I went to the Genesis concert on 03/07 in Berlin at the Olympic Stadium. The band were in fine form and played a great mixture of classic and 80′s songs. Photos here.

Air Ambulance

Originally uploaded by sjroberts.

An ADAC air ambulance lands in a very tight spot in Lichtenrade, Berlin. The helicopter is only just visible in this spur of the moment shot.

As a casual observer, I’m often impressed by the daring of the ADAC helicopter crews.

John-Locke Boyz

Originally uploaded by sjroberts.

Seen at a skateboard park in Lichtenrade Berlin. Unfortunately, the John-Locke Boyz in question are not necessarily fans of John Locke, the 17th century English philosopher but are residents of John-Locke Strasse (which is named after the philosopher).

We’ve been doing lots of cooking and baking today. I started by making the stuffing and cranberry sauce for tomorrow’s turkey, both based on recipes from Gary Rhodes. When I was finished, I passed the baton to Birgit and Liam who baked Bratapfelkuchen.

In between we’ve been decorating the Christmas tree and listening to Jethro Tull’s “The Christmas Album”.

The Christmas spirit is rising! Merry Christmas!

buntklicker.de: “Die Berliner sind mal wieder von der schnellen Truppe: Berlin ist das erste Bundesland, in dem ab heute der Ladenschluß an Werktagen vollständig aufgehoben ist.”

Great to see Berlin leading on opening up the archaic German shop opening laws. Hopefully the next step will be movement on Sunday opening.