[insert title here]: bikes and manpris

Why bikes and manpris? Because they are EVERYWHERE!! Let me paint you a little picture...

bikes for days

AND

man

capris

manpris


Check out these bad boys...

And

how

about

some

more?

Overall, just out of control. I'm being dramatic. I'm tired from a long day and still adjusting to the time difference so this post probably won't be very lengthy.

A few cultural/German things I have learned over the past 4 days:

1. it is apparently still cool to smoke and literally everyone smokes (THAT is not an exaggeration my friends) -- I knew people in Europe smoked, but I was not prepared for the amount that happens on a daily basis, talk about $$$pendy

2. when you're walking around the streets it is not super kosher to smile and/or say hi to people you don't know

3. you need to look at someone in the eyes when saying "prost" or "cheers"

4. they have crazy thunderstorms here -- literally just sat through one for 2 hours, thought I was in a tropical storm

5. tschüss pronounced chooss is a common and friendly way to say "goodbye" or "see ya"

The trip thus far has been quite fun. I'm enjoying the time in Tubingen -- getting to see the city that David had romped around for the past 3 months. We took an excursion to Meersburg, where the oldest castle in Germany is located. It was built in the 7th C. From there we took a boat across Lake Constance (aka the Bodensee) and went to Konstanz, Germany. A very fun excursion day which left me QUITE tired at the end of it...although, not tired enough to not see Germany, unfortunately, lose to Italy in the EuroCup. Lots of unhappy Germans, let's put it at that...