City Life
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Waking To Destruction.
It is not as bad as I had expected. Ten years ago, walking out of my house in another, smaller, city on New Year's Day, I would be confronted by the debris of celebration littering the road, the pavement, the front of my house. There would be the remains of fireworks shot into the air, or exploded at ground level; empty drinks bottles and cans (prior to them being refundable); paper and other debris connected to the fireworks, such as the packaging.
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Braunschweig: Small Change
It's the same as with any other large or medium sized city the world over; we cannot seem to overcome the housing problem, get those who need help the help that they need; overcome our own instincts to just look away.
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Friendship
It doesn't matter where you are, the signs are clear: friends out together. Two people, sharing time and experiences. It is said that women can hold far better friendships to one another than men can, but with the caveat that each has its own level, its own expectations, and often its own gender specifics.
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A Slight Disappointment
I always had the impression, and I am sure many others did too, that the Coffee-Bike, from which one can and does buy delicious coffee, drove on its own three wheels to each event where I have seen it. I could well imagine a happy coffee person, bicycling across the country, without a care in the world and plenty of coffee beans
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What’s The Story?
Standing at a distance, but seeing them close-up, I always wonder: what's the fascination in this little box of technology? Why is it the one thing everyone seems to have, and to spend more time with than anything else?
