Tylenol and Gluhwein

Just to start this out, there should be an umlaut over the u in the Gluhwein!

Today started out sunny and cool, a perfect day! But then much like Michigan weather it quickly switched! I was getting ready to go out to do some errands and looked out the balcony to downpouring rain! So the errands got cut short but that is fine. One of the challenges for today was going to be getting some Tylenol as we are out. This sounds simple enough, but to get more medicines (from aspirin to vick's vap-o-rub) you have to go to a pharmacist. You have to explain to them what is wrong with you or whoever you are going for, and they will give you what they is right. Now, most Germans believe they always know what is best or right. So arguing with them is useless! But, given that I wasn't sure how to ask for aspirin nor did I have the energy, I convinced myself that my headache wasn't that bad and that I could go without the Tylenol. Boy, I wish I had gone to the Apotheke (pharmacist)! But as they close early it will have to wait untill Tuesday.
As I went to do my shopping I went to the Ziel, this is the main pedestrian shopping area just south of our apartment. I noticed that they have put up almost all of the outdoor christmas lights and now there are hundreds of vendors out and set up. They are selling everything "holiday" related. Wine, nuts, roasted-salted-sweetened nuts, nutcrackers and lots and lots of odds and ends. This is the beginning of the christmas season! Quite a few of the stands are selling a popular drink called Gluhwein (again pretend the umlaut is above the u). It is a mulled wine which is sold around Germany and seems quite popular. It looked like it was getting ready to downpour again so I left with no gluhwein, but I am going to try some soon and will report back!

Other than that pretty normal day!