Pay Day #1 Fun

Thomas Jefferson once said,

"Never spend your money before you have it."

Good advice, Prez #3.


Too bad I didn't exactly follow it. Which is why my eventual and long awaited pay day was slightly less exciting than it should have been. When you know how much of it is already spent on things you need to buy/people you need to pay back, it loses its sparkle a tiny bit. Oh well.


I am not saying yesterday wasn't awesome. It truly was.


First, I discovered my new way of getting to school #1 in the mornings. No more bus for me! It takes the same amount of time as the bus but this way I get a good bit of walking exercise up a hill in the cold. Helps me stay warm, something I am all for in the brisk autumn weather.


Some pics from my new little path to school.

They have these little memorial paths all over the city. This guy's summarized story is that he worked with textile workers unions and then chose to kill himself to escape persecution from the Nazis. Cheerful, eh?

Moving on...

Somehow I became the organizer for Pay Day shenanigans last night. Therefore, a yummy sit-down dinner at a nice Austrian restaurant was the first thing on the list. We went to a place called Kornmesser and it was extremely yummy. Maybe because it was only the 2nd time I have eaten at an actual restaurant and not a Döner place since I have been in this country, but still. Added bonus/reason I picked that restaurant: They serve Augustiner Bräu. Score!


I enjoyed some lovely pumpkin creme soup, schnitzel with a red currant jam spread (which was new and delicious, I must say), potato salad, and even had room for some grapes and Bergkäse dessert. Yum!


Sadly, I forgot to take pictures at dinner. On a related note, I also forgot my mittens there and had to quite literally run back to the restaurant on a very full stomach to get them. Not pleasant.


We parted ways with some of the group due to bus schedules, tiredness, and other reasons. The remaining few hopped on a train to Altach for some bowling fun. Complete with (mostly unsuccessful) trick shots.

Posing with the "Skin Fit" magazines we found outside the Bowlinghouse. I think that sounds like what the guy from Silence of the Lambs would call his clothing store, but whatev. Nobody asked me.

It should also be noted that Altach did not smell quite as bad as it did last time. Amanda, a resident of the village pictured above in the middle, told me it depends on which way the wind is blowing. Haha!

The fact that I had two posts within a week of each other about bowling is a little sad. I'll try to improve my blogging topics.