Musical Laundromat

I went to my favorite laundromat yesterday. I found this laundromat the last time I was here in June. The staff is really helpful which was a great relief after my frustrating laundromat experience in Cologne. In Cologne I couldn't figure out how the German washers worked and had a cafe full of old men across the street entertained for a good hour.

The Bonn laundromat has a cafe in it so I can get a coffee while I'm waiting for my laundry. Yesterday while studying my German and drinking my cappuccino, a guy sat down at the piano in the laundromat and started playing Chopin. I'm not a big fan of hanging out at laundromats but this one certainly makes it more enjoyable. I would never have thought of putting a piano in a laundromat.

One of the things I noticed yesterday is that there are bookcases around the city (usually near a park). From what I can gather, people take a book if they need one and put one there when they are done with it - like a penny dish in the US. I checked but didn't see any books in English so I'll have to improve my German before I can take advantage of it.

Last night Jim and I ate dinner at a restaurant near our house. Jim finally broke down and got the schnitzel. It tasted a lot like chicken fried steak to me. I don't think I'm a schnitzel person.

We of course enjoyed our dinner at a wobbly table. Either every table in Bonn has a wobble to it or we just end up choosing poorly. It is starting to get comical. I may start carrying around a book of matches to fix the tables.

Something else I noticed the first time I was here was the huge amount of graffiti all over the city. Unfortunately our house didn't escape getting tagged either. There is a one story building next to our house which provides easy access to the canvas which is our building. It is sad to see such beautiful architecture marred by graffiti.