greetings from berlin

hi everyone,
Firstly, it is very interesting using a german keyboard. The y is in the left bottom corner for a start, and the z is on the top in the middle.
Hasi and I have been having a great holiday. Swimming everyday in the Weisse river in the south, eating italian ice cream and drinking beer. Hasi,s parents are well, and mostly enjoyed us being there. Lance, Trish and Kain came to visit which was fantastic. Annette and Klaus also came to visit-and they hope to visit us in oz later this year. Amazingly there is now a second hand shop in Steinen, and I scored a great pair of boots-new! Lucky I got them, as boots were high on my shopping list for europe, but being summer there isnt a pair of boots to be found in the shops.
So we arrived in Berlin on Tuesday, and have been catching up with friends and walking the streets. Yesterday we visited my oldest german friend, Duffy, who I first met in Sumatra in 1993. It was so great to spend time with her.
And its hot. everyday has been in the 30s since we arrived in Germany. And the days are so long-still dusk at 11pm and the sun is rising again at 3 or 4am. This is the summer the berliners have been waiting for after a very long and very cold winter. No wonder Jules doesnt want to leave europe in the summer.
So thats it for now. Better get sorted out for the day. Greetings from Hasi.
Love to you all, Zak