Herr Mike in Deutschland

Normally the weekend is not a big deal for me, the past few years I have always spent Saturdays working in a cafe (and sometimes Sundays as well). I now understand why grown ups appreciate the weekend, after a week sat in the office I just want to let my hair down a bit and chill out. On Friday night I went into town with some of the English folk including the new girl Helen. She seems really nice, it's good that there is someone here who isn't leaving in a couple of weeks like everyone else I've got to know. She is second from the left in the pic. The guy in the stripey top and the girl in the white t-shirt are both German, we met them when we were out as some of the other guys knew them. The guy was called Flo and was absolutely nuts. The guy next to me is Matt, he goes to Lancaster Uni.
It was a good night, got a little tour of a couple of local bars including an Irish pub. There was a guy singing traditional Irish folk songs in a German accent which was very weird.
I wasn't too impressed with the Guinness, it was bitter, not smooth and creamy like the stuff me and may had in Dublin, mmm...
I digress! Spent yesterday chilling in the pavement cafes of Erlangen in the glorious weather, it's so hot here it's almost unbearable at times. After that John and I went for a kebab before heading to the pool hall for a bit. The kebabs here are made by proper turkish people and are awesome. There are loads of turks in Germany, I believe they were brought in as cheap labour to help rebuild after the second world war. There is a little bit of animosity between the turks and the Germans though John said he has never seen any trouble. Anyway, The kebabs are not like that rubbish they peel of the lump of 'meat' in take-aways back home, I cant eat that stuff! These are like nice chunks of turkey, twas delicious.
Not sure what my plan for today is, there is talk of visiting a brewery. I'm gonna get such a gut!!