stuttgart shivers: when your hoodie isn't enough
okay so i'm in stuttgart freezing my off because apparently being a budget student means layering three hoodies and still feeling like you're walking into a freezer. i just checked the weather and it's... well, imagine your breath fogging up inside your own lungs, that kind of damp cold. hope you're prepared for that kind of atmospheric assault.
the city's got this weird energy where everyone's pretending they're not miserable while wearing coats that cost more than my monthly rent. if you get antsy, heilbronn and tĆ¼bingen are just a train hop away - good for escaping when the rain feels like tiny needles.
found this lone crocus near the staatsgalerie which felt like a middle finger to the grey skies. nature's rebel without a cause, basically.
someone told me that the marktplatz christmas markets are actually worth the tourist stampede if you hit them at 8am when the vendors are still setting up and the glĆ¼hwein hasn't been watered down yet. then again, i also heard that the real secret is the underground market under the hauptbahnhof where they sell questionable bratwurst at 3am.
saw some spontaneous fireworks last night that looked like someone dropped a disco ball in the neckar river. made me miss my ex's cat. or maybe it was the ā¬1.50 hot chocolate that did it. hard to tell when your fingers are numb.
this group looked way too organized for a budget traveler. probably consulting yelp for their next move while i'm over here debating whether busking with a kazoo could actually fund dinner.
local rumor has it that the mercedes-benz museum gives free entry on tuesdays if you wear orange. can't confirm because i only own grey and black clothing - the uniform of the perpetually broke. but hey, at least the tripadvisor says the view from the tv tower is worth the ā¬5 entry fee if the clouds part.
humidity's so high i swear my backpack's growing mushrooms. maybe i'll become a botanist by osmosis at this rate. or just develop a fungal infection. either way, stuttgart's keeping me on my toes - mostly because the cobblestones are slippery as hell and i'm wearing socks with holes in them.
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