Several of you on FBhave asked for photos of where we live. As I've maybe mentioned, we live on the
fourth floor of a small apartment building on the main street in Burghausen. On
the first floor is a woman's department store called Mode Hell. This could be
understood to mean "fashion hell," but Hell in German means light or
bright. For example, ein Helles is a lager (light) beer. Anyway, James likes to
say we are living above Hell, but after our last apartment, it feels like
heaven. At the moment, it is definitely "hell" with all the bright Christmas lights strung up on the main street, which we can see from the
balcony in Ronan's room. The apartment couldn't be more convenient. The train
station is just down the street and there is a shopping center almost next
door, though we don't know for how long because it is supposedly going to be
torn down next year and a brand one built. I have to say, the current one is
pretty ugly and a new modern one wouldn't be a bad thing. So we may be living
next door to a construction site again soon. But we will enjoy our time here
while we can. One other unexpected benefit of being on the fourth floor is that
we get a pretty good view of the Alps and some pretty nice sunsets.
Hilary,
ReplyDeleteein'Helles' ist kein leichtes oder alkoholfreies Bier, sondern hat etwa 4,8% Alkoholgehalt. Vom Alkoholgehalt her vergleichbar mit Budweiser, aber das bayerische Helle schmeckt nach Bier und nicht nach Limonade. :-)
Ja, das stimmt, aber ich habe die Farbe gemeint, nicht die alkohlische Inhalt – light beer vs. dark beer, aber Du has recht, es ist leicht missverstaendlich. So folks, by (light) beer, I meant light in color not in alcohol content, just in case that wasn’t clear.
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