Tuesday, March 13, 2007

No candlestick maker…

One of the things we like most about our new abode is its proximity to restaurants, grocery stores etc. Ever since we left Rio, we (at least I) have missed being able to take care of business sans car. Below I’ve grouped these businesses in zones based on how long it takes me to walk there. Here’s our ever-growing directory of local businesses:


Red zone (less than 1 minute walk)

- High end hair salon almost directly across the street (28 Euros for a {metrosexual} man’s cut!)
- Bakery (or “Backerei” which gives us each day our daily bread)
- Bar (hole in the wall where one can imbibe a cold one and get a nice nicotine contact buzz)
- Butcher (or “Metzgerie” where one can buy a mean wurst)
- Dry cleaner
- Pharmacy

Below is a view from the front of our building. You can see the sign for the salon (red wavy hair), the bakery (“Backerei”), bar (dark door on corner), butcher (orange letters on sign) and pharmacy (red letters in distance). By the way, you can also see the Strassenbahn (tram) arriving at the stop near our house.

Orange Zone (1 to 3 minute walk)

- Post Office
- Another bakery


- Two (relatively) large grocery stores (Plus and Lidl)
- Eyewear

- Antique Store
- At least 2 other pharmacies
- 2 sports books (filled with guys screaming at televisions)
- An espresso bar
- A couple of sports bars (with men screaming less violently at televisions)
- A couple of beauty salons (at least one of which is more reasonable than the one across the street from the apartment)

- A toystore

Yellow Zone (> 3 minutes)
Why would I walk more than 3 minutes from my house? Did you read about the other two zones? :-)

1 comment:

C N Heidelberg said...

haha! I think you have picked a really great location! I was thrilled when I realized I could ride to Lidl on bike in less than 5 minutes!