Last night it rained, and the heatwave is now officially broken.
On Wednesday, we went swimming on a converted barge in the River Spree...
and Sierra ended up with a sunburn on her back, and a sleep-preventing itch, which led to her staying in the apartment today -- after being up much of the night. I think she rather enjoyed it. Watching Friends, skyping, watching a movie....
Catherine and I went for a long walk through Tiergarten Park, sort of Berlin's equivalent of Central Park.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiergarten
We saw more street installations talking about the fall of the wall. I find it very fascinating! One thing we learned today: an unexpected gift of the wall was a natural reclamation of flora and fauna in the dead zone; today, Berliners are working on maintaining an ecological zone here.
This evening, Savannah and I went to a Salvador Dali exhibit. I've been a fan of his for many years, and it turns out Savannah is as well.
http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/30301/new-dal-museum-opens-in-berlin/
After that, she and I went to a wine bar, and shared a 1/2 litre of wine, and a bowl of lentil soup, with -- of all things -- a dollop of sweet whipped cream!
Tomorrow we will do a driving tour of Berlin, with our home exchange "kids", in their 2 old Citroens. A 2cv tour! Should be a lot of fun....
On Monday, we leave Berlin for Prague for 2 nights, then on to the Alps and Dolomites.
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