From 4:34pm to 21:50pm 15/6/09 Party, Pizza and a Place to soak up Berlin

Well, today there is much to say.

We have just come back from the local Trattoria.. a georgeous italian resturant with wood fired pizza.

They served a bowl filled with thick sliced bread similar to cibatta. Two bottles of olive oil, a chillie oil and a bottle of quality balsamic made for the perfekt dipping sauce.

Then came the pizza.

These things are massive. We each had a pizza about the size of a family pizza at home.. served thin crust with wafer thin bacon like procciuto. A smattering of olives, cheese - käse, tomaten plus some spicy things to make it a messicano .. very yummy - zehr lecker!

I ate about 2/3rds before learning how to ask for a doggie bag. Quite funny though the maitré di - kellner - understood me immediately.

We´re back at Mo´s place now.. max, flauschie, mo and me.. having a little night cap. I think it will be an early night for me.

I have to collect my computer and bag of clothes. The nuisance of having a bag of stuff that is precious is annoying.. I now have to travel 40 minutes each way to go back to Max´s and retrive my stuff.

Taking everything with you is so much easier. If you have too much then simply pack less next time.

So I learn more with each trip. That´s why a few shorter trips are ideal preparation for a longer travelling adventure. It´s nice to have a suitcase full of bits and pieces however its better to be unencumbered while exploring a new city.

Working out the right size bag to carry just the things you need, which may be 24, 48 or 72 hours or longer is tricky. Carrying few clothes presents interesting challenges in staying fresh and clean though it can be done.

A few minutes of english tv before the program swings back to the full time german. Sometimes in the first few weeks it can become a bit intense and it's good to get a balance with a little aussie programming.

I also learnt a great streaming website that has many shows broadcast in australia.

Sarah and I've swapped a few messages. At every turn things just keep getting better. She has the hurricane festival from Thursday to Sunday. Which is why I'm staying away longer this time.

Study, travel, investment, business and more fun in the sun are definitely on the agenda. Manz options.

Well, here's hopefully for an early night. These stupid keyboards, the damn z and the y are interposed on this key layout. Slows you down considerably to swap it.

Alternativelz, I tzpe the waz that Iäm accustomed and then do a search replace later. This works far more effectivelz although it also requires that iäm consistent in mz coding. Easz enough to spot and simplz cut and filter a file like this one into the two sections that comprise the alternate forms.

Of particular note it does reduce the number of hanging characters as the z is tzped more often than the y.

good fun .. mach späs.. however itäs spelt.

Either to Dresden tomorrow morning or one more day in Berlin then time to explore a little.

Cheers!