Once we returned to Johannes' apartment, he left for Köln to attend a family event, leaving the keys to his apartment with the two of us. Elia settled in for a nap and I began looking up information on the internet about things to do where we were. Unfortunately, the pickin' was slim.
After a few hours, we decided to head out to see a movie. I had called one of the movie theaters in town and spoken with an employee, who told me that all the American movies were in English with German subtitles. The theater wasn't near a train stop that I could tell, so I looked at what was playing at another theater four stops down and a 10-minute walk away from the train station. I called them to confirm that they had English movies, but no one answered (just a recorded message) so I assumed that it shouldn't be any different from the other theater, and we were on our way.
We had originally planned to see "Robin Hood" but Elia wanted something a little more lighthearted, so even though I'd already watched "When In Rome" while on the plane, I agreed to see it. We waited in line and once we got up to the counter, the adorable movie ticket seller informed us that at this particular theater, everything is dubbed in German. Boooooooo.
In the spirit of making the most of things, we stopped into the bar at the movie theater for drinks (beer for me, Prosecco for her) and just chatted. Although the town was boring, it was definitely nice to have some down time. Afterward, we made plans to stop off at the Thai food restaurant we'd seen on our way over.
Turns out that was one of the best decisions we made. We stopped in and the place was relatively busy, with World Cup games showing, so we sat so that I was facing it and Elia wasn't (since I was mildly interested in the match and she didn't care).
Since the beer selection was minimal, I ordered an
Alt Bier (just to
try it), which ended up being just as un-delicious as Johannes had brainwashed me to believe. But the food more than made up with it, because we got tofu dishes, and they were mindblowingly fantastic and super cheap (and to date, one of the top contenders for best meal eaten on this trip).
When dinner was finished, we headed back to the train station and made our way to the apartment, and I stopped for candy and beer while Elia called Rich, and then we spent the evening watching "I Love You, Man" - which is one of my favourite movies these days.
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