Yesterday was a holiday in Germany. Holidays here mean that EVERYTHING except for restaurants are closed. So groceries, beverages and anything else have to be purchased the day before. And there are two more holidays coming up this month.
Unfortunately for Skip, he was in London where May Day is not a holiday. Maddie and I celebrated with friends by going into the Altstadt of Duesseldorf for ice cream and taking a boat back to the Altstadt of Kaiserswerth and having dinner at the Italian restaurant that is one of Maddie's favs--as it is next to a big playground.
Today she's having a playdate with one of her German friends. As Maddie's German skills increase, her English grammar is declining. It's true of all the American and British kids. Spending so much time with kids for whom English is a second language makes for some interesting verb conjugations. I heard a dad correct his American son yesterday when the kid said, "I rided here on my scooter." Oh well, small price to pay for bilingual-ness. Maddie's English may not be perfect, but she is a pro at ordering ice cream for the whole family in perfect Deutsch!
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