By the time I arrived, I wasamazedtosee a city transformed, as Trabants drove through open checkpoints and East Germans lined up to buy their first Big Macs.
Having the three Henderson brothers has obviously helped attract a lot of attention to the team, but I wasamazedtosee all the cameras and newspaper reporters waiting tosee 24 jet-lagged athletes step off the flight.
Mr Bush was presumably as amazedtosee Peter transformed into Petra as Petra wastosee the performer of the alligator transformed into the world's most powerful man.