A delicious tradition that I married into happens at least once a year in early summer. It's a night of All-you-can-eat Strawberry Shortcake. So with an "Erdbeer Hofs" (pronounced Erd-bear)--"Strawberry Huts"--popping up all over town, it was time for this extravaganza. I bought 2 kilos of strawberry, not wanting to run short. On our way home on the tram the luscious red strawberries sparked a conversation with a friendly lady we were sitting with. She asked how much I paid for them, and since they were from an Erdbeer Hof, I knew they were more expensive, but better than what I would find at the grocery market. These were from Laatzen, a town just southeast of Hannover. After Dinner Crash We've had a fabulous crazy weather day, alternating fierce thunderstorms with brilliant sunshine and blue skies. We made it to the zoo this morning, beating the crowds by arriving at 9:30, half an hour after opening. We've noticed that around her...