Immediate impressions of Germany:
At last – I have found a place where I look normal, but cannot understand anything whatsoever!
Bookstores, cycling, coffee, cheap housing, dinner & dioramas in Brecht’s basement, graffiti, kebaps in Kreuzberg, music, museums, puppet palaces, scores of friends, a yo-yo emporium. I purchased truly excellent new black tights, and then had a proper hot bath for the first time since moving to Europe. Berlin is a wonderland!
Could a place offer more?
This trip is the first stage of a courtship, and yes, I know that infatuation is always better than reality.
Still – my suitor offers some delicious candy.