Beating the heat

Like much of the U.S., currently, Bonn is in the midst of a heatwave. The high today was about 95 degrees, so SJ had to find some way of getting out of the heat.

Hanging out by the fountain offers some relief, as the mist really does seem to reduce the heat quite a bit.

This evening we went to Bagel Brothers for dinner, which seems to be one of the rare places that offers some modicum of air conditioning. Bagel Brothers is a pretty nice place, kind of a cross between Bruegger's and Starbucks.

This evening we ordered a "Mocha Freeze" hoping to get something close to a Coffee Coolatta from Dunkin Donuts - an icy drink on a hot summer night. Unfortunately, it appears that a "Freeze" in Germany is a drink that may have once contained ice, for our drink had not one molecule of solidified water. Oh well, at least the drink was below room temperature.

After Bagel Brothers, we hung out in the DM convenience store for awhile, which is about the only other place we know that is airconditioned. The great thing about the DM is that it actually has a play area for kids with a rocking horse, a wagon, and Legos. The DM is kind of like an upscale CVS, but without the pharmacy. They have non-perishable food, diapers, makeup, photo processing, shampoo, and much to our chagrin - all kinds of soap - dishsoap, handsoap, and laundry detergent.

Our first weekend here we searched high and wide to find soap, but unbeknownst to us there was all the soap we could ever use just a half-block from our house. Although, in our defense, the DM entrance is obscured by construction and the store is actually underground. With the AC, it is literally a hidden treasure.