As I write this, I am sitting on a train to Berlin. The three nights stay in Hamburg flew by - we did manage to fit in a fair bit, like the fish market, Christmas markets, and yesterday a whole day of shopping in the centre of Hamburg. Last night, we picked up some pork cutlets and made them for dinner for Phil's grandmother. A little sacreligious for the first night of Channukah, although on the way home last night, we picked up a donut, courtesy of a bakery handing out free samples - I don't think it was for Channukah, but it was a nice coincidence.
It's been cold in Hamburg - it has snowed every day at least once, which is quite beautiful. We are in Berlin for four nights and the forecast has 2 "warm" days of 6 and 8 degrees, and two cold days of 3 and 4 degrees. It's been a very long time since I was in Europe in winter and I'd forgotten just how cold, grey and wet it can be. Even the swans which usually swim in the Alster in the centre of Hamburg, have vanished for the winter. Yesterday, I went armed with bread rolls to feed the swans and found only a bunch of loud seagulls with no respect for personal space! On the upside, the cities are built for the cold - public transport is heated and so is pretty much everywhere else you might go.
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Ooh, we have just arrived in Berlin. Our apartment is huge and seems to be in a pretty lively area. More later...
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