Ein Ich Ben...

Berlinine! I can't believe I am leaving yet another wonderful place! It's really hard to get into a city unless you are there for at least a couple of weeks, one week just doesn't seem to do it and even two is hard. You know you are a part of the scenery when 1) you see the same people in random places and B) people recogize YOU and say hi. Crazy. My family Bayer-Pfhol has been so wonderful to me, my little bedroom with terrace, a great shower (which I won't see for months) and the neighborhood friends I have made I won't forget. I have to be better about pictures, I finally figured out how to take my own photo with another person, though, so now I just have to figure out how to download without begging for help. Missed one of Basti and he is now in London so maybe we will see eachother. I won't miss the gypsies and their damned accordions, geeze! On the trains, bridges, town square...I didn't realize there were so many accordions in the world! And, all playing the same song. GET A NEW TUNE PEOPLE!

I spent the last couple of days just chilling around here, taking my walks from here to Brandenburg gate and into town. I managed to get out to a lake the other day and swim, it was gorgeous and no one seems to mind if the suit comes off. Gotta love Europe.

I'm off to London for the weekend and then going to start planning the next phase of my trip, which should include Switzerland, Nice and Cote d'azur, most of Spain, and maybe Ibiza for my birthday. Who knows...must be diligent in Barcelona, I hear it's famous for pick pockety types.

Going to take one last look around the neighborhood, have a shower then off on the
S-7 to Schoeonefeld Airport where I catch a flight to Luton, London. Bye Berlin! I'll miss you! LATERS!