Out Into The Countryside - Saturday July 24, 2010
Rained all night and rained all day - the canals around here are so muddy and full - at places it appears they are running over onto the road. We were serenaded all night with the rain running off the roof outside - no down spout. Which reminds me - some places here have a chain hanging down from the eavestrough opening - the water follows the chain down quietly.
Soooooo, today was mostly a driving day out into the country. We did find an OBI store equivalent to our Home Depot Stores but they also have more - everything except groceries I think. An observation or two - Germany has no round door knobs to buy... all door handles have right or left pointing handles. All windows and doors here have 3 positions for the handle...straight down is lock...straight up the top of the door or window tips into the room about a foot for ventilation and is locked....straight horizontal and the door or window opens on the side hinges into the room...ingenious. I love their doors and windows.
We found a McDonalds closeby so went for breakfast there. Great drive out into the countryside east of Munich - little willages every 3 -4 km - farms are in town and farmers come and go from the centre of town with their wagon loads of hay, corn or manure.
We observed more solar paneled barn roofs and also low free standing ground frames covering whole fields with solar panels.
Anyone know what crop the last picture is?? It grows to about 4 feet high and when harvested the stubble left is 2 feet high - stocks are about 1/2" thick.
