Sideseeing, an open-air market tomorrow in Neukölln (thanks for the tip, Nina)

Hunting down Vietnamese food (apparently, there’s a huge immigrant population here — finally, my craving for Asian eats in Germany can be satisfied!)

Consignment shopping in Charlottenberg’s Mommsenstraße and thrift shopping in Kreuzberg

Walking about Prenzlauer Berg and Mauerpark with Hamlet

Visiting Hamburger Bahnhof, perhaps my favorite museum in all of Germany

Okay, now getting to bed, so I can actually do all this tomorrow.

Last full day in Lech and going on one final hike (the most challenging one yet!) to top off the week. Can you believe Hamlet has been waddling along at 3,000 feet and doing just fine for himself? He’s like all of a foot tall. (Seriously, he must be in better shape than I am.)

Anyway, I will be heading to Berlin tomorrow with the dog for a solo weekend. The reason for the trip is Patrick’s visa renewal appointment on Tuesday, but I opted to show up early and sans boyfriend so I could spend more time in the city. Without the German lover around, this is my chance to figure out how much of his native language I’ve picked up. I’m excited to be traveling alone for the first time since 2008, but a little freaked out about the responsibility of having the dog along. (It’s our first mommy-doggy trip together!) I’m sure we’ll make it around the city fine.

Do you have recs for affordable good eats, secondhand clothing stores, or a nice, big dog park? Leave ‘em in the comments, bitte!

Driving down to Austria tomorrow morning to go hiking with the Roomie and the Pup. Have never hiked, camped, or engaged in any of those outdoor-sy activities typical of childhood. (Having grown up in the Chinese countryside, my parents were less than convinced of the fun that could be had in the forest-y middle-of-nowhere.)

Luckily for me, I can be certain that I will not be setting the pace as the slowest member of the group. that honor will be reserved for my shorter, furrier companion.

Leaving in seven hours and will be in London until Monday. Day trip to Cambridge tomorrow … then some filming for the next episode of Sex Really. The theme? “Sex please — we’re British!”