It has been a good first week - have settled into apartment and hasn't taken long to feel at home here again - although it is a little different mit ein kind!
The weather has been very hot until today - 5 weeks without rain is in fact a drought here! There is even some yellow grass. On Sunday we went to Schlactensee lake and enjoyed swimming - recent news headlines reported that a giant catfish there recently bit a swimmer (although catfish can grow to be a couple of metres long - they don't have teeth, so they're not exactly a whitepointer). Ruth enjoyed swimming, of course, but also enjoyed the numerous dogs at the lake.
Technical difficulties at internet cafes prevent me sharing more than the the following 2 pictures at this point.
This week, Ruth and I have enjoyed visiting many architectural wonders and their associated spielplätzen. For example, the playground below is next to Carl Legien Wohnstadt which is, needless to say, the 1928 urban housing masterpiece by architect Bruno Taut.
One night we had dinner at a outdoor restaurant with Julie's colleagues while Ruth enjoyed the water playground-sculpture next to it. This is the restaurant-pub that we have previously taken many visitors to, but Ruth is the first member of our party to fully immerse herself - in every sense - so fully in the place.
love fromBrendan
