Month: August 2017

The day began with a trip to the bakery.  Debbie was ecstatic as she got to eat chocolate croissants for breakfast.  There might or might not have been an instance of some people in the group holding up the line trying to communicate about coffee.  (Luckily, Debbie had no problems ordering)  our group needed some German speakers.

Still no suitcase for Joyce – Day 3 in captivity.  Let’s be honest here.  If Joyce is not happy then none of us are happy.  Joyce is not happy.  She is on the phone checking with Iceland Air, Lufthansa and anyone else involved.  Thus, Joyce decided to stay and wait for her luggage to be delivered.  Debbie had been assigned Berlin sightseeing as a task for the trip.  Joyce is extremely organized about trips and will fire off questions to the tour guide.  Debbie felt a bit unsure and wanted to take a test trip with Jerry and Larry.  Maybe Joyce arranged for her baggage to be lost to let Debbie take a test run (that Joyce is so nice.  How thoughtful!)

So, off the three go to take the U-bahn (train) alone.  They were quite pleased to get their 7 day ticket validated, take the correct train in the correct direction and popped up in Alexanderplatz exactly where they wanted to go.  Some people might call it lucky or amazing.  (Debbie said it was all planned).

They found the route 100 bus.  This is a city bus covered by the transportation pass which is a poor man’s tour.  Let’s just say that it goes a lot of places that we will go in days to come and helped get the lay of the land.  We didn’t get the prime seats which were the double decker seats above the driver but were happy with the ride.   The did go one place (wait for it).  Yes! A church.  It has been 3 whole days before the first church.  Cultural Moment:  Kaiser Wilhelm Church – The original church on the site was built in the 1890s.  It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943. The present building, consists of a church with an attached foyer and a separate belfry (under construction). The damaged spire of the old church has been retained and its ground floor has been made into a memorial hall.  The Memorial Church today is a famous landmark of western Berlin, and is nicknamed by Berliners “der hohle Zahn”, meaning “the hollow tooth”.

At this point, everyone felt guilty and went back to check on Joyce.  Jerry and Larry picked up lunch from Burger King (Really, Burger King?  Larry says it is his mission to eat at Burger King around the world.  Debbie declined but did gobble down the fries that Larry got her.  Can’t waste food).  Still no luggage.
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Joyce sent the three to the grocery store.  They think that she was just trying to get rid of them.  The shopping led to some interesting discussions.  Debbie swears that she stopped them from getting pickled tomatoes instead of spaghetti sauce.  There was also a lot of butter discussion and perhaps a lapse in judgement on the toilet paper.  Eventually, the group returned to the flat.  Still no luggage.

Joyce decideed that after all the fun the group had on Bus 100 that she would like to ride that bus.  Joyce and Debbie left for the Bus ride.  (Debbie suspected that other people were napping during this time).  Joyce and Debbie were able to snag the prize bus seats but almost passed out from the heat.  They also decided they will never ride a bike in Berlin.  Those riders don’t know what they are doing and saw several cringe-worthy incidents.

They return home to find no luggage.  Joyce was not happy so the group is still not happy. (Except with Debbie as a beginning tour guide)

2017-08-27 – Berlin

While our hotel might have been lacking in some areas, they went all out on the breakfast menu.  They had Asia, Indian and German entrees on the buffet.  Some of the group went wild over the food saying that they wised that they could have this every morning (Debbie just ignored those comments as she doesn’t cook breakfast and it will never happen.)

Today was the train to Berlin.  After last year, the group had more finesse.  They didn’t go down the track like a gaggle of geese quacking all the way.  They were able to read the signs for the track, find their car, store their bags and kicked a lady out of their reserved seats.  (Joyce can be intimidating – the lady jumped right up and almost dove across the aisle).  There were multiple seat types in the car – private room, (Debbie wanted one but Les Cheap girls don’t do private rooms), seat & table, or seats.  A vendor does come through selling food but it seemed near impossible to buy something as they ran through the car.  (Debbie thinks that they flip coins to see who has to walk through the cars and there is a bet as to how fast they can get to the end of the train).  The group was confused because car number 4 (their car) was extremely popular.  There seemed to be more people on this car than any other.  (Open sitting is available if the seat is not reserved.  – Confusing huh?)  This involved a lot of bag bumping, moving, kids running through the car and generally being thumped every 5 minutes interfering with any serious sleeping.

