This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Germany Trip
Aug
4
2016
Normally after a business trip I give a full recap of what happened. Not the working details, but the travelling details. This time I won’t give all the details – just a few highlights.
1. Just about everyone in Germany can speak English. My American co-worker and I were stopped and asked something by random Germans who thought we were locals. When we replied “English please?”, they asked the question in English. The question had to do with the location of some establishment, so we were of no help anyway. But in general, asking for English will not phase anyone.
2. On the flight over, there was a small boy who either is, or will be, a fan of roller coasters. There were a number of dips during the descent/approach to landing. Each time, he would laugh and laugh, I’m presuming because of the way it made his tummy feel to suddenly drop. It was much better than the standard kid-who-cries-during-descent. Not that I get mad at crying kids, I’m just saying laughter is a pleasant change of pace.
3. Every restaurant has pork. Most have many varieties of pork. Very few have any chicken. This is the opposite of America. At first we were glad to see something called “Schinken” on the menu. But do you know what Schinken is? Not chicken … it’s ham.
Sarah said, “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.”
Genesis 21:6
