Yum, oranges.

We had originally planned to go camping on Saturday and stay for one night. But the weather was so nice on Friday that we decided to take the chance, hurry up and leave already. Unfortunately, right after we had set up the tents and put all of our stuff inside, it started to rain. Great. Who is we? Well, Christina and Christoph of course, and a couple Christina knows from work, Wattanikha and Dimitar. I hope I spelled that right. After the rain had stopped, we set up the grill and had some tasty Bratwurst from a butcher close to our house, but not the one across the road. Yum. We also grilled some paprika and had potato salad. Since the weather continued to be crappy we just sat in our tent and talked.
The next morning it was cloudy, but dry and after breakfast we went swimming in the pool right next to the campground. Since we didn't get a chance on Friday, Christina and I also went running, but it had already started to rain. Since it was not looking like it would clear up, we decided to head home and cook for everybody that night. Made stuffed mushrooms and a rice dish called Reispfanne Mexiko. It has chikkin, shrimp, carrots and paprikas in it.
Okay, so that's the order of events, let's get to the fun stuff that actually happened. When we arrived, the campground office was kinda closed, but the backdoor was open, so no problem. Then there was a guy who gave me a cable reel so we could have some electricity, and apparently he had spent some time in jail. I mean, I don't know 100%, but he did have a tear tattooed under his left eye. And as far as I know they indicate a certain amount of jail time. But he was real nice and all, so who cares? He paid his dues.
They also had a little store there, where I would buy Brötchen in the morning, which you had preorder the day before. And they were still warm when I got them. Great. In general, everyone was really friendly in Hatten and since we were there almost by ourselves it was fun to play on the kid's playground. But back to the little store. There was a girl working there, I assume the daughter of somebody working there, who was about 13 years old I'd say. And as the others told me, and I would witness myself later, she would sit in there with the grown-ups and smoke. Unbelievable. Now I don't wanna go into a big rant about this whole thing, but a small one seems appropriate. Cause I can totally guess the adult's reasoning: "Well, she's gonna do it anyway, so there's no use in trying to forbid it." Of course as smokers they would be utterly hypocritical to tell her "No" while they light up. But that's besides the point. Yes, she would probably do it aynway, but why encourage her? Make her feel bad, let her know you disapprove. At least until she's legally allowed. Then, as smokers, they would have no more room to talk. I find that pretty irresponsible. Cause smoking does exactly what she wants now: Make her more like a grown-up.
Anyway, next item. When we went to brush our teeth that night, two pigeons were sitting on the edge of the roof of the sanitary building. Big deal, right. The cool thing was, that they were sound asleep. We used the flashlight to see them better, and they did not move an inch. Wicked. Christina was slightly freaked out by it, and the next day, after having cooked at our house and while walking down to see the Viertelfest, we saw another one on somebody's balcony. It was sleepy pigeon weekend.
Alright, enough for now. We went to the Viertel again on Sunday since some of the stores there were open and also went to a place called "Lonely Planet Boy" which is a Café and record store. It's a pretty cool place, you get to sit on the window sill and can see what's going on outside. Christina acquired a Hank Williams and a Petula Clark record. And that's it. This weekend we're visiting my parents as my Grandma invited everyone and my brother is visiting from China. It's also his birthday today. Happy Birthday!