Schon Dienstag!

Wow have we done so much in so few days!  We arrived without incident here on Saturday with all our bag stand everything--really a great flight thank you British Air. Saturday night Steffi and her husband Mark and her daughter Emily and I rode bikes to a Restaurant called "Mar y Sol" which was a tapas place and was really good. Funny That the first Place we go to is the one i Tell my Kids you can't find in Berlin :). Sunday we had big plans. We went to the Olympic Stadium that hitler built for the 1936 olympics in Berlin. There's a swimming Pool there--actually a few swimming Pools. One is huge and the other two are kids Pools. Much like an American Pool only bigger and with only one slide. When it started to get too full we left and Headed Out of Berlin to the Wannsee. It is near potsdam and is really beautiful. It was not like a lake in the US because there were a Lot More People Out having picnics (though it was a Holiday Weekend) and a Lot More Skin showing. Äh Europe...:).  We made a picnic with fresh fruit and veggies that we bought at a stand on the way--we eat so much more fresh Foods here than in the US. After that we went to some Friends of Steffi and Mark. They have a 'Weekend house' that is about 40 min from Berlin. It gives them a Place to go but isnt so far away. They grilled Hamburgers for me and it was really relaxing--much like being with Friends in the US. Monday was also a Holiday here but our group did a biking tour of Berlin.  Our Guide Freddie was From Australia and did a good Job of showing us around and telling some interesting Stories that Even Steffi didnt know. Only one Person had an Accident and that wasnt so Bad. Steffi and i rode our Bikes to and from the tour and because the first, older bike got a flat on the Way there (there's Definitely a longer Story there) i got to Ride Marks nice cannondale which was lovely. Then we Rode Bikes to a real beergarden Restaurant for Dinner and ate Great fresh salads. Today was our first day at School and we were only there Long enough to get a Short tour and then off we went on the bus and sbahn to the Reichstag. We had to go through Security and the best Part was going up into the Dome to Look Down on the City and the Parliament Area-- the Reichstag is the Most Visited government Seat in the World because of the Dome. Really cool. Then i got to walk down the Ku'damm--one of the biggest Shopping streets in Berlin. And then Steffi picked me up and we went Shopping for Dinner. Liver and onions and Sweet Potato mash. Yummy!  It has been a full first few days and im looking forward to actual School tomorrow. If youre wondering about the capitalization of this post sorry--its a German iPad and i can't Figure out how to put the Keyboard to English :)