May 15 2009
Safe and Sound
This Dime is being dropped from our penthouse apartment in the Tiergarten district of Berlin. It´s a cool, gray, rainy morning here.
Our journey was long and not without struggle. It took 18 hours door-to-door, with a stop in Dusseldorf, where, unfortunately, the bag containing my supply of gluten-free foods was lost. It has yet to be found, but is still early on Saturday morning here. I need to lose some weight anyway!
Sophie did as well as could be expected for a 20-month toddler. She slept for only an hour, which means we didn´t sleep at all. Amazing energy and stamina she has. Babies are much stronger than we realize.
She was glad to see Nana and Bop-Bop when we arrived at the apartment, and after a solid six hour nap, woke us at 3:30 AM — jet lag in full effect. We´ve been up since, and it´s now 7:30.
We’re heading down into the heart of the city later today. Will check in later.
That’s so cool. Hopefully we can go with you all someday.
FYI if anyone is reading and concerned, my food arrived this morning safe and sound!