There hasn’t been much going on recently except work, and spending our weekends biking through the city, finding yummy spots for Sunday brunch, and generally exploring our new neighborhood. We live in an area called Kreuzberg, which means “mountain of the cross”, named for a small but very steep hill in Viktoriapark – the highest point in Berlin! – topped by a cast iron monument dedicated to the Befreiungskriege (“liberation battles”) from the Napoleonic Wars: the monument has a cross on top, hence, mountain of the cross. Viktoriapark is simply beautiful in the fall, with cascades of yellow leaves swirling through the sunlight. Between our flat and the park is a series of streets lined with shops and cafes…we pick a new place to eat every Sunday for brunch! Two weeks ago we took a leisurely Sunday afternoon bike ride along the canal just north of our flat; the week before that, we spent a chilly evening meandering along Unter Den Linden to see the annual Festival of Lights – the Brandenburger Tör, Humbolt University, Berliner Dom, and TV tower were all lit up in fantastic, changing colors – before cozying up in Comedy Club Kookaburra for a late-night Comedy Sportz show (Comedy Sportz being the improv troup of which Noah is a veteran, and Josh one of their newest members!).