Our first dinner in Germany

After we read the "local guide" (presumably written by the staff at FZK-Guesthouse), we went to the "Health food store" Alnatura to get grocery. Prices are high for most items. For the price of a block of tofu, one could get three blocks at Berkeley Bowl. German shoppers bring their own tote bags or backpacks to grocery shopping. There is no "paper-or-plastic" decision at checkout; we were impressed.

The adjective cheap is boldfaced in the description of Cafe Bleu in the local guide. Off we went to this neighborhood restaurant (mit biergarten). Dining out is going to be a challenge of us this year, as we don't know any German.

Alan thought he ordered a grilled fish fillet and some mashed potato, and got this dish. At least he guessed the mashed potato "kartoffelpuree", and there was McDonald's rendition of fish fillet.


Glenda thought she ordered a salad with sausage. When the "wursalat"came, we were surprised to see a full plate of "salad" made with sliced cold meat. Obviously we had "salat mit wurst" in mind, and Glenda got a good laugh at it.



The kids shared a schnitzel. They seemed to enjoy it. In fact, Jocelyn was excited as soon as she had a bite, as you can tell from the before and after pics.

You can see Cafe Bleu's daily specials here. They are indeed reasonably priced (and the dishes are so big that Gabriel and Jocelyn could share one).