Off on vacation — see you in July

We’re about to embark on a month-long trip to Southern Germany, allowing our kids to see some real mountains for the first time. I knew we had picked the right travel destination a couple of days ago, when our four-year-old son walked up a small hill and called it “a big mountain.” That mistake is understandable, considering that the highest elevation in Berlin is barely 115 meters. But I can't…