Decisions...

When we arrived in Berlin this morning (after flying all night), the hotel didn't have our rooms ready! They told us it would be about half an hour. So Philip, our new friend Teresa, and I walked a block or two to a local bakery. What a good decision we made!

In big German cities, there are large bakery chains which make very good products. But the local, "mom-and-pop" bakery and pastry shops that make everything in their own kitchen from scratch are the best. Philip got an apple pastry, called an "apfeltasche" in German. Teresa wanted something with chocolate and decided on a chocolate croissant. I couldn't decide, so I got both...plus a marzipan-filled pastry, for good measure. (Marzipan is a paste made from ground almonds and sugar.) Mmmmmmm!

We were served by the owner of the bakery, a big German lady with bright red hair . She had a big smile on her face and a laugh that I will always remember.

Can't you almost smell and taste them?