9/19/12
Jet lag---so far, so good.  We managed to stay awake until 9 PM last night followed by a good 8 hour sleep.  We woke up feeling good, & are still going strong this afternoon.  I hope that means we're past the threat of getting jet lagged.  We felt pretty tired & sleepy most of yesterday afternoon & evening, but we even managed to take a cool bracing walk after dinner.

We've been running errands all morning with Dana.  Chris, Dana, Jessie & Karl had only been moved into their house 2 days when we arrived, so we've been helping with all the little things that come with a move.  Today, we actually found the right vacuum cleaner bags at Toon, the German equilivent of Home Depot, minus the day laborers hanging out waiting for jobs. 

Their house is really cute with a lot of dark wood inside, so light bulbs need to be as bright as possible.  Jessie & Karl need desks for their rooms, so we went to Ikea which is very closeby.  Now, Dave's putting the desk pieces together, & Dana's trying to figure out how to put the bag in the vacuum.  They have 220 electricity here, so most appliances are new except the vacuum which the previous tenants left behind.  I'm mostly putting in new light bulbs & writing this, aka, staying out of the way! 

Driving is on the right side of the road is a good thing here, but the signs & painted indicators on the actual pavement are confusing.  The freeways are plenty fast with lots of lanes, but the streets within towns are narrow.  Factor in many bicycle riders, & it's time to be a most vigilent driver!  There's no right turn on red allowed. 

The pictures are of their house.  Notice the cute fireplace & nice patio.