Airplanes don't exist

[Alex K]

By the way - How are you doing in that place you supposedly went to in that lie machine? Right now, fetching some rolls for Saturday morning breakfast like a good German I hope?

I'm afraid I fail as a good German so far, on that account.  I did make some nice fresh home fried potatoes with onions, and fresh coffee, though. That's probably more English than German.

We are planning on going out to lunch at a local place, then to the Dresden Zoo afterward, today.  I do love the bakeries here, though! Quarkkuchen is my favorite thing right now.  Enjoying all the various brotchen (can't make an umlaut easily on this little device, sorry!) when I can.  I have been picking one up on weekday mornings on my way to school, to eat on break.  Trying new ones each day.  Even if it's touristy, I can't help but love the Bretzel bread (LangenBretzel?).  Better than any I ever had in America!  

How did I get here?  Maybe we just imagined ourselves across the ocean!  lol

I've started a language integration course, so my free time is much less than it was.  I haven't had much time to post, here lately.  Went to the Semperoper last weekend, that was amazing!  Um.  Otherwise, doing great. :  

How's the baby, and the family?

(p.s. The beer really is better, too.  Paulaner hefeweizen (again, no S set on this device! boo) is my fav so far.  Any recommendations on brands or types to try?  I don't generally like Pilsners, too light and bitter.  I prefer medium, bready beers.  I honestly have never tried dark beer, but willing to give it a go.)

Great! And yes, that's very English and not very German

My wife loves Hefe and dislikes Pilsner for the same reason. Maybe try one of the various brands of Münchner Helles, it's like a good pilsner without the bitterness, that's the traditional one we usually have, my wife being Bavarian. Although, now that you're out of the US, have you tried the original Chech Budweiser?

Köstritzer is the local eastern german Schwarzbier. You should at least try it once, I like it from time to time

I recommend you try the German version of a reddish brownish Ale, "Alt', I like it a lot.

Laugenbrezel aren't touristy. We have them all the time, which again might be due to the fact that my wife is Bavarian, and I come from former Bavarian territories.