So my first day I check into my hotel. It is called 'Der Club.' Apparently it is the local hangout for the highschoolers that go to class across the street. It is always interesting as I am leaving for work in the morning with my backpack of necessities and no one would ever tell that I wasn't on my way to class, but off to work. Except I am dressed well... Anyhow my first hotel room was smaller than my freshman year college dorm room. It even had a set of bunk beds. The problem with the beds is that they are about 6 inches taller than I am. So I am very lucky that I'm a midget in a land of giants.
The view from the window wasn't too bad either. It is nice that Germany, or at least the areas I have seen are extremely green. There are no autobahn billboards or advertisements, just a green wall. It's kind of cool actually. The main problem is that I didn't have a fridge or a place to cook food if I chose to. So my buddy Frank arranged to have me change rooms the following day...
So two days later I finally get to move to zimmer noin. Now this is nice. Off to the left is my stove, dishwasher, and fridge. I've now got 2 tables to litter with my gear, etc... as well as an alarm clock which was hard to describe with grunts and hand gestures. The main guy that runs the club is pretty cool and speaks a little English, however he wasn't around for when I realized I had no alarm clock in my original room. So I have two beds now, an extra for guests. But that is not the best part...
Shortly after moving into the room I look out of the massive rear window and what do I see? That's right, a belly dancing class about to start. So it turns out each night they hold different classes in the building under my window. So far I have seen belly dancing, yoga, aerobics, two forms of other dance classes, and a stair stepping class. Maybe I can find a translator and see if I can teach Tae Kwon Do to the Germans? At the very least use their building so the person underneath me doesn't get upset when I'm training.
So my first day I check into my hotel. It is called 'Der Club.' Apparently it is the local hangout for the highschoolers that go to class across the street. It is always interesting as I am leaving for work in the morning with my backpack of necessities and no one would ever tell that I wasn't on my way to class, but off to work. Except I am dressed well... Anyhow my first hotel room was smaller than my freshman year college dorm room. It even had a set of bunk beds. The problem with the beds is that they are about 6 inches taller than I am. So I am very lucky that I'm a midget in a land of giants.
The view from the window wasn't too bad either. It is nice that Germany, or at least the areas I have seen are extremely green. There are no autobahn billboards or advertisements, just a green wall. It's kind of cool actually. The main problem is that I didn't have a fridge or a place to cook food if I chose to. So my buddy Frank arranged to have me change rooms the following day...
So two days later I finally get to move to zimmer noin. Now this is nice. Off to the left is my stove, dishwasher, and fridge. I've now got 2 tables to litter with my gear, etc... as well as an alarm clock which was hard to describe with grunts and hand gestures. The main guy that runs the club is pretty cool and speaks a little English, however he wasn't around for when I realized I had no alarm clock in my original room. So I have two beds now, an extra for guests. But that is not the best part...
Shortly after moving into the room I look out of the massive rear window and what do I see? That's right, a belly dancing class about to start. So it turns out each night they hold different classes in the building under my window. So far I have seen belly dancing, yoga, aerobics, two forms of other dance classes, and a stair stepping class. Maybe I can find a translator and see if I can teach Tae Kwon Do to the Germans? At the very least use their building so the person underneath me doesn't get upset when I'm training.
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With that view will your next purchase be a set of binoculars? And if so please share the story of trying to explain to ze Germans what you want.
Scott... do they move in slow motion for some odd reason like they did that one time?
Ok, I just confirmed with Tony on this. Either you are buying binoculars or we're sending you some. The 3rd option is a telescope so you can reenact Rear View.
She means 'Rear Window'. It was an old Alfred Hitchcock classic starring Jimmy Stewart. He had a broken foot in the movie(just like you did!) and spent his days watching people with his telescope. Then he witnesses a murder....actually The Simpsons parodied it about more than 10 years ago. Plus, that movie 'Disturbia' was actually a remake of 'Rear Window'.
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