Rainbows and lollipops...

Maybe not lollipops, but there was a rainbow. Being sonntag there aren't really any places open for food. Since I'd already had a dönner in the last 24 hours I decided to walk over to Burger King for dinner. I got outside of my apartment when the arctic summer wind picked up and numbed my hands. Since my apartment is on the top floor I decided to pass on going back up for my jacket, stupid. I also neglected to bring my umbrella, but it hadn't rained in like an hour so I figured it would be safe, even dumber. I got to Burger King and died a little inside when I paid €5.41 for a whopper meal mit käse... that's more than $8.50 for those not aware of how well George Bush and the corporations are running the US. When I tried to pronounce käse the cashier laughed and asked if I spoke English. So we got my order figured out. The good news is that I now know how to pronounce cheese in German. Since I sat down to eat, it of course started raining, but finished when I did. It's kind of cool that in European Burger Kings and McDonalds you just leave your tray on the table and someone else cleans up after you. I made it all the way across the street upon exiting before it started pouring. So I ducked into a gas station to get some dessert and wait out the storm. As an evil joke, the sun was shining while it was pouring, so the gas station owner busted out his video camera and recorded the phenomenon. Pretty miserable dinner, but I was treated to a spectacular rainbow on my walk home. I passed by a young couple walking in the opposite direction. Enjoying the sight I felt they would also be very appreciative of it. Not knowing how to say sky, look, rainbow, or really anything useful I simply pointed at the sky as we crossed paths. Of course they gave me a stupid/dirty look. I smiled pointed again as I passed by and eventually they figured it out. So that felt pretty good. The rainbow was gone by the time I got home and up on my balcony, but they are fickle things... So here's to getting my passport back tomorrow (everyone cross your fingers) so I can book my flight to a warmer climate (Rome!!!) and better adventures than this weekend.