Ok bike is here and once again I am impressed by the Germans. It was partially assembled and it was a piece of cake to get it the rest of the way assembled (except an allen wrench was missing, but I just popped round the hardware store for that). I didn’t even have to look at the instructions…I’m just going to credit the Germans for making it easy for me…

i almost had a conversation in Deutsch at the hardware store…

me: haben sie…(me holding up the wrench that was the wrong size).
dude: (unintelligible deutsch…but apparently a lot of people don’t know what those wrenches are called so he happily told me)….(followed by more unintelligible Deutsch…then followed by the word) unter.
me: danke

allow me to translate….”For the allen wrench you need to go Downstairs young man!!!”
ok not much of a conversation, but baby steps…

I’ve embarrassed myself again so I’m going to go look up Cyndi Lauper lyrics until I feel better 😉

just kidding…Lunch then maybe a bike ride…