I had been fighting off a cold for several days, but it started to take over in Berlin. We had also figured that things would close down early on the 24th, so we planned a mellow evening in our hotel room getting ready for our return flight. During the day, we went out and procured some essentials for the evening, saw a cheesy American movie, and had an early dinner. I was losing my voice, so I was just fine with the idea of laying low.
Our hotel in Berlin is brand new. It has 'style'. All black and white, very modern. A further look reminds one of Ikea, but for $55 US, we're not complaining. We lit some candles, and watched whatever was on the CNN world feed, the only English channel. It started slowly. First a 'bang'. Then another. Flashes of light. Is this how Berlin celebrates? Is it gunfire? After all of the history we had seen and thought about during our time here, we wondered if we were witnessing some of our own. In the end, we're pretty sure that they were fireworks set off by the predominantly Turkish people in our neighborhood, but we'll never really be sure. In any case, it reinforced our readiness to return home.
The flights we off without a hitch and we are safely home, looking out the front window at the winter wonderland that remains in Seattle.
The next couple of weeks will be busy as well, as we prepare for the Wilsons to arrive next week. We are looking forward to the 2nd Amazing Race, where we hope to rectify the "bush league" contest that we put together last year. After that, Curt has work in Pullman, while I head to Cabo with Susie. It doesn't seem fair, but that's life;-)
We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and wish you all the best in the new year.
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