Last weekend a friend who lives in Heilbronn invited me to visit. Heilbronn is about the same size (population wise) as Tauranga, lies on the Neckar river and is known for it's wine industry. It was nice to see another part of the region and have a break from Stuttgart city.
The above photos are all taken from walking into town by the Neckar. The apartments are so cute and colourful! As you can see, it wasn't exactly the best weather, but it didn't rain! It was actually sunny on Sunday, it was so warm it really felt like it could almost be summer. Everyone was in the city, everyone was eating ice cream and gelato. I think I have found my favourite flavour combination so far; coconut and bacio.
There was a French market in the city centre on Friday. It wasn't very big, but there was a variety of sausages, meats, cheeses and sweets. They were also selling crepes (of course) and a few other small things like soap and bags. It is not a very "historical" city, that's what Germans say anyway, but there are some nice churches and old buildings.
On Saturday night we went to a BBQ and I got to meet a few other people. It's so common here to live in a flat or apartment. I can't imagine growing up in anything but a house. People have tiny balconies and still manage to have BBQs on them. I even heard someone say that when they had no balcony at an old apartment that they would just open the window and stick the grill on the window sill to cook meat... So I conclude that Germans are absolutely crazy about BBQs and they will make a way for it to work no matter the living situation.
Another thing I realise is that there are only two people in all of Germany who don't like beer...my host Mum and I. That's it. We are the ONLY ones. And people will always try to find out what beer you like, so the conversation just can not be avoided.
My weekend consisted of a lot of walking, gelato and chocolate...Sounds very European to me.
On Saturday night we went to a BBQ and I got to meet a few other people. It's so common here to live in a flat or apartment. I can't imagine growing up in anything but a house. People have tiny balconies and still manage to have BBQs on them. I even heard someone say that when they had no balcony at an old apartment that they would just open the window and stick the grill on the window sill to cook meat... So I conclude that Germans are absolutely crazy about BBQs and they will make a way for it to work no matter the living situation.
Another thing I realise is that there are only two people in all of Germany who don't like beer...my host Mum and I. That's it. We are the ONLY ones. And people will always try to find out what beer you like, so the conversation just can not be avoided.
My weekend consisted of a lot of walking, gelato and chocolate...Sounds very European to me.