We were interested in going to the Berlin Zoo because it claimed to have the largest number of specimens in the world and we thought it would be a good break when many of the museums were closed on Monday (after Easter). Before coming I had read about Knut (that’s pronounced Kah-noot), a little polar [...]

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Wow, Berlin! The afternoon we arrived in Berlin, we had a beautiful blue sky and I walked around in a light jacket, but it soon turned chilly and rainy. With all Berlin’s been through, I felt that a more somber tone was appropriate. Over Easter weekend we were huddled up in thick rain jackets and [...]

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We arrived back from Berlin and I remembered that I had stashed away quite a few chocolate Easter eggs – what to do, what to do? Of course, we will eat these, but first I wanted to play a little bit. By the way, the speckled ones are the best, a thick chocolate shell with [...]

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We’re going to Berlin in two days – do you have any tips or suggestions of things I shouldn’t miss? Tell me in the comments! And have a good holiday if you get one! April is not turning out to be as magical as February or even March was, weather-wise. People were ready for a [...]

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Friday night I was lucky enough to have grabbed an invitation to the first Girl Geek Dinner in Italy (thanks for the heads-up Deirdr�). I wanted to post about this as soon as I got back to the house – unfortunately that night I came down with a stomach virus that is making the rounds [...]

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