The only event that occurred was when Larry thought he heard the bell that the train was arriving at Berlin.  He yelled at Debbie as she came out of the toilet that they were pulling into the station.  (Larry was already not pleased with Debbie as she had walked down 3 cars just to say that she had walked through a train like the Mission Impossible girl or Jason Bourne.  She also wanted to look in those private cars.)  “Run, Debbie, Run”.  Debbie looked around and couldn’t find Tom Cruise or Jason Bourne plus the train was traveling through fields so did not run.  (Debbie thinks that Larry just wanted to test her readiness).

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That night the group ate at a German restaurant, Klement’s.  Larry and Jerry had goulash while Debbie and Joyce has “Klement’s” Schnitzel.  Debbie did not actually intend to order this but got this dish.  It was stuffed with pickles.  Debbie refused to believe this until Joyce forced her to look at the pickles.  Okay, still adventurous eating for Debbie – Jason Bourne style.

 

Jerry and Joyce, our traveling partners, arrived minus Joyce’s suitcase.  (The suitcase had decided to stay for a while in Iceland).  Debbie and Larry after their refreshing 1-hour nap decided to accompany Joyce on her emergency shopping trip.  They saw some great sights along the way.

• The one man cart – Debbie tried to find out how Larry could sign up.  She thinks that he could do a brisk busy selling bratwurst on a Houston corner.  (Larry is not quite as enthusiastic and thinks that Debbie would do a better job)
• A singer trying to sing louder than church bells (Didn’t work)
• Huge balloon bundles
• Lots of people

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After a somewhat successful shopping trip, dinner was next up.  (We say somewhat successful, as the shopper was most unhappy about the situation and not open to wearing AC/DC or Disney shirts.)

A Mediterranean place called Merkez Donerhaus was chosen.  (Debbie likes Doners and we think some of you may not even know what a doner is.  Who is an adventurous eater now?  Take back all those mean things –  She even ate the chili (really, really hot maybe too hot) on it.)

During our meal, Larry had an interesting bonding experience.  One of the patrons had a bulldog, let’s call Bob, laying at his feet.  Another man came up with a smaller dog named Cappuccino sitting in the man’s bike basket.  Cappuccino did not like Bob and was a cocky little thing.  There was lots of lunging, growling and teeth showing that went on around Larry’s chair.  Bob was eventually led away on a leash for a calming walk.  Cappuccino laid down on his blanket and surveyed his domain which included Larry’s feet.  Bob returned from his walk for another round of chest beating instigated by Cappuccino.  Finally, Bob was led from the restaurant in disgrace.  (Debbie thinks that Bob was treated unfairly).  As Bob left, Cappuccino, jumped up, looked Bob in the eye, let out a triumphant bark, and marched over to Larry’s chair to lift his leg and claim his property.  Yep, he marked Larry as his own.  Luckily, Cappuccino only got the chair and missed Larry’s feet.  Larry was a bit creeped out and happy that Cappuccino left shortly after.  Debbie swears as Cappuccino rode away on his bike that he looked sadly and longingly at Larry.

2017-08-26 Frankfurt or Amazing Race?

Debbie and Larry arrived in Frankfurt after being awake for 19 hours.  The first hurtle was to get through passport control in Frankfurt.  Check – no problem.

