Friday, January 26, 2007

Out on the town...

B and I just got back from our first night out in Germany. We took advantage of Marina's being here to leave the kids at home for a change. Even though we're in a tiny town, we were impressed with the nightlife. First we tried to go to a Greek restaurant down the street. It was really cozy inside, but we didn't have reservations and a table wouldn't have been available for hours. We escaped the bitter cold by stepping into a bar. Seeing teenagers hanging out together on the weekend reminded me of Brazil. A bit shocking to see kids so young in a bar, but they seemed to be behaving themselves.

We ended up in a restaurant where we'd had brunch the day we arrived (Glaushaus). The place at night was really nice. We arrived at about 8:30 and it was full but not crowded. We sat at the bar and had a couple of drinks and an appitizer. We then got a table and had dinner. B ordered a plate of steamed mussels in a gorgonzola sauce. I think they were the freshest mussels I've ever tasted. Absolutely incredible. By 10:00 the place was happening. Tons of people of all ages having a few drinks and smoking cigarettes like there was no tomorrow.

About half way through dinner we had a very smalltown German experience. I had seen a couple sitting at a table together since we'd arrived. I noticed that the lady was hunched over and soon realized that the man's dog (as big as a Lab) was lying of the floor next to him. The place is pretty upscale with a lot of well dressed young professionals, so it seemed really strange (but cool).

A really funny sidenote is that you can get a great Brazilian cocktail, a caipirinha, in just about any bar in Germany; and they're really good. B had a couple of them and was feeling no pain. I, as usual, had a few Weissbiers. I think I could get used to this place.


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