Berlin day 2

Today we did a city tour and visited Checkpoint Charlie, the Charlotteberg Schloss, a flea market and the Berlin opera.... Where we saw Mozart's "The Magic Flute". Although we were familiar with the music it was hard to understand without English subtitles. And there were a bunch of characters in blackface which was also weird, but beyond that the sets were amazing and the performances were exceptional.

Berlin day 1

Today we went to Berlin,where it is so so cold. Of course all of the stores are so hot you feel like you are having a hot flash then have to strip off a few layers. The only solution is to stay outside and drink loads of gluwien at the Christmas market stalls....and I swear Berlin has a market on every other street corner.

Day at elementary school and Christmas Markets in Nurnberg

Today I volunteered at the elementary school library, reading to kids and organizing books, while my little friends played hide and seek. Then I went to Nurnberg for the Christmas Markets, grosses quantities of gluwein, a nativity play at the castle and a parade of lanterns. Not bad for my first full day in Germany.

Frankfurt airport

The best part of today (besides waking up to a sunrise over Germany from the plane) was looking out the window to see a beautiful rainbow over the airport.