I am heading for Germany tomorrow, and will be there for about 10 days. This will be my first trip over without my running shoes! I am so glad to have that extra space in my luggage ;-)
We've already touched base on that. Unfortunately, for this trip at least, meeting up won't work out. He is a pretty good distance from where I will be. This fall I'll be there for 6 weeks, so maybe then.
Work. We do some joint (US and German governments) testing over there a couple of times per year. This trip is the planning meeting for our fall campaign. I run pre-test simulations using software developed by my company, and then post-test data collection and analysis. Doesn't sound very exciting, but I enjoy it. It's nice to get away from the office once in a while.
We are taking a trip or two to Berlin this fall to take some VIP military types to some bunkers or something there. I know I won't be marathon ready by then, though. I would love to try to meet up. We would have to figure out something I could do by train, though. I don't rent my own car while I'm there. The government guys I go with rent a vehicle, and I just ride with them.
We will be in Amsterdam on the 27th, flying out on the 28th.