I wrote this a couple of days ago, as we drove to Berlin. We have a LOT to say about Berlin, but first, our visit to the small German town of Lemgo. Lemgo is in the northwest corner of Germany, about an hour and a half west of Hannover. Our train from Amsterdam took 6 hours and 2 stops, which is by far the longest train ride we have had to date. As we trained further and further into Germany, we noticed the slow accumulation of snow on the ground - and at first I thought, well, we must be at a high elevation; surely the snow is only temporary and will disappear soon. Unfortunately, this was not the case, and gradually, more and more snow was collected in the fields, until we were in a
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