Nuremberg

Ignore the date above. Correct date: October 13, 2009.

Monday, our boss gave us the day off as well, because the forecast is calling for cold weather this week, and we both needed to get winter coats, and Brandon still needed to find some boots. So we headed to Nuremberg for round two of trying to shop. A friend came over in the morning and helped us map out a plan of some good shops to check out, and we had a few in mind from our last excursion in Nuremberg. Unfortunately, the rain decided to start about the time we got on the train so we did not have our umbrella. Stop number one. . .get an umbrella. So, armed with maps of Nuremberg, an umbrella, and good walking shoes, we descended upon Nuremberg. We decided to scope out a few places before actually buying anything, so we went into Karstadt, which is a gigantic department store, and went up to the 4th floor, that’s right, 4 floors of consumerist wonder. Anyway, the Europeans are really into their outdoor wear so the whole floor is dedicated to it. They had an amazing selection of coats and boots, but like most department stores, everything was super expensive. Not to mention that clothing is way more expensive here anyway.
So, by this time we were getting hungry and decided to try and find a Thai place we had seen last time we were in Nuremberg. We actually found it very quickly. . .shocker! We had the best Thai meal I have ever had. It was all pretty standard Thai food, spring rolls, chicken with veggies in coconut sauce, pork with veggies in brown sauce, it was all just really fresh and delicious. And they served this salad, sort of like kimchee, before the meal, oh it was good.
So, from there we went to the American Army store. We had seen this last time we were here too. It was really like any army store back home, if you’ve ever been in one. Tons of different kinds of army jackets and coats, hats, gloves, bags, and of course Vanilla Coke, and Cream Soda. I found my coat here, naturally. It’s like some kind of Navy coat, water resistant, totally warm, I had to get an XXS because I think they all come in mens sizes. Brandon found his coat at the next place we went, C&A which is a sort of discounted department store. But anyway, he found a really nice green ski coat. They had lederhosen and dirndls on major sale right next to the coats, and while we considered stocking up for the next Oktoberfest, we thought better of it and passed. We went back to Karstadt for Brandon’s boots which he proceeded to take 2 hours of trying on shoes to find. I was ready to shoot myself rather than be shopping anymore, so he bought me cake in the train station for the ride home to make up for it.

We got prepared just in time because it hailed 2 days later and snowed the next 2 days.
-Cindy