In the run-up to Christmas Dave & Kate spent even more time inside, often only popping out to Kaisers nearby for food. They were finding they were sleeping long into the afternoon and it was as if everything was shutting down. At other times the same energy would leave them unable to sleep all night, especially hitting Dave hard as they entered the New Year. This would lead them into a period of napping, sleeping for 3 - 4 hours at night and then taking 20 - 30 min naps throughout the day.
On Christmas Day they took the long walk to check out the Christmas markets at Alexanderplatz and came across some wallets for a good price. They had been considering getting new ones for some time and this was the time. On returning to the flat, Dave switched the radio on and was stopped in his tracks by the song playing:
"Right now I feel - just like a leaf on a breeze
Who knows where it's blowin'
Who knows where it's goin'
I find myself somewhere I - I never thought I'd be
Following a star - has led to where you are
It feels so strong now - this can't be wrong now
Nothing I have ever known - has made me feel this way
Nothing I have ever seen - has made me want to stay
Here I am - ready for you
I'm torn an', I'm fallin' - I hear my home callin'
Hey - I've never felt something so strong - oh no
It's like nothing I've ever known
It's like nothing I've ever known
Right now I feel - just like a leaf on a breeze
Who knows where it's blowin'
Who knows where I'm goin'"
It felt like arriving in Barcelona all over again - another Bryan Adams song - only this time it was for these times.
