English books

While there is Amazon, I have been looking for book stores to pick up books. Finally found some that sell English books in this region.
Heidelberg: Presence with word
Frankfurt: The British Book Shop
Also another interesting concept is perhaps this one: Book swapp. But I like my books :P

A fresh Monday morning

The rain washed everything clean last night
A seemingly "clear, clean" sun is out this morning against some dark gray clouds
The raindrops are glistening...
The birds are chirping...

Its a beautiful day!!!

Cycling from Wiesloch to Heidelberg

We decided to work up an appetite for our Sunday brunch at Fariba's :) So V and I decided to cycle to HD. The previous day we had noticed cycling paths from Wiesloch in the direction of Heidelberg so we decided to follow the signs. However often times we found ourselves lost - not knowing which direction to proceed...went with our gut...eventually would find a reassuring cycle sign again telling us we are on the right track. These tracks take quite a round about route to get from one town to another. So we ended up cycling for a good number of Kms.
We made it in 1.5 hrs. It was interesting...we saw areas of these towns along the B3 that we never saw before...it was a perfect day for cycling too - with the sun shining...not too cold.

On our way back however, we decided to take the (more familiar) straight road back home. Ofcourse sometimes this meant driving on the cycling track inside the town, along with traffic beside us.

This was definitely a 'shorter' route. Slightly boring but since it was turning dark, it was a good idea...we took approx the same 1.5 hrs to get back...perhaps we were tired...and we had to heed to traffic.

So approx 35-38 kms in a day!!! :D ha! that felt like a nice achievement. Will we do it again?? Yes!!! definitely!!! Looking forward to better weather!!

I can now drive in Germany (again)

2nd March - V and I finally got our German driver's license.
I had heard so many people not clear these tests the first time, I was really not sure of myself. Would have been really demotivated if I had not cleared them, after all, I know how to drive - been driving for around 11 yrs now.

Anyway! I did clear them in the first attempt! phew! Its really quite a relief. Im back to driving the A class - waiting for my new car!!