All boxed up. Our fraught German excursion is finally unpacked

SAN FRANCISCO

Lee Heidhues 12.19.2023

A sampling of the diverse literary delights in Berlin

Our fraught German excursion whose hi-lights were being laid low by a vicious virus and Liz suffering an ankle fracture riding the dangerous Deutsche Bahn is now officially over.

This rainy morning our faithful USPS postal carrier delivered two parcels totaling 44 pounds. Containing a number of gifts and mementos from what may be our last German experience.

It certainly has been good to return to our quiet San Francisco neighborhood. Drink the quality Hetch Hetchy water. Have our own home brewed coffee and read the newspapers each morning.

We couldn’t resist the thermometers in Berlin. The celsius thermometer on the left was purchased at a quality hardware store. The thermometer on the right “Some Like it Hot” we found at the book emporium Dussman on the Friedrichstrasse in Berlin.
The Berlin hardware store complete with bird houses.
The fateful Deutsche Bahn Inter City Express train where Liz suffered her fractured ankle putting the brakes on our trip when we reached Frankfurt.