I'm contemplating whether i should go outside today but the weather man says it's going to rain. The clouds are brewing something nasty and the wind is definitely picking up. They just cut the grass outside so there's bits of grass flying everywhere! And although the pollen count isn't as high as it was over the weekend, allergy sufferers need to be aware.
And for the past few days there's these pesky little pieces of pollen that resemble tiny pieces of fluff fallen off the backs of chickens floating in the air. They're everywhere! I think that's what's causing my throat to itch.
On top of that, we're slowly running out of food since we didn't make it to the supermarket over the weekend. We've finally managed to finish off all the leftovers and those stored items-for-a-rainy-day.
It doesn't help that i think i've come down with some kind of sickness. I'm not sure if it's allergies or i am in fact falling ill. Yesterday was a toasty 30 degrees celcius and i spent all of my day indoors hoping to catch some kind of cool breeze through the apartment.
But there was nothing.
We don't own a fan and having an air-conditioner would just be too expensive and unnecessary since Germany rarely gets warm. So i alternated my hours by finding cool spots to lay down.
Last Thursday we went to visit J's colleague who was doing the catering for an event at a horse riding event. It was about 20 minutes away and so we figured since it was a public holiday, we'd do something other than catching some Z's. They were judging the performance of the horses and the riders' ability to handle them.
Since J's colleague was one of the chefs, we managed to score some free food which was our main reason of going there to begin with. I had a huge portion of shrimps marinated in lemon grass, potatoes and mushrooms, which made it all worth heading out.
Oh i also got to taste Warsteiner beer. Not only was it free too but i've decided it's much lighter and easier to drink. It now positions itself high up in 'My Favorite Beers to Drink' list.
Up the road from the riding fest was the Jever Skihalle in Neuss - an indoor ski hall. The slope looked massive from the outside and looked somewhat out of place in the openness that surrounded it.
We saw tonnes of people drinking outside and the place seemed quite popular, so we thought we'd check it out and have a Weizenbier - also one of my favorites. It was a public holiday and i'm guessing a lot of people took Friday off because everyone looked very merry by the time we got there.
They also had this outdoor obstacle course [Kletterpark Neuss] for those who weren't interested in skiing. Definitely not something to try when intoxicated or if one is afraid of heights. But perhaps an activity to choose should you wish to get your adrenalin pumping and in need of a work-out.
But as the sun was going down, so was the temperature and i was busting to go to the loo. So we figured we'd check out the ski hall before heading back. And we were surprised that there were even more people inside. That's where everyone went! Had we known it was warmer inside, we wouldn't have chosen to sit in the cold.
They had a bar inside and everyone was dancing to a mish-mash of past hits and German folk music. It was rather strange. Everyone seemed to know the words and had the moves to go with it.
And at one point there was a table full of girls celebrating, i can only assume a Hens' party, standing on the table and benches singing along to the music. Then the table next to theirs decided to join too. It was rather entertaining. I'm guessing everyone was very drunk at that point because nobody looked like they knew the song or the beat. But good for them for letting loose and not giving a shit what anyone thought!
And just beside the tables, you could look out the window and check out the people skiing and snowboarding down the slope. It was so surreal to see people all geared up in their winter gear indoors when only months ago it was zero degrees and there was actual snow falling outside.
And for the past few days there's these pesky little pieces of pollen that resemble tiny pieces of fluff fallen off the backs of chickens floating in the air. They're everywhere! I think that's what's causing my throat to itch.
On top of that, we're slowly running out of food since we didn't make it to the supermarket over the weekend. We've finally managed to finish off all the leftovers and those stored items-for-a-rainy-day.
It doesn't help that i think i've come down with some kind of sickness. I'm not sure if it's allergies or i am in fact falling ill. Yesterday was a toasty 30 degrees celcius and i spent all of my day indoors hoping to catch some kind of cool breeze through the apartment.
But there was nothing.
We don't own a fan and having an air-conditioner would just be too expensive and unnecessary since Germany rarely gets warm. So i alternated my hours by finding cool spots to lay down.
Last Thursday we went to visit J's colleague who was doing the catering for an event at a horse riding event. It was about 20 minutes away and so we figured since it was a public holiday, we'd do something other than catching some Z's. They were judging the performance of the horses and the riders' ability to handle them.
Since J's colleague was one of the chefs, we managed to score some free food which was our main reason of going there to begin with. I had a huge portion of shrimps marinated in lemon grass, potatoes and mushrooms, which made it all worth heading out.
Oh i also got to taste Warsteiner beer. Not only was it free too but i've decided it's much lighter and easier to drink. It now positions itself high up in 'My Favorite Beers to Drink' list.
Up the road from the riding fest was the Jever Skihalle in Neuss - an indoor ski hall. The slope looked massive from the outside and looked somewhat out of place in the openness that surrounded it.
We saw tonnes of people drinking outside and the place seemed quite popular, so we thought we'd check it out and have a Weizenbier - also one of my favorites. It was a public holiday and i'm guessing a lot of people took Friday off because everyone looked very merry by the time we got there.
They also had this outdoor obstacle course [Kletterpark Neuss] for those who weren't interested in skiing. Definitely not something to try when intoxicated or if one is afraid of heights. But perhaps an activity to choose should you wish to get your adrenalin pumping and in need of a work-out.
But as the sun was going down, so was the temperature and i was busting to go to the loo. So we figured we'd check out the ski hall before heading back. And we were surprised that there were even more people inside. That's where everyone went! Had we known it was warmer inside, we wouldn't have chosen to sit in the cold.
They had a bar inside and everyone was dancing to a mish-mash of past hits and German folk music. It was rather strange. Everyone seemed to know the words and had the moves to go with it.
And at one point there was a table full of girls celebrating, i can only assume a Hens' party, standing on the table and benches singing along to the music. Then the table next to theirs decided to join too. It was rather entertaining. I'm guessing everyone was very drunk at that point because nobody looked like they knew the song or the beat. But good for them for letting loose and not giving a shit what anyone thought!
And just beside the tables, you could look out the window and check out the people skiing and snowboarding down the slope. It was so surreal to see people all geared up in their winter gear indoors when only months ago it was zero degrees and there was actual snow falling outside.
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