Germany’s on fire and dusty. The grass is cookin’ and the leaves are browning. The little storm we had yesterday, evaporated on the pavement. The only relief is a jump in the ‘Ice Bach’ extension of the Isar River. I’ve managed my feet in the below 70°F water for longer than 30 secs. But the horse flies are honing in on my poor legs. Where’s my sacrificial anode, when I need her. Kidding, I don’t wish horse flies on anybody.
So we’re driving to Iserlohn but not to beat the heat. Monday we have an appointment to renew my residence permit, or Aufenthaltsgenehmigung, but this time not as a tourist studying the language, now a Student. I’ve got my criminal-looking biometric fotos in hand. My passport should be good for two years, if all goes well.
Tomorrow, we will also be visiting Bonn, which was the capital of former West Germany. There is supposedly art from the Guggenheim collections in New York, Venice, Bilbao and Berlin exhibited at the Bundeskunsthalle museum. Hopefully, we’ll have enough time to see it. From the pictures I’ve seen, the churches alone will be a beautiful sight.
But this afternoon, I’ve got to shop. When I know I have to shop, I procrastinate. I have to find a baby gift for the Alex’s nephew. Yeah, little Fritz is already about 4 months old so I figure let’s find one of these ‘make my baby a genius’ toys. I have no idea what I’m talking about when it comes to babies. I figure a pot and a spoon is what a baby really wants, i.e. havoc.
Alex’s parents are out of town, but we’ll spend some Q-time with Oma Gentemann, who isn’t doing so hot in this heat. AC is one of the advantages for older people in Florida. I’m hoping to find a pretty Fan or der Fächer on my Spree for her to keep cool.
Ich wünche Euch ein Schönes Wochenende!
(Have a good weekend all!)
Can you believe this heat??? We’re having it here too. Luckily, we have window air conditioners so our house stays fairly cool.
Stay cool, and have a great weekend!;)
Auch dir ein schönes Wochenende!:beer:
Keep cool B)
4 months? they get their first teeth around 6 months, so they’re gumming right now. anything that they can stick in their mouth and not poke their eye out should do
have fun wiuth oma. love your sacrifical anode
Was studieren sie eigentlich? Always interesting to see a student’s impressions of Germany. The last batch of American tourists I met on the train could never find steak on a German menu, so I did the good deed and told them to order fillet. I guess it made their trip.
Me dislike horse flies…
actually, me dislike anything that files… just call me jealous
Stay Cool!
Normally I do not have trouble with horse flies, but this year they seem to have taken to me, and the red marks that the bites leave are lasting for weeks! 88|