They 're also profoundly good at taking advantage of outdoor space and green space in the summer , at weaving nature into everyday life . Maybe it 's their hard winters , maybe things would be different if we had more space . Whatever it is , it 's really inspiring . On our third day in Berlin , Sarah R. 's mom invited us to take a three - hour cruise around the canals and onto the river Spree . I know it sounds kind of cheesy and touristy , but I 'd heard from several people that this was a great way to see Berlin .
Answer the following question: Where is the narrator traveling ?

They are in Europe .

I never wear watches , I thought , as I smiled . He thought I was acknowledging the estatus that brand was suppossed to give him . I was smiling because I felt released completely and only thought about the mountain showing up behind his head through the window and I wondered if someday I 'd climb it . I knew I would n't , but even so I still kept the smile on my face , listening to some car horns resonating at a road - crossing nearby where the traffic lights had stopped working weeks ago .
Answer the following question: How is the relationship between the narrator and man going to end ?

They will eventually split up .

They took him in on Saturday night with blood clots in both lungs . Apparently this a common side effect from the hip surgery he had . But it 's still sacry . The symptons were like he was having a heart attack .
Answer the following question: Why did he have hip surgery ?

Because his hip joint is in poor shape .

That simple ... Anyway , it was , quite nice to met these people , I kind of ... like them , after all . For the next day we ( I mean Elka and me ) had planned grill . But quite out of the blue , the weather changed -- it rained and that was serious threat to the whole grill idea . Fortunately Elka decided to move our party to the attic of her house and put grill on the balcony , under parasol .
Answer the following question: Why did Elka and the narrator want to grill ?
They wanted to have a social gathering .