I began in a rather adventerous morning. There is something that is starkingly impressive about Cologne and
Germans in general. They are extremely organised and their train-tram-bus system is par excellence in execution and detail. My crib is they molest the pronounciation and call it 'boose'. I thought they were talking about some wine station when i heard it. 'Booose station very gut'. No shitz!
The reason I am writing this in a narrative story style is because
a) I can.
b) It makes for more fun reading doesn't it?
The place i live in is Deutz Mülheimer Straße. Unknown to not only me, but most of the residents there. When i reached a station closest to it about 1 km away, i asked for directions and spent 5 kms and 2 hours reaching that station yet again. I live about 5 kms from the center of the city called Hauptbanhof Dom. There is the largest cathedral in Germany here and I am yet to see it.
Apparently everything is available hier. And there are things and trinkets you can shop forever for. They even have a Sanskrit Tatoo Parlour. Or so i heard. I dont know if Ma will allow such stuff. lol.
Everything in Germany runs by time. These ppl are painstakingly punctual in everything. Therefore an Indian
for whom 9.18 means 9.30, it comes as a shock that people actually time up to their time. Ok so that wasnt
the best usage but you get the idea. Im still in shock.
And everything here has 2 sides to it. Not literally i meant, that a train number 13 can appear in 2 directions
therefore the Richtung (direction in which it is proceeding is of supreme importance). If you are in the Tarzan mood i was in , then you would head out and take the exact opposite of what you are supposed to. And realise why a smiling jackass is not necessarily a good thing to be on the tram lines of Köln.
So after spending what seemed like eternity, i made a U turn and went in the other direction. The catcher is
that you have to know which Richtung (direction) you head in. You cant just take any direction you please, even if the new train number goes in the same direction as that of your station. At this point, you cant be sure, and remember there is a WORLD of difference between Sülzgürtel and Sölzgürtel. 17.5 Kms to be exact.
But being the Brave Indian that I am. I travelled and now am armed with 10 ways to mess up your journey. So you
come to cologne and dont buy me that cheese cake, ill make sure you end up in Austria. Ha.
Enter Crib 2.
The z and y are interchanged so i end up sazyin za to most ppl and they think of it as me wanting to act German already. Its a technical difficulty nigga, deal with it. Secondly. What in the world makes them think that toilet paper is a better solution to the problems at the bottom (god im killin myself with these puns, anyone enjoyin this as much?). I prefer the water and some how after using the paper, i either end up using far too more than necessary (by other peoples standards, not that i compared but you tend to observe these things when you enter the bathroom) or i keep feeling something is strange down there.
So far work is great, my stuff to be done is concrete and a lot of fun. People are nice. I am yet to locate a laundry service nearby. I have to see how to get those clothes washed and also dry cleaning. The damn coffee machines intricacies took me 10 minutes to figure out. Wonder how long the washing machine will..
Till then
Auf Wiederschen!