakfast, and then flew to Venice!