Bits and Pieces

Good morning, friends! Sorry I’ve been a little MIA, but, as it was recently pointed out to me, I am on vacation, and the 2+ hours blogging has been taking me to recap my day is a little overwhelming.  So, from here on out, I’m going to give you a “Greatest Hits” version of some of my favorite things that we’ve done here in Berlin.

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As I’ve pointed out before, the ethnic food is excellent here.  We’ve had a couple Vietnamese meals, and this tofu noodle soup was superb.

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It came with the cutest little tofu-filled cabbage bundle!

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Ginger candy for dessert:

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I’m not much of a fruity-drink girl, but the cocktails have been amazing. This was a freshly-mashed strawberry (we saw the bartender muddling each individual drink), mint, litchi and passion fruit seed drink made with vodka.

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Left (Daddy-o’s): mango guava shake with fresh coconut milk and mint. Right (mine): Sticky-rice vodka, cane-sugar rum, fresh apple juice, fresh pineapple juice, and fresh hunks of ginger.

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A winning dessert: cherry banana quark with a fresh peach and a chocolate egg from the Guggenheim Berlin:

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It had a surprise gift inside!

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Modern food art:

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Our breakfasts at home look like this (I just started a new book!):

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While typical café breakfasts look more like this.

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I finally got some drool-worthy ice cream, but it wasn’t gelato.  (Hint: that will be remedied in approximately three hours!) I got 1/2 scoops each of Belgian chocolate ice cream and mango sorbet.

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Although it may not look like it, we do do things other than eat! We saw some great art at the Hamburg Museum.

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Kiss kiss!

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My mom joined Neptune’s harem.  Sorry, Dad.

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I’ve been hard at work properly documenting the trip for the folks at home:

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Well, that’s it for now.  I might be back later with a history lesson or two… enjoy your Friday!

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