Around Mannheim!

My one friend here, Juile, took me and Clara out this morning to go thrift store shopping.  She has two toddlers, so the morning is her busy time, which has helped get me and Clara started on an earlier morning routine!  While out, I found TWO beds for Clara.  They are matching, so I figured I should get both b/c they were only 25 Euros a piece.  They are very low to the ground twin size loft beds, so if she rolls off it won't be far.  We need to see about mattresses though, b/c European dimensions may be a little different than US.  Now I have to figure out where it will go!  I will post pictures once Nick gets it put together!

While out I took some pictures!

This our lovely apt. building!  It is a great shade of green.  There are also yellow and orange ones on our street, too!

This is "Freindship Circle".  It is a roundabout between two kasernes.   We live on one side of it, and the hotel, shopping, and work buildings are on the other.  I took a picture to share with you guys because this is where General Patton got in the car accident that took his life.  Apparently, he was in the accident right there and died at the hospital in Heidelberg (about ten minutes away) in 1945!  Looking forward to showing this spot to my dad when he visits in March!

Afraid of getting lost in Germany?  Just look for these signs!  These signs are located on main roads and point you to US kasernes.  All the ones listed there are ones in Mannheim.  The kasernses are very small but there are plenty of them!  We live in BF Village, buy furnitures at Spinelli, have to go Funari to get stuff when we need to repair our apartment, shop at Sullivan, and Nick works at one that is not even listed.  So... there are a lot of them, and they each have a different function!

Driving.... somewhere!  I was told it didn't snow in Mannheim....

Clara in her HUGE coat outside our apartment.