We made it to Berlin and we are super tired!  Hahaha!!!  I’ll try to catch you up to date with what all’s happened.  If this isn’t coherent, my apologies.  I need some sleep.  HA!

We left Birmingham, Alabama for the airport at 5:00 am Tuesday.  By the time we landed in Berlin, Germany, this morning, we had been traveling 19 hours. Who knew sitting could wear you out like this!?!

But, boy~is it worth it!!!

This is my at early o’clock in Birmingham, waiting to board the plane for our first leg to Chicago.

We landed in Chicago.  We had to scoot to get to our connecting flight.  We were super glad to get out of that first flight.  I was on the isle.  It was a “puddle jumper” so the lady sitting across from me was barely a foot away and she was hacking up a lung the whole time.  Ugh!

We landed in Chicago and hustled to our next gate.  We were able to stop for a Panini before we took off.  YAY for food!

The leg from Chicago to Newark, was longer and a roomier plane.  We watched a movie on this flight.  There wasn’t anybody coughing like crazy to it was a relaxing time.

Once we arrived at Newark, we had a bit more wiggle room so we stopped at a beer garden where I found a tasty porter and MFH (My Favorite Husband) bought some of those big, soft, warm pretzels.  We hopped on the plane for the last leg of the trip.  This was going to be the loooong leg.  This was a large airplane and we had a bit more legroom (not that I need legroom, mind you, but it was nice for MFH).

After 19 hours, we landed in Berlin.  We had been served dinner on the flight.  That was nice.  We breezed through customs.  Got a new stamp in my passport and was welcomed to Germany…in German!  HA!  *go figure*

After some language barrier mishaps, we finally arrived at the correct hotel.  We had a super nice taxi driver who took us to the wrong hotel.  Oops!  No worries.  We got it all figured out.  We have a nice room.  🙂

After a quick nap, we went to the Berlin Zoo.  Took the subway to get to the zoo and walked around.  It’s a nice zoo!

We watched the elephants being put to bed. They were “scrubbed down” with large utility brooms to get all the dirt off of their backs from the day. They loved it! Funny, that. The black panther was beautiful! The little cat was the cutest little kitty! I bet it’d take my hand off if given the opportunity, though. This was the first time I’d been to a zoo since my daughter was a baby. She’ll be 28 in January.

That’s all the news for now.  It’s 7:30 pm here in Berlin.  That means it’s only about 1:30 pm at home but it’s time to call it a day.  A Very. Big. Day.

Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday, all!