Walked back to the hotel to changed into trousers and met the cleaning lady I had seen yesterday.We communicated in very broken German/English but I think she both apologised ( no need) and then asked when I was leaving! A sort of “ lovely to see you,now fuck off” Of course it is now the hottest part of the day…
All of the bars & cafes I have been to have wild flowers on the tables outside which attract bumble bees.An excellent thing as we need more bees doing their thing…
More Lübeck trivia to get you excited.It’s famous for Thomas Mann,Willy Brandt and Gunter Grass and also it’s the marzipan capital of Germany.Something I can happily do without as i detest the stuff…
When I said earlier there was nothing around where I was staying it turns out I was wrong as there’s a bar called Dart‘s Corner just on the,er,corner.I had passed it a couple of times without sussing out what it was and it was only checking Google maps out for local bars I saw it.Doesn’t open till 6pm so maybe that’s why it evaded scrutiny.Will check it out later.The area appears to be ok so not expecting an “estate” type vibe when strolling in.At least I hope not…
Life can be weird sometimes.The current bar I’m in and the landlady with a strong German accent says “ where are you from?” To make things less complicated I always say “ London” in these situations.She says “ no where are you really from?” I tell her and begin to explain where Wolverhampton is but she tells me she knows exactly where it is as she lived in Birmingham for several years…bravo German landlady.
Just had this little fella for company.Red squirrels are pretty common in mainland Europe but rare in the British Isles so it was a pleasure…
The local bar was a bust,certainly wasn’t open at 6pm as google maps claimed.Not sure if it’s an ongoing thing at all.Ah well…
Talking of maps I had a gander at an old GDR map last night and hadn’t realised Lübeck was on the border.I suppose as it was called East Germany I assumed it didn’t come this far west.You live and learn apparently…must have been difficult to police as there are so many different waterways leading from east to west in these parts…
Still no laundry day needed but it’s getting close.Think I can last until Berlin in two days and then it’s gonna have to be an absolute must.Think I might eventually be learning how to pack properly to lessen the amount of time I need to watch my smalls swirling around a washing machine.With time comes wisdom…
Message from hotel owner about vacating the room today otherwise he will have to get the Polizei involved! Wondering what the hell was going on I messaged “ wait there I will be ten minutes “ got back and it turns out he had me down as leaving today whereas I’m there until July 7th and luckily still have the booking in my phone.Bloody hell that’s a heart stopper…he’s assured me all’s ok now and I’m good but in all honesty I just want to piss off now as I’m wondering about what else he has in store.He seems ok but maybe this line of business isn’t for him…shame as it’s an ok city but…I suppose if everything ran perfectly life would be dull…
Until tomorrow where I might be out in the streets…however I do still have the keys so that’s a good sign.
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