Around Nordrhein-Westfalen // A day in Bonn

It's my last day in Leverkusen, before my final 4 weeks in Tallinn. We've made lots of progress setting up our apartment. Basically, we spent all week unpacking things, cleaning, getting stuff aka spending money, and painting. But, to make this week a little bit less work and more fun, we decided to start a new tradition.

Rein has a semester ticket from school which allows him to use all public transportation in the region for free, and with that ticket he can also take one person with him after 7pm and on weekends. Amazing deal, right? So, I had the idea that we should take advantage of this opportunity and visit every city/town in the region during our 4-year period here. I'd love to get to know Germany more, and also the region we live it. Also, it's a good motivator to get our asses off the couch on weekends.

So, yesterday we visited Bonn, the birth town of Beethoven, one of my very favorite composers. We walked in his footsteps visiting his birth house, and church where he worked as an organist, and the Beethoven family's house where he grew up in. It's funny to think how the times change. As we wondered the streets I kept on imagining what it must've been like almost 250 years ago.

And, of course, we also saw the opera house, where, in fact, the Estonian baritone Priit Volmer is working right now. Who knows, living and working in Bonn might be in our future as well.

Our last stop was Starbucks. If you didn't know, then Estonia doesn't have Starbucks. So, this was my first taste of the famous Pumpkin Spice Latte. Oh my, was it delicious! Even Rein, who doesn't drink coffee, said he'd drink that.

I loved our day in Bonn, and I'm sure we'll be back.

In other news, I've been on a search for good German blogs (written in German that is). If you happen to know any, please leave your suggestions in the comments!

Have a wonderful evening!
xo. Hanna