My friend Ozan from high school, who now studies in Hannover picked me up from the main train station and we had lunch. When looking for a place to eat, or even at least sit, I felt sorry for the European people. They were crammed in restaurants and cafés, trying to enjoy their weekends. Considering the city is substantially closed on sundays, they have no other day to chill.
Enjoying music, good food and a glass of bier (one glass is enough to get me in the mood) with my old friend brought back joy to me. I have been spending most of my time alone ever since I came to Braunschweig, that's why I've been in great need of some sociality.
Guys like the one below were common in Hannover, which drew my attention. If I'm not wrong, the reason why the thing he carries doesn't touch the floor is to avoid paying rents. However, he has a bike behind him, which he keeps his supplies in.
In Germany, there come times when I'm not surprised to see Turks but Germans. This street is to show what I mean (also note the Ziraat Bank behind);
In Germany, I really can't help spending quite long time in supermarkets. There are just too many lines of products which you have to pick from. Freedom of choice is good of course. But for me, who is recently discovering his favorite brands in Germany, it's hard to decide on a product. I'm glad I'm not
living in America. A view of the beer department will give you a hint:
I bought credits for my mobile phone and I was so glad to see that I had time until 01.01.3000 to
have them loaded on the phone.
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