The Berger Project

Linds did a great write-up of our weekend in Hamburg so no reason for me to be original. Here are some excerpts from her ‘diary’…

Happy Easter! You would think that Easter was bigger here than it seemed but it was just another Sunday out in Hamburg. Sunday was museum day. We went to the Hamburg museum and were excited to find out that they had a “Jews in Hamburg” exhibit.  It was also very interesting to learn that Adam lives in an area of Hamburg called “little Jerusalem.” After the Hamburg museum we went to the “Dom.” This is basically Hamburgs “Coney Island” and although it was probably about 20 degrees out, and Easter Sunday it was packed with families. We got to eat a Berliner (donut) and some other good German snacks. After the “Dom” it was lunch time at one of the bistros by Adams apartment since we both grew a large appetite from walking alllll over the place. This restaurant was very good and we had some quiche, salad and soup. And of course we got beers since they are literally cheaper than a bottle of water or soda. Since it was freezing out and had walked a ton and I got to see a lot, we just went back to Adams apartment to thaw out. We stayed in and cooked dinner and rented a movie.

Linds did a great write-up of our weekend in Hamburg so no reason for me to be original. Here are some excerpts from her ‘diary’…

Saturday was of course another long day. We woke up a little bit on the late side but that was okay because I obviously needed my sleep.  From lunch we went full swing into site seeing. We walked by the beautiful government building on through downtown (which is where they have all the 5^th Avenue stores). We then went to St. Michael’s church which is one of the two most famous churches in Hamburg. From St. Michaels church we walked down to the Reaperbahn and then down to the harbor of the Elbe River. It was very pretty and we finally found a ferry ride that also had an English translation tour. After the ferry ride we walked through the park. Since it was cold and we were hungry, our next stop was the bakery to have a snack. After our snack, I was now ready for a nap, which was cut short because we had to get ready for dinner and Adam’s first night out in Hamburg!! We went to this restaurant that basically sat on the water. It was a beautiful restaurant and very good. After dinner we met Adam’s friends Tamir and Felix at a very NY bar (in their opinion) and then to a more german “underground” techno bar. At about 2:30am, I killed the night by saying that I needed to go home.

Linds did a great write-up of our weekend in Hamburg so no reason for me to be original. Here are some excerpts from her ‘diary’…

So this weekend in Germany with Adam was great. Although I was hesitant to come to Germany, I had a good time. On Friday when I got here, I took a little nap because I didn’t sleep much on the plane since I was excited to see Adam. After my nap, we got ready to go to temple which was a new experience for me. On our way to schul, we stopped at the Rabbi’s house to give him giftsfor having us for dinner and Purim (since we can’t carry and the rabbi can’t open gifts on Shabbat). The 3 little girls LOVED all the candy and immediately there were twizzlers all over the place. It was very interesting to meet the Rabbi’s wife and children since they don’t speak a word of english, only hebrew and german. We then went to temple and back to the Rabbi’s for dinner.

You see him posting comments left and right, but who is this “Daddy Berger” you may ask. Well you can be glad to know that I was able to snap a picture of us as we explored Hamburg together this weekend (seen above).

Today we played tourists in Hamburg, exploring the whole town. He claims that we walked over 10 miles, I think it was closer to 5 … but who’s counting (besides his aching feet). We walked through the Platen un Blomen (the large park in Hamburg), specifically checking out the rose garden and Japanese garden. Then we traveled downtown to the St. Nikili Church, where we took a elevator to the top. Next up were the botanical gardens. Finally, we had some lunch, relaxing, and dinner.

Tomorrow’s plans are still TBD, but I’ll try to get a better picture (the park isn’t the best back drop for the Berger boys).