I set out on my bike this past Sunday hoping to pick up a few things. However, it turns out that everything is closed on Sunday. Supermarkets, all kinds of stores. However, I did see this sign advertising a "Fidel-Garten." Most of the German restaurants have a "Bier-Garten." It is usually an enclosed courtyard where you can eat outside. It doesn't really have much to do with beer. This sign was outside a Cuban restaurant. It didn't go inside, so I can't report on how far this theme goes. I'm hoping that there is a cardboard cutout of Mr. Castro and maybe the waitstaff is wearing those awesome hats? But it's probably just wishful thinking.
Because nothing was open I decided that I'd just explore on my bike. I just started going in a direction that I hadn't gone before. I rode out for about 45 minutes. I saw a bunch of car dealerships, 2 tombstone stores (what's the word I'm looking for here, they're not stores...), and a bunch of closed shops. It was nice, but not too interesting. Then on my way back I found the city cemetery of Goettingen. When you walk in there is a sign telling you how to find the graves of the 6 Nobel prize winners who lived here. I wandered around. The graves seemed to start in the late 1800s, and then, with only a couple exceptions the latest I saw
were from the 1980s. This picture is of the graves of Germans who died World War II. There is a monument(in the middle of the picture above this. That says simply "those who died in WWII". The graves look like the one to the right. Simply a cross, the name, and dates of birth and death. What is interesting is that the ivy or whatever plant is around the graves is allowed to grow up just enough to cover the date of death. I don't know if it's intentional, but it seems too much to be a coincidence. (If you look at the picture below, you can almost see what I'm talking about)
On my way back I did manage to find one place that was open on Sunday. There was a "Flohmarkt", a flea market. I figured at the very least I could pick up some utensils. There are always utensils at flea markets. I found some for .50E, and I also bought a glass for the same price. My greatest triumph however was successfully fighting the urge I have to buy old books. There was one book on the 1932 Olympics that looked like it was published in 1932 that was very cool. However it was 30E. That was a little too steep. So it ended up being a successful bike ride.
I set out on my bike this past Sunday hoping to pick up a few things. However, it turns out that everything is closed on Sunday. Supermarkets, all kinds of stores. However, I did see this sign advertising a "Fidel-Garten." Most of the German restaurants have a "Bier-Garten." It is usually an enclosed courtyard where you can eat outside. It doesn't really have much to do with beer. This sign was outside a Cuban restaurant. It didn't go inside, so I can't report on how far this theme goes. I'm hoping that there is a cardboard cutout of Mr. Castro and maybe the waitstaff is wearing those awesome hats? But it's probably just wishful thinking.
Because nothing was open I decided that I'd just explore on my bike. I just started going in a direction that I hadn't gone before. I rode out for about 45 minutes. I saw a bunch of car dealerships, 2 tombstone stores (what's the word I'm looking for here, they're not stores...), and a bunch of closed shops. It was nice, but not too interesting. Then on my way back I found the city cemetery of Goettingen. When you walk in there is a sign telling you how to find the graves of the 6 Nobel prize winners who lived here. I wandered around. The graves seemed to start in the late 1800s, and then, with only a couple exceptions the latest I saw 
were from the 1980s. This picture is of the graves of Germans who died World War II. There is a monument(in the middle of the picture above this. That says simply "those who died in WWII". The graves look like the one to the right. Simply a cross, the name, and dates of birth and death. What is interesting is that the ivy or whatever plant is around the graves is allowed to grow up just enough to cover the date of death. I don't know if it's intentional, but it seems too much to be a coincidence. (If you look at the picture below, you can almost see what I'm talking about)
On my way back I did manage to find one place that was open on Sunday. There was a "Flohmarkt", a flea market. I figured at the very least I could pick up some utensils. There are always utensils at flea markets. I found some for .50E, and I also bought a glass for the same price. My greatest triumph however was successfully fighting the urge I have to buy old books. There was one book on the 1932 Olympics that looked like it was published in 1932 that was very cool. However it was 30E. That was a little too steep. So it ended up being a successful bike ride.
1 comment:
hey ben! this all sounds great and i am jealous i ddn't get to do it during my college days.
you were missed at the wedding, which was beautiful (at least i thought so, and the bride was indisputably gorgeous).
i'll keep the blog on my fovorites list and check in regularly.
aufwiedersehen-horen-und-lesen!
michael
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