Task 2 – find the train to take them to the Hauptbahnhof station in Frankfurt.  (Notice this says find not take – this is so complex that it had to be split into multiple tasks).   Debbie had instructions.  Larry’s job was to spot the “Train” signs which he did.  The two were given some incorrect information from an Information center which Debbie now calls “Fake information”.  This caused them to wander outside yet never lost sight of the entrance door as they held true to the fundamental belief that the train station must be somewhere inside the airport and not outside. (What?)  After a couple of minutes, the pair went back to the information center with Larry yelling out “Don’t ask that same guy, he doesn’t know what he is doing”.  The caused Larry to receive his first stink eye of the day.  (Hello, Debbie knows not to ask the same guy).  The real information guy (Not fake guy) sent them to the tram which took them to the train station where everyone in the airport seemed to be lined up.  They were able to navigate through with Larry giving Debbie a stink eye for lagging behind and finally found the ticket area.  (Stink eye Score 1 and 1 – Debbie and Larry now awake for 20 hours).

Doesn’t Amazing Race have a road block?  Something that keeps you have doing what you need to do.    Something where one person (Debbie) does the roadbock while the other stands and offers encouraging  smiles.  (Larry needs some work on his role) – Meet the Roadblock – Buying a **&@ (insert your own word here) ticket…. There were 6 kiosks.  Three on each side.  Let’s track Debbie’s progress:

• Kiosk 3 – Won’t convert to English even when you slap the machine a few times
• Kiosk 4 – Won’t take the people in front or my credit card
• Kiosk 2 – Won’t take the people in front or my money
• Buy a drink to get exact change (water but should be something else)
• Encouraging partner comments that no one else seems to be having issues (Larry receives another stink eye )
• Debbie discovers that she still does not have correct change
• Debbie stands in line again
• Debbie delivers stink eye to person cutting in line ahead of her
• Kiosk 2 – Will not take money – discover it is credit card only
• Debbie follows a local who is also having issues on kiosk 2
• Kiosk 5 – Local successfully buys ticket
• Kiosk 5 – Rejects Debbie’s 5 euro note
• Kiosk 5 – Local helps Debbie put in different bills after very sad looks from Debbie
• Kiosk 5 – Tickets are printed – Roadblock complete

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Stink eyes Larry – 2, Debbie 1, Unknown person – 1 Debbie and Larry awake 21 hours straight

Next task – Get on the train –  Larry receives another stink eye for questioning the track number – Stink eye Larry 3, Debbie 1, UNP – 1)

Larry and Debbie stare bleakly off the train until Debbie’s new friend points at her and gives her the nod to get off the train.  They stagger off the train at the Hauptbahnhof station ready for the final task of finding the hotel.  This involved going outside and circling the building (the really large building) with several stink eyes being exchanged (score is no longer important) until the hotel was found.

It was with extreme anticipation and visions of comfy beds that they threw open the hotel door to find the temperature similar to a closed-up garage on a hot Houston summer day.  The kind of heat that can cook an egg on the sidewalk.  They were so sad as the sweat beaded on their little foreheads.

On the up side, one of their Amazing Race prizes was to receive a call from cousin Erika.   She had just arrived at about the same time and they were delighted to see her.  After unsuccessfully trying  to navigate the hotel phone system, they walked to Erika’s room to discover a nice cool room and became squatters.

Debbie sat across from Larry and watched as his eyes started to close and his head jerked down.  Debbie and Erika decided the three would eat lunch.  Larry graciously volunteered to stay at the hotel and wait for Jerry and Joyce while Debbie and Erika went to eat. (Uh huh, yeah – we know where you will be waiting – stretched out).  Debbie insisted that Larry come along for lunch so both Larry and Debbie could be awake for 24 hours straight and share the victory together.   (Larry kept trying to concede).

After lunch, they finally took short naps baking in their little hot and cozy room while they waited for the rest of the party to arrive.

Did we mention free mini-bar with lukewarm water and a pack of open salami? Maybe this was an additional Amazing Race prize?

