I don't wanna miss a single thing...

So my tales of an American girl in Germany have kind of fallen to the wayside. I'm sad to report that the past few weeks have not been with fun adventures as I would have hoped. And thanks to Mother Nature this last week won't be quite the adventure I had originally planned. However, despite my lack of travels, there are still always interesting things to see...


1. A prescription drug vending machine. Oh how I wish I had my camera handy when I saw this fun little gem. Seriously? Seriously! Hello percocet/oxycontin addicts... welcome to germany!

2. Everything is closed on sundays. Now, I normally find it frustrating that german stores close as early as 6, and the latest are only open til 8 or 9, but it's so refreshing to see everything closed on sunday. It truly feels like the day of rest.

3. There is a cute little old man selling bouquet's of flowers at the round about. He is out there 7 days a week, in the snow, pouring rain, heat, mostly pouring rain. And it's only 5 euros for a bouquet! If I was military and had a husband here I'd make him buy me a bouquet once a week because I feel bad for the guy, and well, who doesn't love fresh flowers.



4. Easter in Germany is huge. There are of course multiple aisles in stores designated for Easter candy, but there are festivals, and easter bunnies who walk around stores handing kids candy and real eggs (gross) and easter egg hunts (with real boiled eggs, again, gross). It's pretty fun.



5. I love book stores. I've always thought if libraries were arranged like book stores everyone would read more books. They're so enticing with the fresh scent of crisp untouched pages and the pretty pictures on the covers. However, there's something to be said for a used book store. I've found one here that is a stereotypical used book store. In the basement of a shop with the low ceilings, it's a small maze of hallways covered in books crammed in every direction filling every last nook. There's just something rewarding when you find a book you want to read in one of these stores.

6. I don't know how germans afford to live here. It is so expensive. Gas is about $10/gal. Public Transportation is at least $7/day (that's about $200 a month to take the bus!). Food is ridiculous... it's about $4 for a half gallon of milk. Phones are so expensive most people use prepay phones (which are still absurd). Basically this is one pricey country.... minus...




7. Gelato! Yummm. The only item here that is a fourth of what it costs in the states. Oh how I love it. I had three scoops today, and... it's just never enough. Today's fav is Erdbeer (strawberry, a flavor I normally hate), but it actually has the flavor of a strawberry sorbet with the creaminess of ice cream. Oh it's amazing. If the lady hadn't judged me for already getting three scoops I totally would have gotten a few more...

Well, hopefully I'll make it out and about this week and report back soon. Please pray the volcano calms down enough to let me fly home next week!