Going to Berlin in June

Posted by Tia Mary on February 16, 2008, 11:36 pm

Hi Guys,
Well, it's official!!! DH is going to the ASME "thing" this year.
It is to be held in Berlin in June and he has just finished buying me my
ticket :-)). His expenses -- air fare, meals, hotel, other misc. travel
stuff -- are on the company so all we have to do is pay for MY airfare.
THAT'S certainly enough of a chunk of $$ but he knew he couldn't go
without MOI.
Anywho -- I know we have a few members who live in Germany even
though they might not post too often. And then there's my buddy Rachel
Duke in Lizard Land who goes to Germany regularly on holiday. Can
anyone recommend any LNS in Berlin? I'm not sure what part of town we
will be in but it is Berlin, not one of the outlying areas. The
conference is being held at one of the big hotel/conference facilities
but I'm not sure one. We will be staying in that hotel. I won't have
wheels but I'm not adverse to taking public transpo. I don't speak
German but most of the travel words are fairly close to English and I'm
not above asking total strangers if they speak English and could help
me. Actually, I'm not adverse to asking the hotel people to give me
directions on the best way to get where I want to go on the bus or
train, etc.
Speaking of which, I'm waiting patiently for the ASME site to get
the sightseeing list posted for all the wives who will be there with
nothing to do while the DH is at the conference. And YES, that's sexist
but way too true -- LOLOL. This will be my third ASME Conference that
is held on the other side of the pond and I have yet to see a man show
up for any of the excursions while his DW is at the conference.
Of course, after the $$ we have to spend for the air fare, there
won't be unlimited funds available for organized sightseeing so I will
need to be resourceful and make do on my own. I managed in Amsterdam
and again in Vienna and even kept myself busy in the Czech Republic
hinterland so I should be able to get around Berlin. I'll like I always
do when traveling in a non-English speaking country. Never leave the
hotel without a business card from the hotel so I can just flash it at a
cabbie, smile nicely and say "Bitte", which, if I remember what Brigitte
taught me, means "Please" :-) We won't even talk about the stupidity of
the US school system that lets students get out of High School without
being minimally capable in a foreign language!
So -- any LNS or LQS recommendations? I know stuff is much more $$
in Europe than it is this side of the pond but there's no way I am going
to Berlin and not buying *something* stitchy! Any and all
recommendations gratefully accepted. And if there are Berliners reading
this, a "Meet & Greet" would be absolutely AWESOME! Besides, I would be
thrilled to bring you some stash from this side of the pond :-)))))!
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Posted by Karen C in California on February 17, 2008, 12:55 am

You need a translator, one who knows all the stitchy words. That would
be me. I don't eat much.

The one thing you have GOT to look for is the German Christmas stuff.
No one does Christmas like us Krauts. The magic word is Weihnacht --
sounds a lot like "Why not".

Here's your wallet-sized crib sheet:

Sticken - embroidery
Stricken - knitting
Kreuzstich - cross-stitch
Nähen - sewing
Garn - yarn
Wolle - real wool
Fade - thread
Sticktwist - floss

--
Karen C - California
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Finished 1/19/08 - Sesame Street group picture

WIP: Isabella's Garden, MLI The Teacher (gift to the library),
Bethany Angel, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!!
Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel

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Posted by Tamara on February 17, 2008, 1:08 am

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will be in but it is Berlin, not one of the outlying areas.<<

I have a "cousin" in Berlin. I'll ask her.
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Tamara in sunny San Diego

Posted by Tia Mary on February 17, 2008, 8:25 am

Tamara wrote:
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Thanks bunches :-) and thanks to The Karen, Susan & Edna. I've
posted my request over at RCTQ and between the two groups, there will be
someone with info.
I e-mailed Brigitte, my friend who lives in Linnestadt which is N/W
of Frankfurt. I haven't heard back from her yet. I know she has always
told e that if I get to go to Berlin with DH (he goes on business now
and again) that she could easily take the train to come visit MOI. I'll
have to e-mail her because I'm sure she will be able to get me precise
info. If there's any sort of LNS or LQS (she stitches and quilts
beautifully) anywhere near Berlin, she'll know about it and coming to
visit MOI will give her a legitimate excuse to go shopping -- LOLOL!
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Posted by Gill Murray on February 17, 2008, 10:00 am

Tia Mary wrote:
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It is about 20 years since I was in Berlin. You MUST stroll down the
Ku'Damm ( Kurfurstendamm is close to the real name); people watching,
sculptures, street entertainers ( specially remember the mimes) etc

There is a department store to end ALL department stores called the
KaDeWeh ( check the spelling of this). The top floor was an entire deli;
the fish swam in tanks, they had little bars around various vendors;
nothing like snacking on a platter of different cheeses while sipping
wine. I am sure they must have a needlearts section someplace in there.

As I said, it was 20 years ago, and the hotel was overbooked, so they
gave us a sweet little apartment on a cobblestone street in the Tegel
section of town. It was a fun week eating and drinking our way around
town. DH (DBF in those days) went there a lot on business, so he had
racked up enough frequent flier miles to pay for me. The British
military gave me a free flight with the families to England and back, so
I spent a month with my parents near Oxford while Jim worked in Berlin.

I must add, this was before the wall came down, so the only places I
went were in West Berlin. Charlottensberg Palace was neat! The Europa
center was interesting, Checkpoint Charlie museum was also on our list.

Lots and lots of GOOD chocolate!

Gill

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