Graptolite - Weltmeister
Graptolite's Sailing Log
Martyn Pickup & Heike Richter
Tue 15 Jun 2010 19:55
Berlin, Tuesday 15th June 2010
Been a bit busy recently; we closed down the Bezdorf apartment; lugged six
wardrobes, two sofas and assorted bric-a-brac down three floors with the aid
of some student labour; rented a big van and drove all the stuff to Berlin.
Fortunately the basement there is big and can accommodate the two or three
full sets of household kit and furniture.
So we are now here full-time in a place we had been using recently only as a
sort of weekend cottage. It's a small apartment left over from a large house
that Heike has rented out. But most week days we are on the road as usual
between Hamelin, Frankfurt, Dortmund and Brussels so the place is still just
a weekend cottage in reality.
On the most recent trip to Belgium I went by the Waterloo battlefield site
again which I didn't get to see much of the last time. The Germans were on
our team then for some reason.
As everywhere else, FIFA Weltmeisterschaft 2010 fever has taken over in
Berlin with most cars sporting German battle flags. Germany's first game
against Australia was watched on a newly (five minutes before) installed TV
at Heike's parents flat in Berlin-Neukolln. It seems to be traditional there
to ring a giant cow-bell on the balcony after every goal.
Daughter Holly was supposed to be here this evening but is stuck at
Paris-Orly Airport due to a traditional summer strike.
M