Out in the Innenstadt

Alex                   Anne        Blake

Alex, Anne Blake, and I went to the Rathause to start the process of getting our Visa. You should see these cards (residence permits or whatever). They're so beautiful. So we went there and we noticed that the people working there dumbed down their grammar for us as soon as they saw we were American. I'm almost glad because then we could understand them, but I also felt a bit ashamed that I'm not good enough yet. I guess that learning curve isn't really gone yet.

So after filling out a few forms and answering a few questions about what we're doing here and how long we plan to stay, we headed down die Innenstadt (the inntercity). In Germany, most cities have an inner city that is foot traffic only. You can't even ride your bike in most parts. The rest of the city radiates from this point. Actually, the rest of the city radiates from a church. When we were walking down the street and saw this beauty, I honestly fell to my knees and just stared at it for a while. It was more gorgeous that I could ever describe to you, but I'll try any way.

Anne      Me       Blake

Just put yourself in the middle of a narrow brick/cobble stone street. The skies are gray, the wind is chilly, and you're probably a little lost, but you are with a small group of friends so you're not bothered. The streets are winding, there are interesting things sitting in the windows, and the people are even more interesting. Reaching for the sky on either side of you are buildings that look like things you've only ever seen in pictures of England or even some other European countries. After your friends finish ogling at something funny (Might be the most expensive knife you've ever seen, or it could be the Cuban cigars they've been wanting to try for years) you come just around the corner and you see spires and turrets jutting into the sky like they are still actively trying to reach higher all the time. The intricacies of this building  the dark brick against the light gray sky, and the impressive size just brings you to your knees. You're surrounded by interesting people, interesting culture, interesting places and this just tops off everything. You sit there smiling stupidly for a second before you start ranting to your friend about how this is the best place on Earth.

It went something kinda like that.
Other cool things that happened today that don't quite warrant a narrative:

Alex and I brought Blake and Anne to the Döner place we love so much. Blake got his first and it was gone by the time the rest of us got ours because he honestly just couldn't help himself, it was so good. Haha. None of us blame him either. At some point, the owner of the place and asked if we wanted tea, on the house. Not wanting to turn down trying anything like that, we accepted. (Mostly, Anne didn't want to spoil her coffee. Haha)
If anyone is EVER in Oldenburg, go to Lappan and go to Kismet Döner and Kebap. It's seriously right on the corner. Coolest and best Döner place around.

In other news there is going to be an awesome party April 12th here. It's called Black-and-White Mustache party. I decided  wanted to go and so I was on the prowl for some neat black and white tights to wear with the dress I was going in. Because of this, I ended up dragging Alex and Blake into a clothing store (god

forbid). I got what I wanted (and then some....) and now Blake blame me for the fact he is probably going to get a new suit. The suits here are actually really cheep in comparison  He tried on a nice purple vest and a white jacket and loved it. So he might be attending the black and white party in real style.

What do you think? I think he can pull it off.