Thursday, July 7, 2011

eine wenig mehr: I just went out for a little citybike ridin':

- the first citybike experience a few days just made me feel bad because all I was thinking about was how excellent biking through vienna would be on a decent bike. but this time, the bike I got (the only one left at the station) was not squeaky and it had more than one gear (did I just not notice this the first time??). Also, apparently pedaling charges the headlights! so smart! and all for basically free. yay wien!
- Saw a total of five ~Frauen auf der Nacht~ within a block of Berggasse U-Bahnhof.
- Found a nice park path through Markgraf Rüdiger-Straße and a building with DIE GROßEST FENSTERN, ah, meine Liebelingsfenstern in Wien.
- Had a small interaction with A Real Austrian back at the citybike station. A lady asked me auf Deutsch if I was returning or taking the bike out when I was trying to shove it into the locking apparatus. I can't remember how I knew that, probably by context/body language/picking out a few words. I blanked on how to answer so I answered in English (sorry) but then I asked her "Kennst du wie zurück machen?" (I am aware of the problems in this sentence, especially the informal "you" aaaarhg). Then she mumbled some stuff and helped me and then I danke schön'ed her and left. I guess it's progress, since I did understand her somehow. I felt dumb about it at the time, but now I think it was not so bad.

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