Güten Tag!

a little jet lagged... a little overwhelmed...

So if you see some spelling that's funkier than usuall from me, keep that in mind. Oh, and keyboards in Deutchland are odd: extra symbols everywhere, letters in different spots.

So in the few minutes I have, here's some random stuff:

*I made sure to get a window seat on the 10 hour flight from LAX to Amsterdam (where I changed planes) so I could see the country I was flying over. But very low fog ment I only saw Amsterdam a few seconds before touchdown. And the first thing I saw in Amsterdam when we broke through the clouds?

McDonalds. Arches right there next to the airport.

*Walked to what was once Checkpoint Charlie: the main crossing between East and West. Right next to the guard shack was... McDonalds.

*Germans seem to love being warm. I'm keep mz windows open, and am almost sweating everywhere I go because eveyone had the heat set at about 80. (this helps explain why so many German's vacation in Palm Springs in the summer)

*Beer is cheaper than water here... as it should be everywhere.

more later...

*So far, most everyone speaks at least enough English to keep me from getting too lost.

So many stories, so little space on Facebook...

 I've discovered that Facebook, as much as we all like it, is way to restrictive. Sometimes stories I have to tell are much longer than that tiny space Facebook give me! So I'm going to try this.

I'm starting with my trip to overseas. I'll try to update as often as possible. And when this trip is over, I'll share other highlights and some antidotes from past trips, too. Well, I'll share as much as The Company will let me.

And I'll post some pictures and maybe a video or two, too.

I'll give you notice of new blog postings on Facebook.

I don't know if anyone actually wants to read anything I have to say, but at least it will be out there.