Greetings From Aix-en Provence -
We returned home from our Berlin trip yesterday (Tuesday). We all agreed it was a fabulous trip and we all learned lots.
Before it is forgotten, be made aware that cerises in France are terrific. That would be cherries. We have never eaten such delicious cherries. We’ve generally had a tough time finding anything cherry, but we eventually found cherry jam and then cherry season struck and we found the greatest cherries (with all due respect the Cherry Country in northwest lower Michigan).
We spent a good bit of time in Berlin on Monday. We took a metro train from the Berlin Central Train Station and went out to the end of the line. We’re guessing it was about 15 miles (all above ground), through farm land and from small town to small town. It’s safe to say the Berlin Metro system is extensive. We eventually got off to go to the DDR Museum, which we did not have time to visit the day we initially arrived in Berlin. The museum is all about the 1946 – 1989 period in Berlin and very hands on. The East Germans produced one car, a Trabant, for 25 years without any changes. It was known for being dysfunctional and tough to get. The waiting list was 16 years long. Turning to the photos, both Sophia and Keaka got in the driver’s seat of this epic vehicle. We did a little walking in the area near the TV Tower, which was constructed by the East Germans in an effort to show their strength. We took the metro back to the train station and took a seat in the Food Court, as Marlene was busy writing post cards. There’s a photo of a menu board at a restaurant, showing Curryworst, which is the top fast food in Berlin. It’s a sausage cut into pieces with a sauce and catsup. Our train, the Bahn Overnight City Line, is not the newest train in service and you get a look at it as it pulled up at the platform. The trip to Paris was 15 hours, some two hours longer than going the other way. On this journey we stopped in Hanover and added cars from Hamburg and later stopped to add cars from Munich. It was a lengthy train on the final leg to Paris. The train was to arrive in Paris at 11:22 am and slowed down at 11:21 am and came to a complete stop at the platform at 11:22 am. Nice work. We made the cab ride from Paris Gare Est to Paris Gare de Lyon flawlessly and got a photo of the outside of Gare de Lyon. And, the final photo, Marz and the kids inside Gare de Lyon.
We’re about to take the kids to Sailing Camp on the Mediterranean. It’ll be interesting. Marlene wants additional Nespresso coffee, so we’re driving into Marseille to make the pick-up.
We’re all excited about the upcoming arrival of Jenny and Mike!
The Wilsons
