Sensei in Berlin
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 11:09 -0700
So folks, it's just a little more than four weeks until Sensei and his wife will visit Berlin!
Am I excited? You guess!! So much so, I've got difficulties typing...
Nevertheless, I've taken responsibility for organizing some kind of Dojo Sight-seeing/Meeting/Dinner/Whatever Event, and I'm looking forward to it.
The two will arrive late in the afternoon on Monday, the 30th of August (first trying to recover from their journey, I suspect), so meeting would be early next morning (being the Tuesday, the 31rst of August) for a hopefully pleasureable walk around Berlin (light lunch, bigger dinner).
Everybody here interested in joining us is invited, too. There are just a few buts:
Sight seeing: I'll give a guided tour around Berlin and we're going to see pretty much of both historical and contemporary Berlin including some glimpses of the Berlin Wall. This tour will be given in English (I'll have to get some exercise for that
), in honor of and respect for our special guests.
The tour will be mainly a walking tour, so comfortable footwear is recommended. Small refreshments can be bought almost everywhere, but it may be wise to bring your own, especially soft drinks.
Dinner: Because I'll have to make a reservation for our dinner table, I need to know how many people will turn up. And, please keep in mind that everybody will have to pay for their own bill (midpriced, but good quality restaurant, expect to pay between 25- 45 € including soft drinks per person); I'd rather invite you all, but my bank account says otherwise
Everybody wanting to join us for diner, please PM me (preferably well in advance), so I can make the proper arrangements.
And, of course, it is possible to take part in either the tour or the dinner if your individual schedule does not allow for both. I'll provide everybody participating with my cell phone number, so you could join us anywhere along the route.
Please feel free to ask should any questions arise.
Am I excited? You guess!! So much so, I've got difficulties typing...
Nevertheless, I've taken responsibility for organizing some kind of Dojo Sight-seeing/Meeting/Dinner/Whatever Event, and I'm looking forward to it.
The two will arrive late in the afternoon on Monday, the 30th of August (first trying to recover from their journey, I suspect), so meeting would be early next morning (being the Tuesday, the 31rst of August) for a hopefully pleasureable walk around Berlin (light lunch, bigger dinner).
Everybody here interested in joining us is invited, too. There are just a few buts:
Sight seeing: I'll give a guided tour around Berlin and we're going to see pretty much of both historical and contemporary Berlin including some glimpses of the Berlin Wall. This tour will be given in English (I'll have to get some exercise for that
), in honor of and respect for our special guests.The tour will be mainly a walking tour, so comfortable footwear is recommended. Small refreshments can be bought almost everywhere, but it may be wise to bring your own, especially soft drinks.
Dinner: Because I'll have to make a reservation for our dinner table, I need to know how many people will turn up. And, please keep in mind that everybody will have to pay for their own bill (midpriced, but good quality restaurant, expect to pay between 25- 45 € including soft drinks per person); I'd rather invite you all, but my bank account says otherwise
Everybody wanting to join us for diner, please PM me (preferably well in advance), so I can make the proper arrangements.
And, of course, it is possible to take part in either the tour or the dinner if your individual schedule does not allow for both. I'll provide everybody participating with my cell phone number, so you could join us anywhere along the route.
Please feel free to ask should any questions arise.
(I have never been in this area of Germany) But I think, it should be possible, to find some interesting locations.