Fahrt Start

Yes, we are twelve. From Einfahrt (entrance) to Ausfahrt (offramp) I just can't get enough of that word. Why not kick off this Berlin blog offending all my German friends by butchering their language with a juvenile scatological reference? Fahrt Start was inscribed next to the ignition on the dashboard of a childhood friend's car (German make, naturally), and it gives me as much joy to pronounce it now as it did back then. Fahrt means journey (eg. bus trip - die Busfahrt, city tour - die Stadtrundfahrt, Ascension Day - die Himmelfahrt) & that is sort of what we are on: a two-and-half month trip to Berlin. After one week here, I'd say we are still at the beginning, hence, Fahrt Start. Probably doesn't make sense to a German-speaker. Then again, neither did my attempt to ask for an ice tray at the kitchen goods store. Just in case you are wondering, the word is der Eiswurfelbehalter.