Berlin, Prague & Moldova

The ladies I have my picture with on facebook when we started to be teachers together were with me in the capital when we shot this picture.  The only one that looks older is me. Guess that is what happens when you are over 30 which neither of them are.  We were all coming home from  a fall vacation... 

Tom and I went to Berlin for my fall break from school. It happened to be the 500 anniversary of Reformation Day while we were there so we took advantage of the statue in front of the Protestant Church in the old part of Berlin. 

 Katie has a good friend Anna, from Madrid.  She worked with her in Uganda, and is now studying for her Doctorate in Berlin so we had lunch together

Missionary Friends from Uganda are now living outside of Berlin. They drove over to spend the day with us doing a walking tour. They grew up living on the E German side. They added much to our tour. This is Check Point Charlie and we are welcoming them over to the American side from E Germany. It is a tourist trap but we thought it was a great photo op.   The next picture if of the Brandenburg Gate which is 240 years old. The same age as the US. It is the only remaining gate left entering Berlin.
We took a train from Berlin to Prague and walked around the old city and were forever lost. It has roads much like DC that come together in wagon wheel spokes into one central area and too many roads leading off it.  WE saw alot of the city but never the same place more then once even though we tried to....

 Photo of interest in Prague... I found it of interest because it was in the candy isle.  I understand that it is not legal to sell in Czech Republic but you are allowed to possess small amount and to use it for medical purpose. Which is what this stuff is I guess.

In Prague, we took a day trip to the Bohemian Switzerland Park that sits on the border of Germany and Czech Republic. These are photos from there.

We had a lovely time and now are back in our little house that is warm and snug.




Tom has started teaching basketball to our 6,7,8 grade girls with our friend from Soroca. They have had 3 practices and the girls are starting to be catty and mean and selfish...  Fun to see the girls come under some male discipline lived out through a game... more to come.  But that is all for now.
 Love from Moldova,  Marc