Doing my part for the economy - this weekend has seen me spend more money on stuff than for longer than I can remember. This isn't counting travel or car repair but stuff. The big ticket was the Sony Blu-Ray S550. In all fairness to me, I did wait 12 full months before buying one so I was due. Then came the HDMI cable and of course, some movies! Yesterday was a couple of books and a cd plus a bunch of iTunes download on top of that. Add in 2 tanks of gas, shopping at the health food store, coffee at Starbucks and you get a nice contribution to the economy. One of my stops was at the local bagel shop only to see it stripped of all signage and out of business. Bummer. I guess my $2.49 wasn't enough to keep them going.
Dusseldorf - continued
The sun slowly gave way to clouds then rain. This is not a city for walking in the rain. Before it was time to shelter and stay dry, I did one last walk around the area. The business district and surrounding areas are clean and little graffiti or murals. Found this flamingo? near the old city. While the leaves probably congest the waterways, they do look cool floating on the water. Ornate door entrance. Soon after this was taken, the clouds and mist lowered and the top of tower stayed obscured for the rest of my stay. I decided to pass on paying to go to the top when there was no visibility. Back in my hotel room I saw this rainbow emerge right before the rain started pelting down.
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