Our hotel’s location is great; just a short walk from the train station. European hotels are known for being small, as people here are not as accodomated to all the space that Americans are. Our room is no exception, but it is not too bad. Another thing that is not standard in European hotels is air condition. Some hotels have them, but many do not- including ours. Mark is not very excited about this as he gets hot really easily. The rooms also do not have alarm clocks. All that being said, we are happy with the hotel and it has everything we need; it’s just different than American hotel rooms. And different isnt always bad.
A few things we have noticed about Germany:
Boys wear capris
There are dogs everywhere- at restaurants, on the train, walking around city center
They really do speak German! Seems funny, but everyone told us that it would be no problem to find someone who can speak English, and for the most part it has not been. But German is definitely the language they use, and not knowing much at all definitely makes you feel like a foreigner.
They love bikes and have dedicated bike lanes, and you’ll be sorry if you stand in them when they come by. There are hundreds of bike all over the city, some parked, some for rent.
I’m sure there will be more as the week wears on. That’s all for tonight, time to catch up on some sleep!!
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Are there more bikes than cars? I wish our country was more accommodating to riding bikes everywhere! I hear those Europeans are more active and environmentally friendly than we typically are. Do you see any bread bakeries? I like fresh bread. You should have brought Turner and Hooch to fit in more! By the way- they had a play date with cousins Max and Daisy yesterday, and will again today. Hooch had fun running very fast with them chasing him; Turner got irritated.
ReplyDeleteYea! That sounds about right with the dogs. It would definitely be easy to travel with them here.
ReplyDeleteI havent noticed any bread bakeries yet but I'm sure they are here...mark mostly just looks for beer, lol. I think I read somewhere that Munich is one of the most bike-friendly town in the WORLD....dont get in their lanes. I almost got ran down by two bikes at once. They aren't really marked so you just have to figure it out. Love ya sis.
dont tell brooke about the dogs :) it is the same in Venezuela too, dogs everywhere and it can get pretty sad too :( .. oh and I know how you feel about feeling like a foreigner .. now you know how I feel .. HAHA!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! The dogs here are all with their owners- usually on a leash but sometimes not so it's not sad. Yesterday we saw 2 dogs going up the escalator behind the owner!
ReplyDeleteoh then maybe its just them venezuelans the unhuman ones :)
ReplyDeleteoh and you should mess with them .. throw a ball and see if they go fetch .. wouldnt that be funny? Hooch would kick their butts fetching though
ReplyDeleteLOL :)
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