erste Tage in Saarbrücken

Ah, "home" at last. I have my bike and my duffel, and I know where my toothbrush is.

Here I am in an internet café in the heart of Saarbrücken, getting used to the German kezboard, er keyboard again. This morning I woke to discover that Saarbrücken is quite civilized - my first foray by bike took me past a pretty lake and an old church. The weather here is a bit nippy - my nose stays up if I wrinkle it, so it is definitely fall.

The people here are very friendly and luckily don't tend to switch to English, so my German is already improving. Even the officer at the Auslandererlaubnis Büro (foreign work permit office) was patient and helpful and explained all I need is a rental contract and to register at the local town hall and I can get my work permit right away.

I also found this internet café - only 1€ per hour! So expect blog to be populated with pictures this weekend ... or maybe tomorrow. The first day of my contract is a holiday - All Saints Day. What a strange introduction to a new town :-)