 

 

 

 

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Packing is an art form. Some people pack in the lines and some outside. Some have a system and some have lists. Some pack early and some the date of travel.
Larry began by neatly packing 10 days before the trip and placing his opened bag on the coffee table directly in front of Debbie’s chair (similar to Sheldon’s chair on the Big Bang – Debbie constantly has to firmly encourage people to get out of the Captain’s chair). Anyway, Debbie was not packed at this time. This inspired her to get a suitcase out of the store room and stand it up in the corner like it was done. It looked very nice.

Larry would casually stroll by and say things like “I am 95% packed. Glad I am done. I just couldn’t wait like you.”

Eventually, Larry caught Debbie trying to use his open luggage as a foot rest with her shoes on mumbling that she would show him how to pack. So, Larry moved his suitcase into the bedroom. He put the suitcase on an ottoman directly beside Debbie’s side of the bed. This prompted Debbie to begin gathering items in one big pre-sorting pile on the dining room table (A different approach). But alas, every time Debbie woke up and opened her eyes, there was that neat little suitcase taunting her. Daring her to say or do something. She casually pushed or maybe kicked at it as she walked by. Then, one day she just cracked and couldn’t take it anymore.

Debbie began her opening salvo with a few questions “How many pairs of shoes are you taking? Do you really think that is enough? Hmm, oh, I well, I just thought you would take more. How about shirts? Really? I think it will be cold in Switzerland. I really hope that you have enough clothes. I am pretty sure that Rick Steves’ packing list is flawed.”.

Each day was a different set of questions. Soon, Larry began to stack things on top of his open suitcase until one day when Debbie opened her eyes and realized that Larry’s suitcase would no longer close and she thought “life is good”.

Alas, Larry and Debbie were at the same point. Both with too much stuff and suitcases that wouldn’t close. Debbie began to feel a little guilty and offered to lay on top of Larry’s bag to see if he could zip it closed. (Larry declined and Debbie is sure she is too light to make a difference). Debbie’s technique was to pile everything that you would possibly need for a trip to Mars and then gradually take things away. Both did some serious reconfiguration and two nights before the trip were able to close the suitcases with appropriate weights. However, there would be a final dress rehearsal the night before with each spending a couple of hours rechecking the suitcases.

As a side note on Wednesday, Debbie asked Larry what he thought of this Harold thing.  Larry said “Do you mean Harvey? I don’t know. What do you think?”

Debbie as we know will always give an opinion. She said: “Oh, yes Harvey that is what I meant. I don’t think much of it because a serious storm can’t be named something like Harvey. I don’t know anyone named Harvey. It can only be a tropical depression and it will never come to Houston. Those news people just need to chill out.”

On Thursday, Debbie was betrayed by Harold Harvey who transformed into a hurricane. Things were thrown in the suitcase without proper rehearsing and vetting as they raced out the door. And thus, the vacation began a day early with Harold/Harvey showing the two who wasn’t a nice little tropical storm and a first night stay in an airport hotel in Houston. Both feel like they have forgotten something.

Larry says that he will now pack in secret and Debbie has conceded that earlier is better. (She is looking for some one to blame for her tardiness). Larry will just have to whisper the words “Harold Harvey” to send Debbie scurrying next time. On a side note, Joyce’s suitcase did not even make it to Frankfurt which made Debbie and Larry feel pretty lucky for what they brought.

I know that you have been sitting at home, sadly, waiting for a post from Debbie and Larry.  Thinking to yourself, are Debbie and Larry not traveling anymore?  No more excellent adventures?  Are you sad for them and sad for you?

Well, this is your lucky day!  Starting next week, the two are going on an extended vacation to Europe.  You are invited to travel with them virtually through Europe.   Travel along with them to Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Salzburg, German Alps (Yeah, buddy hiking in the Alps), Alsace and the Rhine Valley.

Remember last year and all the fun that we had together.  The time in Paris, Venice, Rome, Naples and Athens that we spent together?  Take a look at our pictures from last year.
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